IUSR_[hostname] login failure

From: Razvan Surdulescu (surdules_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/09/03


Date: 9 Jul 2003 10:07:50 -0700


I am using IIS on Windows XP Professional. When I go to
http://localhost I get the following error message in the browser:

Logon failure: user not allowed to log on to this computer.

and the following error message in the Security event log:

Logon Failure:
         Reason: User not allowed to logon at this computer
         User Name: IUSR_[hostname]
         Domain: [domain]
         Logon Type: 3
         Logon Process: IIS
         Authentication Package: MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0
         Workstation Name: [hostname]

I looked in the "Local Security Policy" settings and IUSR_[hostname]
is added to the following settings:

* Access this computer from the network
* Log on as a batch job
* Log on locally

I have found a nubmer of similar posts on and around this problem, and
it seems like a possible solution is to reinstall IIS (something I
would really like to avoid).

Has anyone been successful in resolving this issue without
reinstalling?

Is there a way to see why Windows denies log on access to some
particular account?

Thanks,

Razvan.



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