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The version of Microsoft's web server that comes with Server 2012 and Windows 8. It adds support for multiple SSL-certs for a single IP (SNI), web sockets, Application Initialization.

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Can you prevent IIS7/8 from monitoring UNC paths for web.config changes?

I have a web server which loads imagery from UNC filesystems for each site. These are added as a virtual directory for each site. These filesystems can contain thousands of folders and it appears that IIS is monitoring each folder for changes, which…
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IIS 8 Show Classic ASP Errors in Browser

Browser is showing "500 - Internal server error." (I have turned off "Show Friendly Http Messages". In IIS 8 I have gone to ASP settings and set "Send Errors to Browser = True". I've got simple ASP pages working fine. I'm porting code from…
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IIS 8.5 forces incorrect Content-Length header

We have a application that generates PDF files dynamically and forces a download of a the file. This code was working without issue on a Windows Server 2008. From what I can tell it appears that IIS is forcing the Content-Length to a value of 749…
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What is optimal IIS threading settings for a Win2012 server that does lots of slower web service calls?

We have a Windows 2012 Server that communicates to lots of other services via SOAP based web services using ASP.Net and .NET 4.5. These services tend to have higher latency (i.e. 2-6 seconds to return). We believe we have threading issues since…
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IIS 8.5 - getting error when returning static 404 file

IIS8.5 > Sites > mysite > Error Pages > 404 Select "Insert content from static file into the error response". Uncheck "Try to return the error file in the client language". Enter path to "notfound.html", I've verifieed it is there. When I visit a…
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Determine why logs were purged

We had some issues with a user connecting through OWA. This user used to be a server admin. Upon checking today, all IIS logs have been removed up to and including sept 30 (the day the issues were diagnosed). We do have a back-up and of course all…
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How to log authentication failures on IIS

My client is trying to access the Web Service from the web but it is getting http error Forbidden. I don't know if the problem is on my service or if it is on the client proxy service. How can i set IIS to log failure attempts too?
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Missing "Server Certificates" icon in IIS8

I'm trying to configure SSL on my Windows 2012R2 server, but I can't find the "Server Certificates" icon that I normally use to request and manage certificates. Is there a Feature or Role I need to install to add it to IIS?
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cannot get directory list via ftp using windows 2012 r2, iis-8

Cannot get directory listing in FTP client program. Trying to connect with Filezilla using passive mode: Status: Resolving address of test.domain.dk Status: Connecting to 89.XXX.XXX.XXX:21... Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome…
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IIS bindings keep being removed

I'm having a problem where the security certificate for a site is being periodically unbound from port 443 and replaced with another certificate which is sitting on the server. So whenever a user tries to access the site they are met with a…
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Random connection failures between IIS8 and MSSQL 2012 in RackSpace Cloud

Background For years I hosted all of my server functionality, including IIS, Apache, MySql, and MSSQL on a single server instance, yikes! As my client base grew this led to persistent SQL Timeouts when the server got busy. Over the past year I've…
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IIS Basic Authentication only protects directories, not individual files?

I really hope this isn't a duplicate, but I wasn't able to find anything like this on here. My issue is: I have a subdirectory on a Windows (not sure if 2008 R2 or 2012) server with IIS 8.5 that I want to protect with basic authentication. I've…
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Renew an IIS 8 SSL certificate when it is in the "Web Hosting" store

I have a working IIS 8.0 server (on Windows Server 2012) that has a working SSL installation. The certificate is due to expire in a few days, so I am trying to renew it. When I try to create a renewal request in the IIS Manager, it fails when…
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sophos access https site when user portal is activated

I use a SOPHOS on UTM 9. I have a website behind it on Win Server 2012 R2 / IIS 8 created with a subdomain (e.g. myaccess.mydomain.com). On UTM9 i had do what Stephane say on "serverfault -> sophos access a webserver from the web" and I can acces my…
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FTP partial uploads on IIS8

I set up a new FTP server on Windows Server 2012 with IIS 8. When I upload an entire directory, many of the files are cut off and don't match the original file size. I haven't really compared them all but it seems like it might always be 2KB off. …
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