Q150825: REMOTE_USER Blank w/o BASIC Password Authentication

Article: Q150825
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 1.0 3.5 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 06-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) does not return a username for
the variable REMOTE_USER unless the WWW Service Properties dialog box options
for BASIC (CLEAR TEXT) Password Authentication is selected and Allow Anonymous
is cleared.

If you wish to use the REMOTE_USER variable in a CGI script, you will have to use
BASIC (CLEAR TEXT) Password Authentication. With Anonymous authentication, it
assumes the user is Anonymous and the variable is not a value assigned.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following batch file will display in a browser the environment variables
used by IIS to include REMOTE_USER:

     @echo off
     echo Content-Type: text/plain
     echo.
     set

Additional query words: prodnt not selected

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis100
Version           : 1.0 3.5 3.51

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