http://IP of CA/certsrv fails to open with "Page not found" error

The default webpage for certificate services //localhost/certsrv fails to
open with a 404 "page can not be found" error. I have tried all variations
for the localhost including IP address, localhost, 172.0.0.1 and servername.
So I can not request certificates via the gui. I am logged in with full admin
rights.

Additional note. I can generate certificates via CLI on this CA.

Thanks

A Larson

Hi,

Is this new installation? Did this work at some point in the past?

If you open IIS MMC and under "Default Web Site" do you have a directory
called certsrv?

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"alarson" <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:133466C0-BC47-4A66-A723-3428DEB39822@microsoft.com...
> The default webpage for certificate services //localhost/certsrv fails to
> open with a 404 "page can not be found" error. I have tried all
> variations
> for the localhost including IP address, localhost, 172.0.0.1 and
> servername.
> So I can not request certificates via the gui. I am logged in with full
> admin
> rights.
>
> Additional note. I can generate certificates via CLI on this CA.
>
> Thanks
>
> A Larson

Hello,

Yes it is a new installation. The http certsrv has never worked.

When I type MMC at a command prompt a empty window opens. Under IIS, there
is a default web site, but no MMC directory or certsrv directory

Thanks for your continued help.
--
A Larson


"Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is this new installation? Did this work at some point in the past?
>
> If you open IIS MMC and under "Default Web Site" do you have a directory
> called certsrv?
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> "alarson" <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:133466C0-BC47-4A66-A723-3428DEB39822@microsoft.com...
> > The default webpage for certificate services //localhost/certsrv fails to
> > open with a 404 "page can not be found" error. I have tried all
> > variations
> > for the localhost including IP address, localhost, 172.0.0.1 and
> > servername.
> > So I can not request certificates via the gui. I am logged in with full
> > admin
> > rights.
> >
> > Additional note. I can generate certificates via CLI on this CA.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > A Larson
>
>
>

In article <6FB47772-40E1-438D-8EE3-A59884A2B54C@microsoft.com>, in the
microsoft.public.windows.server.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?
YWxhcnNvbg==?= <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> says...

> Yes it is a new installation. The http certsrv has never worked.
>
> When I type MMC at a command prompt a empty window opens. Under IIS, there
> is a default web site, but no MMC directory or certsrv directory
>
> Thanks for your continued help.
>

Did you have IIS installed before you installed Certificate Services?

You're also not understanding what Mike was asking you to check. He
wants to you open the IIS management console for Administrative Tools
and look for a Certsrv web site.

--
Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain

Hello,

I installed certsrv before IIS. There is no certsrv website in IIS
management console at all. Do I need to uninstall certsrv and reinstall with
IIS installed first?
--
A Larson


"Paul Adare" wrote:

> In article <6FB47772-40E1-438D-8EE3-A59884A2B54C@microsoft.com>, in the
> microsoft.public.windows.server.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?
> YWxhcnNvbg==?= <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> says...
>
> > Yes it is a new installation. The http certsrv has never worked.
> >
> > When I type MMC at a command prompt a empty window opens. Under IIS, there
> > is a default web site, but no MMC directory or certsrv directory
> >
> > Thanks for your continued help.
> >
>
> Did you have IIS installed before you installed Certificate Services?
>
> You're also not understanding what Mike was asking you to check. He
> wants to you open the IIS management console for Administrative Tools
> and look for a Certsrv web site.
>
> --
> Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
> It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
> How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
> it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
> not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
> Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain
>

I uninstalled and re-installed certificate services with IIS allready
installed and now the http://CA Server IP/certsrv works!!!

Thanks for all the help!
--
A Larson


"Paul Adare" wrote:

> In article <6FB47772-40E1-438D-8EE3-A59884A2B54C@microsoft.com>, in the
> microsoft.public.windows.server.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?
> YWxhcnNvbg==?= <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> says...
>
> > Yes it is a new installation. The http certsrv has never worked.
> >
> > When I type MMC at a command prompt a empty window opens. Under IIS, there
> > is a default web site, but no MMC directory or certsrv directory
> >
> > Thanks for your continued help.
> >
>
> Did you have IIS installed before you installed Certificate Services?
>
> You're also not understanding what Mike was asking you to check. He
> wants to you open the IIS management console for Administrative Tools
> and look for a Certsrv web site.
>
> --
> Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
> It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
> How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
> it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
> not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
> Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain
>

In article <B0E31BF3-A9AF-4A2E-AAA5-AE6833BBC3F6@microsoft.com>, in the
microsoft.public.windows.server.security news group, =?Utf-8?B?
YWxhcnNvbg==?= <alarson@discussions.microsoft.com> says...

> I installed certsrv before IIS. There is no certsrv website in IIS
> management console at all. Do I need to uninstall certsrv and reinstall with
> IIS installed first?
>

In that case, just run certutil -vroot at a command prompt. No need to
remove and reinstall Certificate Services.

--
Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain