When you use Windows Server 2008, you can set up security for anonymous users or you can set up a more secure site that does not use anonymous access. To prevent anonymous access, you can disable it after you install Faculty Access for the Web.
If you do plan to operate the web server with an anonymous user account, Faculty Access for the Web installation program automatically assigns the Anonymous User account to the IUSR user. When you set security privileges for the IUSR user, you set access rights for anonymous users.
The Anonymous User account is used by all web browsers when it accesses files on the web server. File and directory security rights you grant to this account are the rights for all individuals who access your web server while they browse Faculty Access for the Web.
The Anonymous User account is created by the IIS installation. The account is typically a local Windows 2008 account on the server with the name IUSR. If you are not sure which user account is the anonymous user, see Anonymous user does not appear for Windows Server 2008.
Follow the instructions on how to set anonymous user access permissions. Then, repeat the instructions to set permissions for other directories listed below. Permissions include Read (R), Read and Execute (X), Write (W), and Modify (M).
| Folder | Folder Permissions |
File Permissions |
User or Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| All parent folders of Faculty Access for the Web | R | R | IUSR |
| The Financial Edge Folder | RX | RX | IUSR |
| The Financial Edge /SysDBfolder | RXW | RXW | IUSR |
| FAWeb7 | RX | RX | IUSR |
| System Temp | RXW | RXW | IUSR |
| Program Files\Common Files\Blackbaud | RX | RX | IUSR |
| The Financial Edge /SysDBfolder | RXW | RXW | Network Service |
| BBWebClient folder | RX | RX | Network Service |
| \Program Files\Blackbaud \Downloadable Documents | RXWM | RXWM | Network Service |
| Program Files\ Blackbaud\Assignment Dropbox | RXWM | RXWM | Network Service |
| \Program Files\Blackbaud \FAWEB7\PDF | RXW | RXW | Network Service |