Re: IIS Lockdown - access denied securing PF

From: Matt Vaughan (hifidel@NOSPAMyahoo.com)
Date: 10/25/02


From: "Matt Vaughan" <hifidel@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:09:43 -0500


Looking through TechNet, I discovered I simply had incorrect IIS Lockdown
settings.

Thanks for the reply Karl.

"Karl Levinson [x y] MVP" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
news:u$cxospeCHA.3752@tkmsftngp08...
> Well, I'm just guessing, but perhaps Exchange changed them, or perhaps the
> files are in use by Exchange or by someone and cannot be modified, or
> perhaps the permissions are not as you expect. I might suggest you try
> enabling auditing of file access failure and then check the windows
security
> log to see what is being denied access.
>
> Of course, you may have the same problem changing the NTFS auditing
> property, but that too would be a clue, especially if you use a method
that
> tells you which file cannot be modified and why.
>
> =============
>
> Note that to enable logging of access to files or registry settings, you
> must both enable logging in the overall computer policy AND also add
> auditing settings on individual folders or registry keys in the NTFS
> security properties in Windows Explorer or the REGEDT32 registry editor.
> [Using REGEDIT will not work.] To log file access, the files must be on an
> NTFS-formatted partition.
>
> Note also that to enable logging of security events on a Windows domain,
you
> must change the auditing policy on all domain controllers. Changing the
> auditing policy on the computers in the domain enables logging of failed
> logins to the computers using local accounts and would not necessarily log
> attempts to log into the domain.
>
> Consider changing the Windows event log settings to be appropriate for
your
> environment. Consider increasing the maximum log size to retain more
> information. Be careful not to log too much, or you might find that your
> logs contain only a few minutes or hours worth of data. Finally, check the
> logs to be sure logs are really being captured.
>
> For more information on enabling and configuring auditing, see the
articles
> below:
> http://nsa1.www.conxion.com/win2k/download.htm a.k.a. http://www.nsa.gov
> [look for the NSA Security Recommendation Guides for Windows 2000 and also
> Group Policy]
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/deploy/confeat/
> 13w2kadc.asp
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q310399 - XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q300549 - 2000
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q248260 - 2000
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q301640 - 2000,
file
> access settings
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q300958 - 2000,
> monitoring for unauthorized user access
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q157238 - NT
> http://www.labmice.net/troubleshooting/EventLog.htm
>
> [Thanks to Thomas Deml and others]
>
> "Matt Vaughan" <hifidel@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Ov9QihpeCHA.1596@tkmsftngp10...
> > Yes, the my Exchange admin account. How can these permissions have
> changed?
> >
> >
> > "Karl Levinson [x y] MVP" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:uNUHxXgeCHA.4228@tkmsftngp08...
> > > I'm guessing IISlockdown is trying to change NTFS permissions on those
> > > directories. Are you logged in with an account that has the
privileges
> to
> > > do so?
> > >
> > > "Matt Vaughan" <hifidel@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uyxxT5feCHA.1760@tkmsftngp12...
> > > > I get the following message when running the IIS Lockdown tool on my
> > > backend
> > > > Exchange server:
> > > >
> > > > Warning: Unable to secure content (M:\Domain.com\Public Folders):
> Access
> > > is
> > > > denied.
> > > > Warning: Stopped processing this directory after 3 failures
> > > > (M:\Domain.com\Public Folders\Bulletin Boards
> > > >
> > > > This warning also comes up for each public folder.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -Matt
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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