Authentication Error - HELP

From: Access (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/14/03

  • Next message: David Wang [Msft]: "Re: Authentication Error - HELP" 
    Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:36:28 -0800

    This may or may not be the problem: verify that the
    account your ASP page is running under has write access to
    the physical folder "adotest/backup".

    HTH
    >-----Original Message-----
    >Hi,
    >
    >I'm trying to set up my home pc with 2000 pro IIS 5
    installed. After
    >writing a simple asp page to open a database and pull
    back the records
    >of a table to test, I am getting an error :-
    >
    >c:\inetpub\wwwroot\adotest\backup\myhols.mdb
    >Provider error '80040e4d'
    >
    >Authentication failed.
    >
    >I have checked all the usual errors:-
    >set up iusr guest account for full rights
    >set up anomonous authentication
    >even followed tech nets advise to give iusr 'act as part
    as os' within
    >user rights assignment
    >
    >Microsoft script debugger says it gets the Authentication
    error on the
    >following line:-
    >
    >conn.Open localpath
    >
    >within
    >
    >localpth = Server.MapPath("/adotest/backup/myhols.mdb")
    >set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    >conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
    >conn.Open localpath
    >
    >Thanks for any help anybody can give me.
    >
    >Greg C
    >.
    >

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