2.0: newbie: anonymous access and IUSR_ account

[R.A.M.]

Hello,
I am learning .NET 2.0 and I have a question - could anyone explain me the
following sentence from the ASP.NET eBook:
"The default method of access to a Web application is anonymous access.
Anonymous users are granted access
through the Windows IUSER_machinename user account."
I don't understand the role of IUSR_machinename user. How is it used?
Please help.
/RAM/

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

The role is basically as a limited guest user. When an anonymous connection
comes in, it has to authenticate against some acount on the computer. The
IUSR_machinename (where machinename is the name of the computer the account
runs on) is the default user for any request that is made through the web
server. If the IUSR account doesn't have access to a file/directory being
requested by the user, IIS will then prompt them for authentication and once
they enter a username/password it will check to see if that user has access
to the resouce. ASP.Net though, runs under a different account, the ASPNET
user account. IUSR will be used for everything else pretty much including
classic ASP.

 

[Master Programmer]

Hi

IUSER means internet user. In other words it is any user that is seated
at the computer and using the internet with a web browser. So you can
ignore thiat.

To enable people to view the web site that you have made on IIS - you
must select "basic authentication". Then you must assign an
administrator account to use for public access. Next create a very
simple password and give it to internet users that you want to use your
site.

Hope this helps
The Grand Master

 

[Master Programmer]

Hi

IUSER means internet user. In other words it is any user that is seated
at the computer and using the internet with a web browser. So you can
ignore thiat.

To enable people to view the web site that you have made on IIS - you
must select "basic authentication". Then you must assign an
administrator account to use for public access. Next create a very
simple password and give it to internet users that you want to use your
site.

Hope this helps
The Grand Master

 

[Master Programmer]

The role is basically as a limited guest user. When an anonymous connection
comes in, it has to authenticate against some acount on the computer. The
IUSR_machinename (where machinename is the name of the computer the account
runs on) is the default user for any request that is made through the web
server. If the IUSR account doesn't have access to a file/directory being
requested by the user, IIS will then prompt them for authentication and once
they enter a username/password it will check to see if that user has access
to the resouce. ASP.Net though, runs under a different account, the ASPNET
user account. IUSR will be used for everything else pretty much including
classic ASP.