authentication problem

[Alex]

not sure if that's something very simple and stupid or there's more to
it...:

I'm developing an asp.net (c#) app on my local machine at home using
forms authentication checking against my own sql server 2K database.
the machine is part of a domain and running the app on my machine via
localhost works perfectly.

the problem arises when I try to run the app from *any* other machine
on the network. I get to the login.aspx screen and type in my
credentials but don't get redirected to the correct page -- instead, I
remain on the login.aspx page.

so, I went in and removed authentication all together and suddenly I
received a network login screen (username, password, domain). entering
my domain admin information did *NOT* let me in!!! what the heck's
going on? all I got back was the "not authorized" message...

I then went and looked at the directory in inetpub/wwwroot that's
running the app and saw a lot of roles/users in there but not the IUSR
account. so I added it with "modify" permissions -- no change.

Please help, as I'm supposed to demo the app here shortly... :|

if you think it has to do with the directory permissions which
users/roles should have access to the wwwroot/myapp folder? I have some
external library projects included in that solution that wouldn't have
the those rights either, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...

Thanks,

Alex

 

[IPGrunt]

not sure if that's something very simple and stupid or there's more to
it...:

I'm developing an asp.net (c#) app on my local machine at home using
forms authentication checking against my own sql server 2K database.
the machine is part of a domain and running the app on my machine via
localhost works perfectly.

the problem arises when I try to run the app from *any* other machine
on the network. I get to the login.aspx screen and type in my
credentials but don't get redirected to the correct page -- instead, I
remain on the login.aspx page.

so, I went in and removed authentication all together and suddenly I
received a network login screen (username, password, domain). entering
my domain admin information did *NOT* let me in!!! what the heck's
going on? all I got back was the "not authorized" message...

I then went and looked at the directory in inetpub/wwwroot that's
running the app and saw a lot of roles/users in there but not the IUSR
account. so I added it with "modify" permissions -- no change.

Please help, as I'm supposed to demo the app here shortly... :|

if you think it has to do with the directory permissions which
users/roles should have access to the wwwroot/myapp folder? I have some
external library projects included in that solution that wouldn't have
the those rights either, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...

Thanks,

Alex

Sounds like your IIS Server (server running on your workstation,
right?) is authenticating with your local machine account instead of
the domain account.

-- ipgrunt

 

[Alex]

yes, my IIServer is running on my XP-pro workstation.

hm... are you talking about the "anonymous access" setting? that's
currently "IUSR_MYMACHINE"... what should it be?