> If it's a totally dedicated box and we only have 1 developer's code running,
> is it still a security risk?

Yes, absolutely.

> I tried running it as a limited account and even set full permissions on 
> every file in the
> webroot but still got an immediate IIS 500 error until I flipped it to either 
> the local system
> account or an admin.

You must also set read/execute permissions on the directory containing
the CF install and the directory containing the ISAPI extensions used
by CF.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/

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