CAUSE : This is a default behavior seen in SharePoint that anonymous users do not get search results. Security trimming prevents anonymous users from seeing items in search by default. RESOLUTION in MOSS 2007: Enable Always index all ASPX

CAUSE :
This is a default behavior seen in SharePoint that anonymous users do not get search results. Security trimming prevents anonymous users from seeing items in search by default.

RESOLUTION in MOSS 2007:
Enable “Always index all ASPX pages on this site” on the site collection.

Perform the following steps:
• Open the SharePoint Site
• Click on Site Actions, Site Settings and Modify Site Settings
• Click on Search Visibility
• Select the option that says “Always index all ASPX pages on this site”
• Perform a full crawl again
• Log into the site anonymously and perform search and you should get search results now

Resolution in Moss 2010:

Enable “Always index all ASPX pages on this site” on the site collection.

Perform the following steps:
• Open the SharePoint Site
• Click on Site Actions, Site Settings

• Click on Search and offline availability

• Select the option that says “Always index all ASPX pages on this site”
• Perform a full crawl again
• Log into the site anonymously and perform search and you should get search results now