Removing Web Access to Directories on a Windows Hosting Account
You can remove all Web access to a directory on your Windows hosting account by removing the "Anonymous Access" IIS Setting for that directory. The result of removing this permission is that you can only access that directory from with your hosting account or via FTP. You will not be able to access the directory through any Web browser, regardless of whether you are knowledgeable of the hosting account user name and password.
To Remove Web Access to a Directory Using IIS Settings
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- From My Products list, select Hosting Account List.
- Next to the hosting account you want to modify, click Manage Account.
- In the Content section, click IIS Settings.
- Select the appropriate directory or directories and click Edit.
- Make sure Anonymous Access is not checked, and then click Ok.
NOTE TO FRONTPAGE USERS: Microsoft FrontPage manages all directory and subdirectory permissions on your Web site. If you created custom directories on your Web site, or you are using another tool to build and or manage your Web site, switching to FrontPage may cause some difficulties. It overwrites all of your directory permissions and may make your site unusable. If you have FrontPage Extensions activated in your Hosting account, you will not have access to the Permissions feature in the File Manager section of the Hosting Control Center.
For additional information on IIS Settings, see Can You Explain the Different IIS Settings?
For additional information on limiting Web directory access, see Password Protecting Web Directories on a Windows Hosting Account.