Microsoft KB Archive/195314

= Access Denied when Using Membership Authentication =

Article ID: 195314

Article Last Modified on 7/17/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195314



SYMPTOMS
Anonymous access to a Web site may cause an Access Denied error when the site uses Membership authentication.



CAUSE
The MemProxyUser account password is invalid.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the MemProxyUser password in User Manager as follows:  In the Site Server Microsoft Management Console (MMC), select the Personalization and Membership snap-in. Select the computer name and select the Membership instance property. Click the Authentication Service tab. Enter the password for MemProxyUser.

NOTE: Make sure the user account is the same as the one used in the User Manager.

 Click the Check Password button to confirm the password is correct.

To make sure the user account has the Logon Locally right, perform the following steps:  Go to the User Manager for the local computer.</li> From the menu, select Options.</li> Select User Rights.</li> Select the Logon Locally right.</li> Make sure the MemProxyUser is part of the user rights.

NOTE: Make sure the user account is the same as the one used in the Authentication Service mentioned above.

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