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Q316327: IIS: Errmsg: This Server Was Already Configured…

Article: Q316327
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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In some situations, you may not be able to install the Internet Information
Services (IIS) Lockdown Tool 2.1 on a server and the following option is
displayed in the Internet Information Services Lockdown Wizard:

  "undo previous configuration and restore metabase to original configuration"

When you attempt to apply the IIS Lockdown Tool, the wizard fails and it cannot
perform a successful uninstall nor can it remove the configuration. You also
receive the following error message:

  This Server Was Already Configured

  This server was already configured using the Internet Information Services
  Lockdown Wizard. To view the current settings, open the OBLT-Log.Log file in
  the <Windows>\system32\inetsrv directory.

  To restore the original settings, click Next. After these settings have been
  restored, run this wizard again.

NOTE: This is an expected behavior if you have previously installed the tool, but
not if you have never installed it.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior occurs because when you run the IIS Lockdown Tool 2.1, the
following events occurs during the installation that allow the tool to reverse
itself in the future:

- The Oblt-rep.log file is created in the <Windows>\System32\Inetsrv
  folder. This file contains a summary of the installation process and it is
  generated after the installation.

- The following two metabase backup files are created and placed in
  <Windows>\System32\Inetsrv\Metaback folder:

   - Oblt-once.md0

   - Oblt-mb.md0

RESOLUTION
==========

To allow the wizard to run disregarding any previous installations, locate the
following files and delete them (or move them to a different location):

- Oblt-rep.log
- Oblt-once.md0
- Oblt-mb.md0

NOTE: This folder also houses any manually created backup files by default. You
should only delete or move the files that start with the following string:

  oblt

By deleting or moving these files, the wizard should be able to run successfully
thereby allowing changes to the metabase.

Additional query words: iis 5 lockdown harden security wizard

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 kbiis510
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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