Virtual directores are NEVER used across servers.

Discusman · 02-26-2004, 12:16 PM

I found the following statement in IIS Security Checklist

Virtual directores are NEVER used across servers.

How could that be? I mean IIS installs virtual directory C:\Inetpub\wwwroot on the server by default.

How can a server host a website if all the website files, sripts are residents outside of virtual directory?

I even tried to delete C:\Inetpub\wwwroot after IIS installation. It wouldn't let me delete it.

Can someone explain? Thx.

sharp · 03-13-2004, 03:26 AM

in controlpanal there is a management option card come into iis then you will see a default website change the dic to any folder you like.

02-26-2004, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Discusman True Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 135	Virtual directores are NEVER used across servers. I found the following statement in IIS Security Checklist Virtual directores are NEVER used across servers. How could that be? I mean IIS installs virtual directory C:\Inetpub\wwwroot on the server by default. How can a server host a website if all the website files, sripts are residents outside of virtual directory? I even tried to delete C:\Inetpub\wwwroot after IIS installation. It wouldn't let me delete it. Can someone explain? Thx.

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03-13-2004, 03:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
sharp Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15	in controlpanal there is a management option card come into iis then you will see a default website change the dic to any folder you like.