Website and virtual directory permissions violation assistance (NETIQKB72208)

  • 7772208
  • 13-Apr-2010
  • 16-Sep-2010

Environment

NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 5.8

Situation

How do I remedy a failure on the Website and Virtual Directory Permissions check?

Resolution

The remedy for this check has been updated to say "Deny write, execute and source accessing permissions on web virtual directories.?  Run Autosync to download the updated check.

The check searches the web virtual directories with granted permissions to write, execute or source access.

 In this case the customer has execute permissions in all the web virtual directories shown in the report, so the solution is to deny these permissions. The way to do this is:
Open the properties of this web virtual directory.
Choose the Home Directory tag.
Search the Application Settings area .
Set the Execute permissions area to None.
Press the OK button.

The remedy for this check has been updated to say "Deny write, execute and source accessing permissions on web virtual directories.? 

Cause

The remedy was not sufficiently clear.

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB72208