Instead of using the IIS mmc to set the setting, use Exchange System Manager.
Expand Servers\\your server\\protocols\\http\\virtual server(s) and select the properties for Exchange & Public. On the access tab select Basic Authentication with a "\" as the Default Domain and Integrated Windows Authentication. Yours, Julian Stone -----Original Message----- From: Michel, David [mailto:david.michel@;ruden.com] Sent: 04 November 2002 21:05 pm To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Front-end OWA issues Hello all. I have a E2k front-end server which seems to not want to keep it's directory security settings for OWA. Since it's a front-end server the Directory Security is set to "basic authentication" and all will work fine for about two days. After that OWA just returns a "page not found" error. At that point I can go back into the IIS admin program and add/remove any other directory security setting such as "anonymous" or "integrated Windows" and stop/start the site then remove that setting and stop/start again to have only basic authentication and everything will work fine again for a few days (simply rebooting doesn't help). I've turned up logging but see nothing at all in any log or the event viewer which would indicate a problem. Nothing happens physically to the server (like a reboot or logoff) before this occurs and I have tried applying sp3 again. Just a note that I had the same issue with sp2 and now with sp3 and I've seen nothing on MS or google. Any ideas on where to turn would be appreciated. NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-764-6660 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster, & Russell, P.A. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]