Windows Server Update Services error 13042 Self-update is not wor

I have newly installed wsus 3.1 on a windows 2003 server standard /w sp2 and
standard sql 2005 /w sp2 , i get series of errors in applications event
viewer starting with error 13042 Self-update is not working, i have enabled
anonymous access for the iusr on the self update virtual directory in iis
manager in addition of setting permission of read and execute ntfs
permission on the self-update folder under update services under program
files

Please advice urgently

"Ahmedgtech" <Ahmedgtech@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B51F28D-2C1F-4BDC-9804-4A4370BB945F@microsoft.com...
>I have newly installed wsus 3.1 on a windows 2003 server standard /w sp2
>and
> standard sql 2005 /w sp2 , i get series of errors in applications event
> viewer starting with error 13042 Self-update is not working, i have
> enabled
> anonymous access for the iusr on the self update virtual directory in iis
> manager in addition of setting permission of read and execute ntfs
> permission on the self-update folder under update services under program
> files

The correct IIS and NTFS permissions are documented in the WSUS Operations
Guide, and generally they are correct upon initial installation, so the
first step here should be to undo whatever you've changed. Of course, if
you've modified IIS permissions prior to installing WSUS, then they may not
be set correctly after the installation completes.

The second step, rather than arbitrarily changing permissions, is to
identify the actual *cause* of the error, and then apply the correct
remediation. In most cases, the cause of this particular error is that the
WSUS3SP1 installer failed to create the /selfupdate virtual directory in the
"Default Web Site" when the alternate "WSUS Administration" website is also
being used.



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