Can iisadmpwd folder be deleted

I have WSUS 3.0 sp1 running on W2k3 sp2. As recommended in a security audit I
want to delete the iisadmpwd folder.

The folder contained the iispwdchg.dll file which I managed to delete by
booting into Safe Mode and deleting it there. Before that I had tried
deleting the file from the dllcache folder before deleting it from the
iisadmpwd folder. I did this with IISAdmin and WWW service both running and
stopped - among other tries - but the file would always reappear as if
taunting me. Safe Mode finally allowed me to delete the file.

I tried to delete the iisadmpwd folder while in safe mode but - although the
folder did delete - it was back when I rebooted.

Handle.exe shows winlogon.exe as the process accessing the iisadmpwd folder.

My understanding is the folder is not needed (except by OWA) and deleting it
in a production environment is recommended.
How do I get rid of this folder?

Thanks

Use the command
adsutil.vbs set w3svc/1/PasswordChangeFlags 2
Value 2 means Disabled

Marc

"pdx" <pdx.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have WSUS 3.0 sp1 running on W2k3 sp2. As recommended in a security
> audit I
> want to delete the iisadmpwd folder.
>
> The folder contained the iispwdchg.dll file which I managed to delete by
> booting into Safe Mode and deleting it there. Before that I had tried
> deleting the file from the dllcache folder before deleting it from the
> iisadmpwd folder. I did this with IISAdmin and WWW service both running
> and
> stopped - among other tries - but the file would always reappear as if
> taunting me. Safe Mode finally allowed me to delete the file.
>
> I tried to delete the iisadmpwd folder while in safe mode but - although
> the
> folder did delete - it was back when I rebooted.
>
> Handle.exe shows winlogon.exe as the process accessing the iisadmpwd
> folder.
>
> My understanding is the folder is not needed (except by OWA) and deleting
> it
> in a production environment is recommended.
> How do I get rid of this folder?
>
> Thanks