Microsoft KB Archive/175357

= List Access Needed on Document Root Parent Directory =

Article ID: 175357

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q175357



SYMPTOMS
Listing FrontPage Webs with FrontPage Explorer does not display the root Web.



CAUSE
Incorrect LIST permissions exist on the parent directory of the server's content directory.



RESOLUTION
FrontPage 98 and FrontPage 97 authors and administrators require LIST permissions on the parent directory of the content root. If the Web site can be browsed publicly, then the Internet Guest Account (IUSR_ ) will need LIST permissions to the parent directory of the content root.

Method 1
This method demonstrates how to add the required permissions for users and groups to the parent directory. The approach used in this example adds users or groups as they are needed; no blanket built-groups are used.   GROUP            PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT (Preferred) -  SYSTEM           C:\INETPUB                     FULL ADMINISTRATORS  C:\INETPUB                     FULL The above permissions will allow the System and the Administrators to see the path to the Web content directory.

To allow a FrontPage Administrators or FrontPage Authors group to list the content directory, the chart changes to:   GROUP                               PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT -  SYSTEM                                C:\INETPUB                    FULL ADMINISTRATORS                       C:\INETPUB                    FULL FrontPage Administrators and Authors C:\INETPUB                    LIST or  FrontPage Authors                     C:\INETPUB                    LIST To allow anonymous users (IUSR_MACHINE NAME) and FrontPage Administrators or FrontPage Authors to list (see) the content directory, the chart changes to:   GROUP                                PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT ---  SYSTEM                                C:\INETPUB                     FULL ADMINISTRATORS                       C:\INETPUB                     FULL FrontPage Administrators and Authors C:\INETPUB                     LIST or  FrontPage Authors                     C:\INETPUB                     LIST IUSR_                  C:\INETPUB                     LIST

Method 2: Correct Content Root
Set the content directory two sub-directories below the root directory. If the document root is only one subdirectory deep from the drive's root directory, the FrontPage installation program will not set the correct LIST permissions on the parent directory.

c:\Inetpub\

Example: Incorrect Content Root
c:\

See Method 1 for permissions to the content parent directory.



MORE INFORMATION
For information on FrontPage permissions, see these Knowledge Base articles:

173281 FP97: How to Reset Permissions for FrontPage 97

162144 FP97: Minimum NTFS Permissions Requirements

169082 FP97: How to Fix Permissions on FrontPage Server Administrator

Other resources:

Microsoft FrontPage 98 Server Extensions Resource Kit (SERK): "Files and Permissions for Internet Information Server (IIS)"

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