Creating AppPool with different properties

[apajovejohn]

Hi folks,
My installer creates a website and associated app pool. I allow the user to specify either local system OR a user account for the app pool to run under.

This leads to be needing to create the app pool with either the default identity, OR an identity with account details.

I imagined that all I'd need to do is add two app pools to the installer with a condition to select the correct one, but I cannot add two app pools with the same name, so I'm not sure what the best approach is.

Anyone got any suggestions of how to proceed?

[Catalin]

Hello,

Indeed, you can not use the same name for two "Application Pools". However, there is a little trick you can use in order to achieve that:

- Please go to "Install Parameters" page and create a new property and, as the property value, you can have the name you want to give to the "Application Pool".

- Now go to "IIS" page and create two "Application Pools", one having as name the earlier created property and one having the normal name.

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Hope this helps.

All the best,
Catalin

[apajovejohn]

That looks like just the ticket! Not sure I would ever have come up with that myself!

Many thanks

John

[Catalin]

You are always welcome, John.

Glad I could help.

All the best,
Catalin