Microsoft KB Archive/232504

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DOC: Permission Settings Incorrect for Security Server

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Q232504

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit, version 1.01, on platform(s):
 * the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT

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SUMMARY
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

The OFXPing Diagnostic Tool returns the following HTTP Response:

500 Server error.

In the "Getting Started" documentation version 1.01 1998 in section 2.9.5 for the Microsoft Internet Finance Server Toolkit (MIFST) the documentation is incorrect for the permission setting on the registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Perflib The documentation erroneously states that the OFX_IIS_USER should have full control to the registry key.

MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).


 * 1) Start the Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
 * 2) Locate Perflib under the following key in the registry:
 * 3) On the Security menu, click Permissions. Select the Replace Permissions on Subkey option, and click Add. Select the Security server's IIS_Machinename with Full control and then click OK.
 * 4) Close the Registry Editor.
 * 5) Reboot the Security Server.

The Security server must have consistentcy between the IIS anonymous user and the permissions given to the registry keys.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdocfix kbInternet kbISAPI100 kbToolkit kbInetDev

Issue type :

Technology : kbIFinanceServTKSearch