Powershell command to unlock system.WebServer/handler

[blaked]

I’d like to leverage some command line to unlock a section on an IIS site

This seems like such a small thing. I’ve tried IISAdministration module, WebAdministration module, etc.

[krzydoug]

@blaked

I’ve tried IISAdministration module, WebAdministration module, etc.

Hi Blaked, welcome to the forum!

What did you try? You should always provide as much detail as possible when requesting assistance. Show the command(s) you’ve tried, what happened/didn’t happen, any errors, etc.

[blaked]

Using this as a reference: PowerShell Snap-in: Changing Simple Settings in Configuration Sections | Microsoft Learn

The latest thing I’ve tried is

Set-WebConfigurationProperty -filter /system.webServer/handlers -name IsLocked -value false -PSPath IIS:\ -location test

I get this message: WARNING: Property IsLocked is not found on /system.webServer/handlers.

After a bit more digging, I’m trying

Set-WebConfigurationProperty -filter /system.webServer/handlers/accesspolicy -name IsLocked -value false -PSPath IIS:\ -location test

But I get a different warning:

WARNING: Target configuration object '/system.webServer/handlers/accesspolicy is not found at path ‘MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST’ location ‘test’.

[blaked]

I’ve also tried using appcmd, such as:

.\appcmd list config “test” /section:system.webServer/handlers

I then get another ‘nope, it’s locked’ message:
Description: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault=“Deny”), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode=“Deny” or the legacy allowOverride=“false”.