Can iisadmpwd folder be deleted

[pdx]

I have WSUS 3.0 sp1 running on W2k3 sp2. As recommended in a security audit I
want to delete the iisadmpwd folder.

The folder contained the iispwdchg.dll file which I managed to delete by
booting into Safe Mode and deleting it there. Before that I had tried
deleting the file from the dllcache folder before deleting it from the
iisadmpwd folder. I did this with IISAdmin and WWW service both running and
stopped - among other tries - but the file would always reappear as if
taunting me. Safe Mode finally allowed me to delete the file.

I tried to delete the iisadmpwd folder while in safe mode but - although the
folder did delete - it was back when I rebooted.

Handle.exe shows winlogon.exe as the process accessing the iisadmpwd folder.

My understanding is the folder is not needed (except by OWA) and deleting it
in a production environment is recommended.
How do I get rid of this folder?

Thanks

[Lognoul, Marc (Private)]

Use the command
adsutil.vbs set w3svc/1/PasswordChangeFlags 2
Value 2 means Disabled

Marc

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[Beeber@discussions.microsoft.com Andrew Beeber]

[Beeber@discussions.microsoft.com Andrew Beeber]

Hi Marc,

I tried this, but I am still unable to delete the folder in the
windows\system32\inetsrv\ directory.

Thoughts?

Regards, Andrew Beeber