IIS Manager Users

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Use the IIS Manager Users feature page to manage user accounts that can be permitted to connect to sites or applications on the Web server. IIS Manager credentials are specific to IIS, and they are not recognized by Windows or by any other applications on the server.

Sort the list by clicking one of the feature page column headings or select a value from the Group by drop-down list to group similar items.

Related scenarios

• Build a Static Website on IIS

• Build a Classic ASP Website on IIS

• Build an ASP.NET Website on IIS

• Build a PHP Website on IIS

• Build an FTP Site on IIS

In this document

• UI Elements for IIS Manager Users

• Add User and Change Password Dialog Boxes

UI Elements for IIS Manager Users

The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the feature page and in the Actions pane.

Feature Page Elements

Element Name	Description
Name	Displays the user name that is used to connect to sites or applications in IIS Manager.
Status	Displays whether the user account is enabled or disabled. Only enabled users can use IIS Manager to connect to the sites and applications to which they are granted permission.

Actions Pane Elements

Element Name	Description
Add User	Opens the Add User dialog box in which you can add an IIS Manager user account.
Change Password	Opens the Change Password dialog box in which you can change the password of an IIS Manager user.
Enable	Enables the selected user. This action is available only when a disabled item is selected from the list on the feature page.
Disable	Disables the selected user. This action is available only when an enabled item is selected from the list on the feature page.
Remove	Removes the selected item from the list. This also removes any permissions that were granted to the selected user in sites and applications.

Add User and Change Password Dialog Boxes

Use the Add User dialog box to add a user account to IIS Manager. IIS Manager user credentials are valid only in IIS Manager, and these credentials are used to authenticate the user when the user connects to a site or an application by using IIS Manager. Users can configure delegated features in any sites and applications to which a server administrator grants them permission.

Use the Change Password dialog box to change the password of the selected IIS Manager user account.

Element Name	Description
User name	Type a user name of your choice in the box. Note This box is not enabled when you are changing a user's password.
Password	Type a password in the box. To enhance security, you should type a strong password. Strong passwords have a minimum of six characters and contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
Confirm password	Retype the password that you typed in the Password box.