IIS7 - How to share a folder

Spooter · 11 Oct 2012 at 11:02

Hi all,

I'm using IIS7 and all I want to do is Share folder. I don't wont any authentication prompts.

I've created the Virtual directory and the application pool. The app pool is running as Networkservice.

If I browse the IIS Site using Basic Authentication it prompts me for my credentials and I can access the files after entering them. However I don't want the authentication prompt. If I disable Basic and Enable Windows Authentication I get no access.

Please advise.

Regards

ruffneck · 11 Oct 2012 at 12:06

It all depends on what you want. Do you want anonymous access or NTLM authenticated access? If its the former you'll need to disable windows authentication and basic authentication and enable anonymous authentication. If its NTLM authentication, you'll need to enable windows authentication and make sure the folder has the correct NTLM permissions for the users you want to give access to.

Does that make sense?

Spooter · 11 Oct 2012 at 13:40

Hi Ruffneck,

I would be happy with anonymous access for this. However if I enable just that it still prompts for credentials. If I put them in it works.

Deleted member 77746 · 11 Oct 2012 at 17:40

Spooter, can you provide screenshots of the folder you want to share, it's permissions too.

Are you sharing the folder via HTTP as you could just do directory browsing in IIS (depends how you want access)

Spooter · 11 Oct 2012 at 19:54

Hi Mrbell,

Ill post up some details tomorrow when I'm back at work. Directory sharing might be what im after. All I want to do is list the files in folder and allow people to open them.

Deleted member 77746 · 11 Oct 2012 at 21:15

Spooter said:
Hi Mrbell,

Ill post up some details tomorrow when I'm back at work. Directory sharing might be what im after. All I want to do is list the files in folder and allow people to open them.

Read-only directories? Then in that case there is one option in IIS (Which might have to be enabled) to allow directory browsing. It's one tick AFAIK.