Up to this point, we have configured the TropicalGreen site to use Forms authentication. All site visitors are brought to the login page to have their credentials authenticated before they are given access to view pages.
On public websites, expecting visitors to enter a user name and password (assuming anyone remembers these things) is as good as waving a huge banner with the words "We don't want you here" . Even websites that require members to enter a user name and password typically allow guests on the first page of the site at least.
In order for guests to view certain MCMS content without entering any credentials, Guest access must be enabled.
First, we need to decide the account that is to be used as the MCMS guest account. You can use the same IUSR_ComputerName
account used by IIS. However, doing so means that if your server is on a web farm, all machines must have a user with the name IUSR_ComputerName
as...