Monday, October 4, 2010

Allow RPC (iisreset) through Server 2008 Firewall

Q: How to open the Windows Firewall in Server 2008 to allow for remote IISRESET commands.

A: Enable the rule named "Remote Administration (RPC-EPMAP) for the Domain Profile.
  • Program: %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe
  • Protocol: TCP/6 | Local: RPC Endpoint Mapper