AppRoot Metabase Property
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
The AppRoot property contains the metabase path to the application root. For example, the metabase path for the application root of your Default Web Site is /LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT. To configure a key as an application root, use the application management methods of the IIsWebVirtualDir and IIsWebDirectory objects.
Important
Because this property is internally configured by IIS, you should consider it to be read-only. Do not configure this property.
Attribute Name | Attribute Value |
---|---|
XML Data Type |
String |
WMI Data Type |
String |
ADSI Data Type |
String |
ABO Data Type |
String |
ABO Metabase Identifier |
MD_APP_ROOT |
Attributes |
INHERIT |
Default Value |
null |
MetaFlagsEx |
CACHE_PROPERTY_CLEARED |
User Type |
IIS_MD_UT_FILE |
ID |
2103 |
Configurable Locations
You can configure this property at the following locations in the IIS metabase.
Metabase Path | IIS Admin Object Type |
---|---|
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT /LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/virtual_directory_name |
IIsWebVirtualDir |
/LM/W3SVC/n |
IIsWebServer |
/LM/W3SVC |
IIsWebService |
/LM/W3SVC/n/ROOT/physical_directory_name /LM/W3SVC/n/virtual_directory_name/physical_directory_name |
IIsWebDirectory |
Code Example
For general code examples, see Code Examples to Configure Metabase Properties.