RE: login prompt opening office document

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Do you mean you changed your site in IIS from basic logon to Anonymous? I'm
seeing the same issues you are in Word, but my site requires security, so I
can't anable anonymous logon. What then?

"Steve Hoyer" wrote:

> Am I missing the setting of which you speak? Here is what I just tried...
>
> In Internet Options -> Security -> Custom Level
> In User Authentication -> Logon
>
> With Sharepoint sit in "Trusted".
>
> I started with "Automatic logon with current username and password".
> Then tried "Automatic logon only in Intranet zone".
>
> Removed Sharepoint from "Trusted" and added it to "Intranet".
> Tried "Automatic logon only in Intranet zone".
> Changed to "Automatic logon with current username and password".
> Changed to "Prompt for user name and password". This time it asked me to
> log in when I opened the portal site, did not ask me to log in as I navigated
> to the site, but did prompt when I opened the document in Word.
> Changed to "Anonymous logon" :) Yeah. Didn't think that would work, but,
> due diligence done...
>
> Thanks,
> Steve.
>
> "Sam Screwdriver" wrote:
>
> > that second login depends on the automatic login setting of internet explorer
> > for the security zone the sps site is running in.
> >
> > "Steve Hoyer" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the quick response.
> > >
> > > We do want them to have access to the other documents and to the workspace
> > > from the open document, so I don't think I can turn off that sharepoint site
> > > feature. I did some more accidental experimentation to add some more
> > > confusion.
> > >
> > > I am logging into my computer as UserA.
> > > I am logging in as UserB when I go into the site with the document we are
> > > working on.
> > > When I open the document as UserB (administrator site group) when UserA has
> > > NO permissions on the site, I am prompted to login. If I add UserA as a
> > > reader, it opens the documents without the login prompt, but as a read only
> > > copy.
> > >
> > > So it seems that IE is not passing the credentials I used to log into
> > > sharepoint over to word.
> > >
> > > Steve.
> > >
> > > "SMR" wrote:
> > >
> > > > There is a setting in Word that involves sharepoint. If you are not using the
> > > > features that allow you to edit documents online, you may want to turn off a
> > > > setting. Go to tools/options/general and select the service options button,
> > > > then select shared workspace. At the top, unselect "the document is part of
> > > > a sharepoint site".
> > > >
> > > > "Steve Hoyer" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am trying solve the problem of getting multiple login prompts whenever I
> > > > > open a document. Here is what I've looked at and tried so far.
> > > > >
> > > > > I open a site and login as a user who is in the Reader, Contributor, and
> > > > > Administrator site groups.
> > > > > I click on a document and select "Edit in Microsoft Word".
> > > > > At this point word opens and I get the login prompt again.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have tried:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;871155
> > > > > But I am already using Integrated Windows authentication.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://articles.icscentral.com/Kb%20Articles/271/823553.aspx
> > > > > So I made these changes and did an iisreset and I see no change in behaviour.
> > > > >
> > > > > I added my sharepoint site to my Trusted Sites in IE. No go.
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried using firefox, and this worked, but that is not a viable solution.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did a sacred dance while circling the server counter-clockwise 3 times. No
> > > > > go.
> > > > >
> > > > > When the login prompt appears, if I click Cancel, the login goes away and I
> > > > > am left with an open document, but the Shared Workspace pane on the right of
> > > > > the screen says that I don't have access to the workspace.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a Word setting I need to look at? I am working with Office 2003, so
> > > > > this is supposed to be easy and well integrated, right?
> > > > >
.

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