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No Longer Shown in Web Browser by Default By Robert McMurrayFebruary 19, 2009In earlier versions of IIS, error messages from classic ASP scripts were sent to a Web browser,
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by default. Because these error messages might reveal sensitive information to malicious users, IIS 7 and above disables this feature by default. When your classic ASP scripts encounter an error in IIS, you receive the following error message by default: An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator. If you are the system iis disable detailed error messages administrator please click here to find out more about this error. You can customize the ASP script error message, and also determine whether to return the script errors to a Web browser. Note: As a best practice for security, you should only enable sending ASP script error messages to a Web browser on a development or test computer; returning script error messages to a Web browser can unintentionally expose more information than you intended to show. Working with User Access Control You need to make sure that you follow the steps in this document by using an account that has full administrative permissions. This is best accomplished by using one of two methods: Log in to your computer by using the local administrator account. If you are logged in using an account with administrative permissions but that is not the local administrator account, open all applications and all command prompt sessions by using the "Run as Administrator" option. These above conditions are required because the User Account Control (UAC) security component in Windows Vista and Windows Server 200
from for the client browsers? ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Rakki Muthukumar (rakkim)May 25, 20073 Share 0 0 In IIS 7, you can control the detailed error messages being sent to the clients. By default, the detailed error messages can be viewed only by browsing
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the site from the server itself. But, this is dangerous because Detailed errors may contain iis 500 error log about the inner workings of your web-site. We should allow only trusted persons to see the detailed error messages, that's why it is an error occurred on the server when processing the url configured default to be viewable only from the server. Example : For a 404.0 error, if the detailed error message is not enabled for the website, then the users will see the following on their browsers: Server https://www.iis.net/learn/application-frameworks/running-classic-asp-applications-on-iis-7-and-iis-8/classic-asp-script-error-messages-no-longer-shown-in-web-browser-by-default Error ------------------------------------------------- HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found. If the web browser is installed on the same physical machine as IIS is installed on, the error message may resemble the following: Server Error in Application "
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