401.1 Error w/ Anonymous Access

From: Peter Beck (pbeck@inscapesolutions.com)
Date: 10/31/02 

From: "Peter Beck" <pbeck@inscapesolutions.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:46:59 -0500

Hi -

I'm having a hard time getting Anonymous Access to work, and I'm wondering
if anyone can point out what I'm doing wrong.

This isn't mission-critical - I'm just working through setting the machine
up this way to make sure I understand how it is *supposed* to work.

- I'm using IIS5.0

- I've set up a local account on the machine (Win2000 Professional, machine
called MIS-1112), and called the account SiteUser.

- I've created a folder in the IIS "Default Web Site" called "SecurityTest",
and put a "hello world"-type page page inside the folder, called
default.htm.

- In the "Directory Security" tab of the "Properties" of the folder in the
"Default Web Site", I've disabled Integrated Windows Authentication, and
enabled "Anonymous access". Clicking on "Edit", I've set MIS-1112\SiteUser
as the Username. I'm allowing IIS to control the password as this is a
local account (although it doesn't seem to make adifference if I leave this
box un-clicked)

- In "Explorer" I've give SiteUser "Full Control" to the folder
"SecurityTest" and to the file "default.html"

- In the local machine's Local Security Policy I've allowed SiteUser to Log
On Locally

Having done all this, if I type "mis-1112/SecurityTest/default.html" I get
a 401.1 error. I am under the impression that if Anonymous Access is
allowed, IIS will treat the request as if it is coming from the user
"SiteUser", and treat the request with the permissions "SiteUser" has,
which should allow the file to be served.

Obviously I'm missing some piece of the puzzle, or some concept - can
anyone straigten me out about this?

Thanks -

Peter Beck

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