Authentication on Windows NT Server w/IIS 5 or 6

[kodemonki]

I changed the authentication files on my production server to add in some new
session variables. I did this using Dreamweaver 8, using my personal account
that automatically logs me into the server (with administrator rights). In
doing this I probably made the files writeable (I don't remember if they were
read-only to start). However, people starting calling in and saying they
couldn't log into that server anymore, so I copied over the altered files with
copies of the original ones from the duplicate server, people still couldn't
log in. I copied over the files with the original files from the backup
server, still couldn't log in. I changed the files to read-only through the
actualy Administrator account, not my personal one. Still no go. We then
copied over the files from the backup tapes, that are apparently supopsed to
save the permissions settings. Still the same problem.
We can still get to the home page, so IIS is working, and we can still get to
non-authenticated CF files, so CF is working. When trying to log in from the
home page, after you input your username and password and hit "login" it pops
up an MS authentication window and asks for your username and password for the
server. So pretty much, we figure something is wrong with the settings for that
particular server. We've checked to make sure that all the cfm and html files
can be read by anonymous users, and the settings seem to be the same as those
on the duplication server (which people can still log into).

Has anyone had this happen before? Anyone know what settings might be messed
up? Do you think it made a difference that files were edited w/my account and
not Administrator?

Our last option is completely redoing the server from backup. Does anyone
have any better suggestions? Any help would be appreciated. Please help if
you can! Thanks!

Have you tried re-setting the 'File Security' in IIS Services Manager?

I think 'Integrated Windows Authentication' should be checked
and 'Anonymous access' should be un-checked.

For all the other files, 'Anonymous access' should be checked.


Good luck!

[kodemonki]

Thanks.

What ended up happening was that Everyone access was deleted from the advanced
access settings.

I have no idea why it only happened with those specific files. I've been
editing many, many files this way, I guess the server had very specific
settings for those files.