Server Application Error
The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the processing of your request.Please refer to the event log for more detail information.Please contact the server administrator for assistance.
Method 1: Change the password in User Manager or User and Group to match the IIS metadata password
| 1. | In the Commands window, find the folder where the Adsutil.vbs file is located. Use the Adsutil.vbs tool to obtain passwords for IWAM and IUSR accounts from the IIS metadatabase. |
| 2. | To change the IUSR and/or IWAM password in Windows NT, follow these steps:| a. | On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Domain User Manager. In Domain User Manager, you can change the account information for all Windows NT user accounts and groups. | | b. | Double-click the IUSR_Computer Name and/or IWAM_Computer Name User and modify the password to reflect the IIS metadatabase password you obtained in step 1. |
To change the IUSR and/or IWAM password in Windows 2000, follow these steps:| a. | On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management. | | b. | Under the System Tools node, click to expand the Local Users and Groups and Users nodes. In the Users node, you can change the account information for all Windows 2000 user accounts and groups. | | c. | Right-click the IUSR_Computer Name and/or IWAM_Computer Name Account and click Set Password. | | d. | Modify the password to reflect the IIS metadatabase password you obtained in step 1. |
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| 3. | Browse the ASP page that returns the error message to check if the problem has been resolved. |
Method 2: Change the IIS metadatabase to match the IUSR and/or IWAM password
| 1. | To change the IUSR and/or IWAM password in Windows NT, follow these steps:| a. | On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Domain User Manager. In Domain User Manager, you can change the account information for all Windows NT user accounts and groups. | | b. | Double-click the IUSR_Computer Name and/or IWAM_Computer Name Account and type a new password. |
To change the IUSR and/or IWAM password in Windows 2000, follow these steps:| a. | On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management. | | b. | Under the System Tools node, click to expand the Local Users and Groups and Users nodes. In the Users node, you can change the account information for all Windows 2000 user accounts and groups. |
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