How to install Certificate Server in "Non-Default" directory

Hi,

I would like to install the Microsoft Certificate Services on my
Win2003 Server. But I don't want it installed under the 'Default
Website'. I have the default website's configured on a different port
for some other business reason. So, I would like it to installed in a
different website so that I can customize the site particularly for
Certificate Server. Even if I can successfully move the Virtual
directories for the Certificate Services to a newly created website,
that would be fine. But does not seem to work. Can anybody please
help?

Babu.

Re: How to install Certificate Server in "Non-Default" directory

On Sep 1, 1:23 pm, Babu M wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to install the Microsoft Certificate Services on my
> Win2003 Server. But I don't want it installed under the 'Default
> Website'. I have the default website's configured on a different port
> for some other business reason. So, I would like it to installed in a
> different website so that I can customize the site particularly for
> Certificate Server. Even if I can successfully move the Virtual
> directories for the Certificate Services to a newly created website,
> that would be fine. But does not seem to work. Can anybody please
> help?
>
> Babu.


You may want to find a newsgroup dedicated to certificate services --
it has nothing to do with IIS, the web server.

However, I find it odd that you expect to find manual instructions for
installing Certificate Services on arbitrary website/location but not
your other business reason. It seems like your other business reason
is causing your current problem, so it may be easier to examine that
cause.

For example, "Default Website" is on port 80, so maybe you want to
create a different website on that different port and install your
business process to that website. After all, it is the one that needs
to be on a non-default website.


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//

Re: How to install Certificate Server in "Non-Default" directory

You should be able to export the configuration for the /certsrv virtual
directory and import that configuration to any arbitrary website.

What is the problem you are runnig into?

Cheers
Ken

"Babu M" wrote in message
news:1188678188.907817.142280@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I would like to install the Microsoft Certificate Services on my
> Win2003 Server. But I don't want it installed under the 'Default
> Website'. I have the default website's configured on a different port
> for some other business reason. So, I would like it to installed in a
> different website so that I can customize the site particularly for
> Certificate Server. Even if I can successfully move the Virtual
> directories for the Certificate Services to a newly created website,
> that would be fine. But does not seem to work. Can anybody please
> help?
>
> Babu.
>

Re: How to install Certificate Server in "Non-Default" directory

On Sep 3, 12:05 am, "Ken Schaefer"
wrote:
> You should be able to export the configuration for the /certsrv virtual
> directory and import that configuration to any arbitrary website.
>
> What is the problem you are runnig into?
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> "Babu M" wrote in message
>
> news:1188678188.907817.142280@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I would like to install the Microsoft Certificate Services on my
> > Win2003 Server. But I don't want it installed under the 'Default
> > Website'. I have the default website's configured on a different port
> > for some other business reason. So, I would like it to installed in a
> > different website so that I can customize the site particularly for
> > Certificate Server. Even if I can successfully move the Virtual
> > directories for the Certificate Services to a newly created website,
> > that would be fine. But does not seem to work. Can anybody please
> > help?
>
> > Babu.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks Ken. I will try your suggestion. I have not "exported" a
virtual directory configuration before. But I guess it shouldn't be a
big problem. I will try it.

I don't really have a 'problem' running the certificate services under
"default website" per se. I needed it mainly because my development
team is working off-site via WAN (no VPN though). I would like them
to request, obtain and install SSL Certificates from the server to
their respective machines. So, want them to be able to access the
Certificate Server through a regular domain name, like,
"www.myserver.com/certsrv" with a Windows authentication only
scenario. I tried to create a web site with our domain name and a
"CertSrv" virtual directory underneath it, identical to the one
created by the certificate services. I pointed the virtual directory
to the same physical directory that the original CertSrv is pointing
to. But it did not work. May be bacause both the virtual directories
have different IDs.

Babu.

Re: How to install Certificate Server in "Non-Default" directory

On Sep 2, 4:56 am, David Wang wrote:
> On Sep 1, 1:23 pm, Babu M wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I would like to install the Microsoft Certificate Services on my
> > Win2003 Server. But I don't want it installed under the 'Default
> > Website'. I have the default website's configured on a different port
> > for some other business reason. So, I would like it to installed in a
> > different website so that I can customize the site particularly for
> > Certificate Server. Even if I can successfully move the Virtual
> > directories for the Certificate Services to a newly created website,
> > that would be fine. But does not seem to work. Can anybody please
> > help?
>
> > Babu.
>
> You may want to find a newsgroup dedicated to certificate services --
> it has nothing to do with IIS, the web server.
>
> However, I find it odd that you expect to find manual instructions for
> installing Certificate Services on arbitrary website/location but not
> your other business reason. It seems like your other business reason
> is causing your current problem, so it may be easier to examine that
> cause.
>
> For example, "Default Website" is on port 80, so maybe you want to
> create a different website on that different port and install your
> business process to that website. After all, it is the one that needs
> to be on a non-default website.
>
> //Davidhttp://w3-4u.blogspot.comhttp://blogs.msdn.com/David. Wang
> //

Hi David,

Thanks for the reply. I am sorry, I wasn't clear before. I don't
have a hidden agenda for the 'other business reason'. I have Visual
SourceSafe Internet access running under the default web site. I
could not move or configure VSS to work under a different web site or
a port. I do not like both VSS and CertSrv virtual directories under
the default website using port 80. Down the road some other service
may require to be installed on port 80 under Default WebSite. It
could become a pain in the neck all services running under Default
WebSite under the same default port. Currently, if I can move either
VSS or CertSrv away from the default web site and port 80, I think my
programmers will have a better time accessing them.

Thanks for your reply again.

Babu.