I would like to allow a developer to view and create new web sites, but not
edit the configuration or resetart IIS . doesn't seem possible

Willy wrote  on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:51:02 -0800:

If you are using IIS6 or lower, no it's not using the IIS MMC as admin
permissions are required. There might be 3rd party tools you can use though.

iis 6 ssl redirect initial login encrypted?
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