Generally, your User element authoring should look something like this: <util:User Id="AppPoolUser" CreateUser="no" FailIfExists="no" LogonAsService="yes" RemoveOnUninstall="no" UpdateIfExists="yes" Name="[ACCOUNT_NAME]" Password="[ACCOUNT_PASSWORD]" />
The key difference is that your authoring is missing the property dereferences (the square brackets). Also, you can pass the fully-qualified ACCOUNT_NAME as a unit (ours is a UPN, but I've had it work in NT format too). -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: marz...@email.cz [mailto:marz...@email.cz] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:57 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] IisExtension: How to initialize IIS web app's Physical Path Credentials property in WiX I have created WiX installer package for the new project I am working on and have a little unresolved issue related to proper registering the web application into IIS7. The problem is that my web application is registered with incorrect Physical Path credentials property value (this property can be accessed through IIS7 by focusing the web app node and then opening its Advanced settings dialog box). After installation of my application the value is set to a 'specific user' with username 'name'. Such user of course does not exist in my environment, which causes the web app to fail on 500.19 when trying to open it in the browser. So, after installing the app I have to open IIS and rest the Physical Path Credentials property to 'application user (pass-through authentication)', in order to force the web app to access its virtual directory using application pool's identity. This manual change of that property solves the problem.. Does anyone know how to change WiX behavior, so that Physical Path Credentials is set to 'application user' right out-from-the-box without any need to manually repair the value? This is the fragment I use for configuring the IIS part of my solution: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"> <Fragment> <!-- Install to default web site --> <iis:WebSite Id="DefaultWebSite" Description='Default Web Site'> <iis:WebAddress Id="AllUnassigned" Port="80" /> </iis:WebSite> <DirectoryRef Id="WebSiteContentDir"> <!-- Configuring app pool --> <Component Id="ApplicationPoolComponent" Guid="{MY-GUID}" KeyPath="yes"> <util:User Id="ApplicationPoolUser" CreateUser="no" Domain="MYDOMAIN" Name="MYUSER" Password="MYPWD" /> <iis:WebAppPool Id="ApplicationPool" Name="MyApp" Identity="other" User="ApplicationPoolUser" ManagedPipelineMode="classic" ManagedRuntimeVersion="v4.0" /> </Component> <!-- Configuring virtual dir --> <Component Id="VirtualDirComponent" Guid="{MY-GUID}" KeyPath="yes" > <iis:WebVirtualDir Id="VirtualDir" Alias="MyApp" Directory="WebSiteContentDir" WebSite="DefaultWebSite"> <iis:WebDirProperties Id="VirtualDirProperties" WindowsAuthentication="yes" /> <iis:WebApplication Id="WebApplication" Name="MyApp" WebAppPool="ApplicationPool" /> </iis:WebVirtualDir> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> </Wix> Ww have already run into this issue on other projects and always solved using a powershell script fixing that property value that was executed automatically during the installation. I believe there must be a way to make WiX install it the requested way and hope to find an answer. Thanks in advance. Marek ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users