Re: IIS and Frontpage security

From: Mike Bazelon (mbazelon_at_intellicomp.us)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: 17 Aug 2004 19:23:27 -0700

The user has Admin rights via FP. Is there anywhere else that I should be looking?

"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message news:<OLQK2zIhEHA.384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> The user must have FP Admin rights to the web(s), this is not that same as have Admin rights to the
> server via the OS.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/sts/2001/all/proddocs/en-us/admindoc/ows000.mspx
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> "Mike Bazelon" <mbazelon@intellicomp.us> wrote in message
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> > I am reposting this question from the
> > microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security at the suggestion of one the
> > posts I received. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > I am trying allow my web master to configure a website through
> > Frontpage. When I log in as an administrator I can edit the webpage
> > without any issues. When my webmaster attempts to get in, Frontpage
> > keeps asking for the username and password. The webmaster has full
> > control of the website directory (d:\website on the web server)and I
> > checked the permissions in IIS and the webmaster has full control of
> > the site as well. I checked the Frontpage server extensions 2002 and
> > the webmaster has administrator rights. I temporarly gave the
> > webmaster admin rights and she successfully logged in. I would prefer
> > not giving the webmaster admin rights. I must be missing something
> > simple. The web server is a Windows 2003 server running IIS 6. Any
> > assistance would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The user should not need elevated NTFS permissions, just the necessary
> > level
> > of permissions inside the FPSE administration website.
> >
> > Can you provide more detailed steps indicating what permissions the
> > particular Windows account has? (eg to verify that the Windows account
> > has
> > the appropriate permissions, where did you go? -or- How did you setup
> > the
> > permissions for this particular Windows account in FPSE?)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > This sounds like incorrect settings in the FP Administration site.
> > Normally you don't need to change permissions in NTFS or IIS for this,
> > just in FP. Try a FrontPage group for details and help there.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > I would open Sharepoint Administrator and choose the administration of
> > my website (www.website.com for example). I would then go into
> > Mangage users|add a user and enter my user information
> > (domain\webmaster) in the Add user or group name (For example,
> > DOMAIN\name). I would choose the administrator role and click on add
> > user. As I mentioned earlier, the user has Full Control rights to the
> > website directory on the server.
> >
> > I then try to go into Frontpage and access the website. A username
> > and password prompt come up and I would try the webmaster account.
> > The user name and password prompt would keep coming back unless I
> > would use my domain admin account. At that point I can get in and
> > administer the website.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike

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