I'm going nuts, and I give up, please help. OWAADMIN sucks

[Mostro]

Server Error in '/OWAAdmin' Application.
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Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom
error settings for this application prevent the details of the application
error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however,
be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable
on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config"
configuration file located in the root directory of the current web
application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute
set to "Off".




<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom
error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's
<customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.




<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>





the above is all I get from my windows xp pro machine when I try to run
owaadmin

[Mostro]

I also get this when I try to run it directly from the server.
Server Error in '/OWAAdmin' Application.
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Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom
error settings for this application prevent the details of the application
error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however,
be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable
on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config"
configuration file located in the root directory of the current web
application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute
set to "Off".



<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom
error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's
<customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.



<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
</configuration>

[Mostro]

actually I pasted the wrong thing, this what I get when tying to run
owaadmin directly from the server.


Server Error in '/OWAAdmin' Application.

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Access is denied.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ApplicationException: Access is denied.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.



Stack Trace:

[ApplicationException: Access is denied.]
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity._Resolve Identity(IntPtr userToken)
+0 System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.get_Name () +71
System.Web.Configuration.AuthorizationConfigRule.I sUserAllowed(IPrincipal
user, String verb) +106
System.Web.Configuration.AuthorizationConfig.IsUse rAllowed(IPrincipal user,
String verb) +81 System.Web.Security.UrlAuthorizationModule.OnEnter (Object
source, EventArgs eventArgs) +181
System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpA pplication+IExecutionStep.Execute()
+60 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionS tep step, Boolean&
completedSynchronously) +87




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2032; ASP.NET
Version:1.1.4322.2032

[Steve Carr]

do you have it installed on the Exchange server as a virtual directory on
the Default Web Site? Do you have the security type set to Basic
Authentication? It has to be on Basic Authentication and set as it's own
application (I'm guessing that Basic Auth is the issue based on all the
Access Denied errors).

[Mostro]

I have it set up in the default web site. Dont know if as a virtual
directory.

[Steve Carr]

what is the security set to?
You can tell a subfolder is a virtual directory configured as it's own
application by looking at the icon, is it a big open package looking thing?

[baba]

in windows server 2003

install the update ASP.NET version 2.0.50727
click start Programs then
Administrative Tools

click
Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager

Expand --- web sites- again ---expand ---- Default Web Site
Right Click on ----OWAAdmin---- go to--- ASP.NET ----

Tabe at teh ---ASP.NET --- version select 2.0.50727 then click OK and thats it!


you have done