Directory browsing is enabled on a Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directory
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Topic Last Modified: 2010-04-01
The Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer searches the Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase to enumerate the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directories. The Best Practices Analyzer verifies that the EnableDirBrowsing flag in the DirBrowseFlags metabase property is set to False for each Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directory.
If the EnableDirBrowsing flag is not set to False, the Best Practices Analyzer generates the following message:
The '{4}' option of virtual directory '{3}' on server {2} is enabled. It is recommended to disable it. |
To resolve this issue, disable directory browsing on the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directories.
To disable directory browsing on the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directory in IIS 6.0
Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
In the Connections pane, expand the server node, expand Sites, expand Default Web Site, right-click Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync, and then click Properties.
On the Virtual Directory tab, click to clear the Directory browsing check box, and then click OK.
At a command prompt, run the iisreset command to reset IIS.