Re: Anonymous Login for Web Visitors

From: James Mueller (jamesmueller_at_sharepoint.mine.nu)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:45:25 -0600

Great! 

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SHAREPOINTCOMMUNITY.COM
"school_tech" <btincher@indyschools.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message 
news:B3A1BDBE-352E-4C6F-9AB6-753EBB9727DA@microsoft.com...
>I basically did this last week, but repeated in after your post. Still got
> the same results, but in the process discovered what should have been
> apparent: the anonymous login was set up right in both places, however, 
> the
> passwords have to exist (can't be null) and they, of course, must be
> identical on both the local server and in IIS. Once I synched them up, 
> voila!
> Thanks for the assistance. Still have one more problem with remote web
> changes using FP, but will post another tomorrow.
>
>
> "James Mueller" wrote:
>
>> What I would do is take away all of the FrontPage Server Extensions that
>> still are referenced.  Then check security on all of the system folders 
>> to
>> make sure the correct accounts have access.
>>
>> If the site has been down for a week and it doesn't sound like theres too
>> much content (my assumption) you could have possibly created a new site 
>> and
>> moved the content by now.
>>
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>> SHAREPOINTCOMMUNITY.COM
>> "school_tech" <btincher@indyschools.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
>> news:2D2254EB-BAA7-47CD-85CC-E01DBC195B99@microsoft.com...
>> > Appreciate the help so far! You are on to something. To answer your
>> > question
>> > below: Yes, when working from my desk, the page starts to render and 
>> > then
>> > pops up for login info. SO, I remembered that during the conversion to
>> > SPS,
>> > when publishing the site, I received an error message concerning 
>> > fphover
>> > class items. On my opening page there is ONE hover button. I removed it
>> > and
>> > FROM MY WORKSTATION, for the first time since the conversion, I was 
>> > able
>> > to
>> > go to the site and NOT supply logon info. In addition, there is a 
>> > virtual
>> > web
>> > inside this main web that has been completely unaccessable, even when I
>> > supplied by administrator login information. After removing the hover
>> > button,
>> > this page too was available now. NOW for the bad news: I went to 
>> > another
>> > workstation and the success was not global! I believe my workstation 
>> > was
>> > using Windows Authentication to allow me in. From the other workstation
>> > and
>> > from outside the network, users do not get the page rendering, and they
>> > are
>> > prompted for for login, password and domain before any of the page 
>> > begins
>> > to
>> > load. If you cancel, it loads the "You are not authorized to view this
>> > page".
>> > From outside the network and from inside on other workstations, I can
>> > supply
>> > the administrator login and password and and gain access to the web 
>> > site.
>> > (When I try to open the web with FrontPage & login as administrator, I 
>> > get
>> > the files and folders within the web in the navigation view, but each 
>> > file
>> > has a dot next it and when I try to edit, it asks about "checking it 
>> > out"
>> > and
>> > that I can only get read-only access.
>> > Sorry for the length. I really need to get this thing back on track. It 
>> > is
>> > a
>> > school web site and the parents have access to students' grades when it 
>> > is
>> > working.  The darn phone and my e-mail won't stop since it has been 
>> > down
>> > (almost a week now!)
>> > Thanks for any assistance!
>> > "Mueller" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are you using any form of an image or content that maybe stored in a
>> >> secure
>> >> area?  Does the page start to render and you see data but stops at a
>> >> certain
>> >> point?  If so, take a look at the permissions on each folder on the
>> >> physical
>> >> server.
>> >>
>> >> "school_tech" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I was able to get to this area through FrontPage, Administration, 
>> >> > Site
>> >> > settings have been found.  I have changed to "Enable Anonymouse
>> >> > Authentication" now and I am still receiving a request to supply a
>> >> > username,
>> >> > password and domain!!!
>> >> > "Mueller" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > No, I meant on the site browsing from IE.  If you can't see it 
>> >> > > there
>> >> > > for some
>> >> > > reason then you can use FrontPage 2003.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > The puzzling question is if you are using WSS why can't you see 
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > top
>> >> > > navigation bar.  Do you see Home | Documents and Settings | Create 
>> >> > > |
>> >> > > Site
>> >> > > Settings | Help?
>> >> >
>>
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