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"Stop Sign" in IIS 5.0

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by bnc

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I have a sever running IIS 5.0 on a Win2K server w/ SP2 applied. In the IS Manager, there is a stop sign w/ an error in it for one of the virtual directories. Also, this directory is no longer accessible. Can anyone shed any light on this issue. I've tried stopping and restarting the service but the problem still exists

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by stillatit

The stop sign is because the service cannot start, probably because the directory is not accesable. Verify the directory path has not changed, and verify the permissions on the directory. Remember that IIS and its various accounts need access to thedirectory and its sub-directories and files.

If you have deleted and re-created the IIS accounts you will need to re-grant access to the directories.

If the directory was on another computer, you may have to re-map the logical drive.

Good luck.

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