NPM configuration using Windows Authentication running on W2K8/IIS7

Question

I have tried the various suggested methods to get Integrated Windows Authentication or Windows pass-thru authentication or whatever it is called to work on my W2008 server (VM) host.  I have NPM, NCM and NetFlow running integrated.  I have the IIS Windows Authentication loaded and the IIS/Authentication window has Anonymous Authentication 'Enabled', ASP.NET Impersonation 'Disabled', the Forms Authentication 'Enabled' and the Windows Authentication 'Disabled'.  This works for local authentication.  When I disable Anonymous Authentication and enable Windows Authentication (I also added the user account in the NPM Account Manager in the domain\username format), I get a login in failure (HTTP 401.1 - No permission to view directory or page).  What am I missing?

fdziuk · Answer

I got the Windows authentication to partially work.  The magic was to CLEAR the password in the domain account entry within NP Account Manager.  I had to dig for that one.  When I launch the browser to NPM, I get a WINDOWS login window.  I enter my credentials (domain\user format) and I get logged in OK.  When I log OUT, I get the re-logged in (auto-login?) sometimes and sometimes I get the NPM log in window.  Once at the NPM log in window, you can ONLY enter the local account to get authenticated.  Windows credentials will not work.  This prcoess should be well defined somewhere.  I can not fully deploy Orion until I get the authentication squared away.  Please help.