Re: 401 errors filling logfile

From: topokin (topokin_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/02/05 

Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:39:53 -0700

Is there any way to overcome such attempt, I need to get rid of the entries
because it is populating the logfile unnecessarily.

"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote:

> "topokin" <topokin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D1A3CAD-540C-4EEB-B7F2-606A77C4E8E0@microsoft.com...
> > we have static intranet site which seems to be working fine without any
> > displayed errors on IE, however, I just realized that "http-error 401" is
> > filling the log with every users' access to the site.
> >
> > I have cross-checked users permission both on IIS and folders. The site is
> > configured with "Integrated Windows Authentication" and "Everyone-Group"
> > has
> > FullControl permission on the folder. The funny thing is that the
> > pages/Images are being viewed on IE without any problem, but why is these
> > error entries in the log. An example is below:
> >
> > 2005-05-31 22:03:04 ClientIP - GET /images/PDFIconsmall.gif 401 4625
> > HTTP/1.0
> > Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.1;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322)
> > http://Intranetsite/Subfolder1/subfolder2/default.htm
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> The "-" in the log may indicate an anonymous access attempt. The browser
> will try to access anonymously first before authentication takes place.
>
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