Exception 0×80070520 when you try to configure SSL certificate for an IIS Web Site

The error text displayed when attempting to configure the binding is “There was an error while performing this operation. Details: A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated. (Exception from HRESULT: 0×80070520).” An audit failure is also created in the Security event log on the machine (Event ID 5061). This …

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How to Back up IIS 7 and 7.5 with AppCmd

As a follow up to my previous post regarding a GUI for backing up IIS, I thought it pertinent to cover how to back it up using the command line or PowerShell. This is a slightly more in-depth task than the earlier described method. There are four commands as part of the AppCmd backup module. …

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IIS 7 Backup and Restore

With Exchange becoming only more integrated with Microsoft’s web server, Internet Information Services, it is becoming a more and more critical service. One thing I’ve always wanted, but have never been satisfied with, is the backup and restore capabilities (or lack thereof) built into IIS. Apache is a very simple web server to back up, …

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