Re: Complex OWA/IIS password problem

From: Al Blake (al@blakes.net)
Date: 06/28/02 

From: "Al Blake" <al@blakes.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:00:41 +1000

I thought I had just found it in Q267596 - where is says you have to setup
the metabase for password changing. So I followed the intructions and did

adsutil.vbs set w3svc/100/passwordchangeflags 0

(100 is the web site that WONT run OWA password properly)
figuring that this would force SSL password changing. Then I restarted IIS
but it didnt make any difference! Bugger.

Then I checked back in my metabase to find out what were the settings for
the default web site. Guess what- it doesnt have one! Yes, thats right:

adsutil.vbs get w3svc/1/passwordchangeflags
tells me the value is not set and
adsutil.vbs get w3svc/passwordchangeflags
tells me the value is 3 !!!!!

which is the ONLY value NOT documented in Q267596.

So what does '3' mean in this metabase key?

"Al Blake" <al@blakes.net> wrote in message
news:uqNHnxkHCHA.2496@tkmsftngp08...
> Ex2k +SP2
> We have two web sites defined on our Ex2k server becuase we need to use
> different authentication methods for each (there are problems with
> publishing sites with integrated authentication through ISA to the
> Internet).
>
> Site 1: Default
> Auth: Basic & Integrated
> IP: 172.16.0.10
> Cert: 128 bit SSL
>
> Site 2: Remote
> Auth: Basic
> IP: 172.16.0.19
> Cert: 128 bit SSL
>
> The IISADMPWD VD has been created in BOTH sites. Disregarding the effects
of
> ISA - by testing on the local LAN we get the following:
>
> Site 1: (integrated auth) - OWA password change functions perfectly.
> Site 2: (basic auth) - Pressing on the OWA password buttons brings up a
> 503 Service unavailable
>
> Checking the properties of the window; it is trying to access:
>
https://mail/iisadmpwd/aexp2b.htr?https://mail/exchange/itmanager/?Cmd=close
> (mail resolves back to the IP of the correct site, so there is no problem
> there).
>
> What is going on? Neither site has anon access enabled at the site level
so
> it cant be that.
> I feel I have to get OWA passwords working for both sites INSIDE ISA
before
> I try the cross the next hurdle which is getting the OWA password option
to
> work outside.
>
> Any ideas?
> Al Blake, Australia
>
>
>

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