add Element for scope for authorizationRules for authorization [IIS Settings Schema]

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10/21/2021

Note

For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding Management Authorization Rules Scope <add>.

Adds an IIS Manager user or Windows user or Windows group to the collection of users who are authorized to connect to a site or an application by using IIS Manager.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required string attribute. Specifies the name of an IIS Manager user, a Windows user, or a Windows group that is authorized to connect to the site or application by using IIS Manager.
isRole	Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether the entry is a Windows group. When true, the entry is a Windows group and any Windows users that belong to that group can connect to the site or application by using IIS Manager. The default value is false.

name

Required string attribute.

Specifies the name of an IIS Manager user, a Windows user, or a Windows group that is authorized to connect to the site or application by using IIS Manager.

isRole

Optional Boolean attribute.

Specifies whether the entry is a Windows group. When true, the entry is a Windows group and any Windows users that belong to that group can connect to the site or application by using IIS Manager.

The default value is false.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.webServer	Specifies the top-level section group (in Administration.config) in which this element is defined.
management	Configures a Web server for remote management by using IIS Manager.
authorization	Configures authorization settings for remote management of the Web server.
authorizationRules	Configures the IIS Manager users and Windows users who are authorized to connect to a site or an application by using IIS Manager.
scope	Configures the virtual path of the site or application to which IIS Manager users and Windows users are authorized to connect by using IIS Manager.

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