Event ID 101 Source W3SVC

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M P

Hi!

I've been trying to publish files on one of the folders(outside Inetpub
folder) in my IIS 5.0 Server thru right-clicking the folder on the explorer
and click on sharing, add alias. I find it successfull because I can browse
it on thru IE but when I see on the Event Viewer, esp on System logs, I find
this:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 101
Date: 4/28/2004
Time: 9:43:26 AM
User: N/A
Computer: <SERVERNAME>
Description:
The server was unable to add the virtual root '/<subweb>' for the directory
'<File Server Folder Path>' due to the following error: Access is denied.
The data is the error code.
For additional information specific to this message please visit the
Microsoft Online Support site located at:
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 05 00 00 00 ....


What does this mean? Can I ignore this or do I need to do something?


Mark
 
Hi,

SYMPTOMS
In the System Event log on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft
BackOffice Server, or Microsoft Small Business Server computer, the
following event may be logged after the computer starts:

Event 101
Source: W3SVC
The server was unable to add the virtual root '/Exchange' for the directory
'M:\(Domain Name)\MBX' due to the following error: The system cannot find
the path specified. The data is the error code.

Similar messages may be logged for the following virtual roots:
/Public (M:Domain Name)\Public Folders
/Exadmin (\\.\BackOfficeStorage)

You may also notice that in the Internet Services Manager, under the
default Web site, the Exchange, ExAdmin, and Public virtual directories
have a "Stop Sign" icon (which signifies an error state).

CAUSE
This issue may occur if the World Wide Web service (W3SVC) starts before
the MSExchangeIS service. The MSExchangeIS service, through the Exchange
Installable File System (IFS) service, is responsible for mapping the
virtual drive M that enables access to the information store through the
file system. Therefore, when the W3SVC checks for the M drive locations
specified in the /Public, /Exchange, and /Exadmin virtual roots, it does
not find them.

This can also be caused if the Exchange 2000 server has been configured as
a Front-end server. If the Storage Groups have been deleted and the
Information Store service has been stopped this condition will continue on
Front-end servers even after completing the steps in this article.

RESOLUTION
Despite the logged events and the virtual directories that show an error
state in Internet Services Manager, this is not an issue, and the
operations of the Exchange Virtual Server is not affected. You can
successfully browse the virtual directories in the Internet Services
Manager and connect to them by using the Web client.

WORKAROUND
To change the "Stop Sign" icon for the virtual directories, you can stop
and restart the default Web site in the Internet Services Manager.

Regards,
Subbu.
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Subramanian .S
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft GPS

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