cannot add default document iis 6

External Since: Aug 31, 2004 Posts: 2

I have a 2003 server running iis6. Whenever I try and set the default
document for a site (different than the four that are automatically
setup when you create the site), such as index.shtml, IIS does not
server the default document.
I have checked the default document settings many times - the correct
filename is there, its at the top of the list, I have enabled SSI, the
actual file is in the root of the web directory.
Its very odd - for instance: I have a site setting up thats default
document is index.asp. IIS does not serve that page (always get
Directory listing denied). I checked the site settings and index.asp
is at the top of the list and the checkbox to enable default documents
is checked. BUT, if I save the index.asp file as default.asp (one of
the documents that is in default document list by default when you
create a new site), IIS serves the default document no problem.

I am using host headers to make the most out of my IP's - could it be
related to that?

Any and all help is appreciated,

Mike

External Since: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 1807

On 31 Aug 2004 14:02:03 -0700, miked.TakeThisOut@mediatechproductions.com (Mike)
wrote:

>I have a 2003 server running iis6. Whenever I try and set the default
>document for a site (different than the four that are automatically
>setup when you create the site), such as index.shtml, IIS does not
>server the default document.
>I have checked the default document settings many times - the correct
>filename is there, its at the top of the list, I have enabled SSI, the
>actual file is in the root of the web directory.
>Its very odd - for instance: I have a site setting up thats default
>document is index.asp. IIS does not serve that page (always get
>Directory listing denied). I checked the site settings and index.asp
>is at the top of the list and the checkbox to enable default documents
>is checked. BUT, if I save the index.asp file as default.asp (one of
>the documents that is in default document list by default when you
>create a new site), IIS serves the default document no problem.
>
>I am using host headers to make the most out of my IP's - could it be
>related to that?
>
>Any and all help is appreciated,

Have you removed all the other default documents in the list? If you
access the default document specifically in the URL (as in
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.sample.com/index.asp" target="_blank">http://www.sample.com/index.asp</a>) do you get the same error?

Jeff