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View Web Site and Application Process Identities

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

Before configuring Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 to run in worker process isolation mode, you need to document the process identity used by the Web site and application. After configuring IIS 6.0 to run in worker process isolation mode, you will use the documented process identities to configure the application pools in worker process isolation mode.

Requirements

  • Credentials: Membership in the Administrators group on the local computer.

  • Tools: Internet Service Manager (ISM) for IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0, and IIS Manager for IIS 6.0.

Procedures

To view Web site and application process identities in IIS 6.0 running in IIS 5.0 Isolation Mode

  1. In the Run dialog box, type mmc, and then click OK.

  2. If you do not have the Component Services Snap-in installed, in MMC, on the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-ins, and then click Add. Under Available Standalone Snap-ins, click Component Services, and then click Add.

  3. In MMC, in the console tree, expand Component Services, expand Computers, expand My Computer, and then click COM+ Applications.

  4. Right-click WebSiteName and then click Properties (where WebSiteName is the name of the Web site or application).

  5. Click the Identity tab.

  6. Document the identity for the Web site or application found in the User text box.

To view Web site and application process identities in IIS 5.0

  1. In the Run dialog box, type mmc, and then click OK.

  2. If you do not have the Component Services Snap-in installed, in the File menu click Add/Remove Snap-ins, and then click Add. Under Add Standalone Snap-ins, click Component Services, and then click Add. Click Close and then click OK.

  3. In MMC, in the console tree, expand Computers, expand My Computer and expand COM+ Applications.

  4. Right-click IIS-{WebSiteName//Root} and then click Properties (where WebSiteName is the name of the Web site or application).

  5. Click the Identity tab.

  6. Document the identity for the Web site or application found in the User text box.

To view Web site and application process identities in IIS 4.0

  1. Click Start, click Programs, click Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, click Microsoft Internet Information Server, and then click Internet Services Manager.

  2. In the console tree, expand Microsoft Transaction Server, expand Computers, expand My Computer, expand Packages installed, right-click WebSiteName and then click Properties (where WebSiteName is the name of the Web site or application).

  3. Click the Identity tab.

  4. Document the identity for the Web site or application found in the User text box.