IIS Command-Line Administration

[Shane Melson]

IIS 6.0 web-server can be operated/administred through these Scripts in the Windows\System32 folder. These scripts, written in the Microsoft Visual Basic scripting language, use the IIS 6.0 Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider to get and set configuration information within the metabase. These scripts are designed to do many of the most common tasks facing a Web administrator from the command-line without having to use a user interface. IIS 6.0 includes the following command-line administration scripts:
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•IISweb.vbs: Can be used through command-line to create, delete, start, stop, and list Web sites.

•IISftp.vbs: Can be used through command-line to create, delete, start, stop, and list FTP sites.

•IISvdir.vbs: Can be used through command-line to create and delete virtual directories, or display the virtual directories of a given root.

•IISftpdr.vbs: Can be used through command-line to create, delete, or display virtual directories under a given root.

•IISconfg.vbs: Can be used through command-line to export and import IIS 6.0 configuration to an XML file.

•IISback.vbs: Can be used through command-line to back up and restore IIS 6.0 configuration.

•IISapp.vbs: Can be used through command-line to list process IDs and application pool IDs for currently running worker processes. This script has been updated for Windows Server 2003 SP1 to include a switch that allows you to recycle application pools from the command line.

•IISext.vbs: Can be used through command-line to configure Web service extensions.