Issue :

While attempting to re-configure a domain or sub-domain in IIS using the websrvmng.exe plesk tool, following errors occurred.

For a domain:

“plesk_bin\websrvmng.exe”—reconfigure-vhost—vhost-name=ail.ru
The system cannot find the file specified. (COM Error 80070002)

For a sub domain:

“plesk_bin\websrvmng.exe”—update-subdomain—vhost-name=domain.com—subdomain=sub
The system cannot find the file specified. (COM Error 80070002) at configSubdomain(sub.domain.com)

Cause :

Some of the default folders were missing in the (sub) domain root folder.

Solution :

The missing folders need to be restoried using the Plesk re-configurator. This feature checks files permissions + restores missing folders + creates missing system users for the (sub) domain. It can be executed via command line as follows:

reconfigurator.exe /check-permissions=domain.com

Or using the Plesk Panel.

Plesk >> Domains >> domain.com. Check the problematic domain and click ‘Check permissions’.

This should eliminate the source and the command should run properly. For a sub-domain, the parent domain needs to be checked.

To have more than one website on a single port we need to set Host Headers.

Procedure to set Host Headers :

1) Load IIS (Start >> Run >> type “inetmgr” & hit ‘enter’)

2) On the left panel, expand the server name & click “Web Sites“ >> Right click on the right panel >> Select New >> Web Site

3) Website Creation Wizard will open. Here you can put in the concerned name >> Click Next

4) Under IP address and Port settings, enter the IP address and port number (Default port – 80) and Host Header for the website >> Click Next

5) Enter the path for the website’s home directory and tick (check) “Allow anonymous access to this website” >> Click Next

6) Under Website Access Permissions , give necessary permissions for using ASP . Run Scripts can be used as per requirement. >> Click Next

7) Click ‘Finish’

Thats it !

These are some of the free tools available for maintaining and monitoring sites on an IIS server.

1. IIS Passwords Sync

IIS 6.0 websites run under anonymous user accounts i.e IUSR_ (by default) or other user accounts created by the web-hosting control panel. The users’ passwords are set automatically and are never known. However, for some reason the passwords get out of sync or corrupted sometimes and need to be reset. The easiest way to reset these passwords is to use IIS Passwords Sync program. It extracts the passwords that Microsoft IIS 6.0 has in its metabase and updates the accounts in “Local Users and Groups” to use those passwords.

Click here to download

2. IIS Pool

With IIS Pool , we can easily search the problematic sites which have default application pool.

IIS Application Pools Monitoring and Analysis:

This program allows monitoring of IIS 6 application pools. All the monitoring data is stored in log files. It is possible to analyze a pool to find a website (or a virtual application) using too much resources.

Overview -

IIS Application Pools Monitoring and Analysis:

* This program allows monitoring of IIS 6 application pools.
* All the monitoring data is stored in log files.
* It is possible to analyze a pool to find a website (or a virtual application) using too much resources.

Features -

* IIS application pools monitoring
* IIS application pools analysis
* Find websites using too much resources

Click here to download