Ways to enable Web service extensions 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 WEB service extensions. WEB Service extensions must have at least one file associated with the WebSvcExtRestrictionList Metabase property. 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.

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/enext ID [/s Computer [/u [domain\]user [/P Password]]]

Parameters
Id

Required. Specifies the ID of the Web service extension 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 WEB service extension "Payroll" on the local computer:

Copy Code code as follows:

Iisext/enext Payroll

As a response, Iisext displays the following:

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

Example 2:
The following command enables the WEB service extension "Inventory" on the remote computer:

Copy Code code as follows:

Iisext/enext inventory/s remotecomputer/u manager/p pa$ $Werd

As a response, Iisext displays the following:

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