Ways to enable Web service extension files using iisext.vbs _vbs

Applied to: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

You can use command-line scripting iisext.vbs (stored in systemroot\system32) to enable a single file in the configuration database WebSvcExtRestrictionList Metabase property properties. This command can be performed on a local computer or a remote computer that is running a member of the Windows Server 2003 family with IIS 6.0. The WEB service extension file can be an ISAPI extension or a CGI file.

IisExt.vbs performs the same operations that are available for IIS Manager. You can use either tool to manage an IIS Web site.

Important matters

Only members of the Administrators group on the local computer can run scripts and executables. As a security best practice, log on to the computer using an account that is not part of the Administrators group, and then use the runas command to run scripts and executables as an administrator. At the command prompt, type runas/profile/user:mycomputer\administrator cmd, open a command window with administrator privileges, and then type Cscript.exescriptname (including the full path and any parameters of the script).

This topic includes the following information:

• Syntax: The order in which you type the command and any parameters and options that follow it.
• Parameter: Gives the value of the variable in the command.
• Example: Sample code and a description of the result.

Grammar
Iisext/enfile Drive:\path\filename [/s computer [/u [domain\]user/p Password]]

Parameters
Drive:\path\filename

Required. Specifies the file name and path of the WEB service extension file that you intend to enable.

/s Computer

Runs the script on the specified remote computer. Type the name or IP address of the computer without the backslash. By default, the script runs on the local computer.

/u [domain\]user

Runs the script with the permissions of the specified user account. The account must be a member of the Administrators group on the remote computer. By default, the script runs with the permissions of the current user of the local computer.

/P Password

Specifies the password for the user account specified in the/u parameter. If you omit this argument, the script prompts you to enter a password and does not display the text you typed.

Example

Example 1:
The following command enables the "Timesheet.exe" file in the WebSvcExtRestrictionList Metabase property on the local computer:

Copy Code code as follows:

Iisext/enfile C:\Source\Timesheet.exe

As a response, Iisext displays the following:

Connecting to server ... Done.
Enabling extension file complete.

Example 2:

The following command enables the "Taxes.dll" file in the WebSvcExtRestrictionList Metabase property on the remote computer:

Copy Code code as follows:

Iisext/enfile c:\source\taxes.dll/s remotecomputer/u manager/p pa$ $Werd

As a response, Iisext displays the following:

Connecting to server ... Done.
Enabling extension file complete.