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Q188895: How to Turn Off IUSR_machinename Token Caching

Article: Q188895
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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To make security debugging easier, you may want to disable caching of the
anonymous user account in Internet Information Server version 4.0.

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You can do this by setting the PasswordCacheTTL property to zero (0). By
default, Internet Information Server will cache the anonymous user account for
10 minutes. To change the PasswordCacheTTL value to zero (0), type the following
at the command line:

  adsutil set w3svc/1/PasswordCacheTTL "0"

The following sample code can be called from Visual Basic, ASP, and Windows
Script Host with minimal changes in each environment:

     Dim oServer
     Set oServer = GetObject("IIS://LocalHost/W3SVC")
     oServer.PasswordCacheTTL = 0
     oServer.SetInfo
     Set oServer = Nothing

Please note: This procedure affects all Web server instances and decreases server
performance; it is intended for debugging purposes only.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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