Microsoft KB Archive/205254

= FP2000: Web Permissions Must Be Unique to Be Modified =

Article ID: 205254

Article Last Modified on 10/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q205254



For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see 194670.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 151351.



SUMMARY
To modify permissions for a Web, the Use unique permissions for this Web check box must be selected on the Settings tab in the Web Permissions dialog box (on the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click Permissions).

When Use same permissions as root Web is selected, Add and Remove are unavailable (dimmed) on all tabs.



MORE INFORMATION
When you create new Webs with FrontPage, their permissions are the same as those of the root Web by default. This means that all users who have rights to the root Web have the same rights on the newly created Web. Therefore, Add and Remove are unavailable, because the root permissions cannot be changed within a new Web.

Unique permissions can be set so that a new Web does not inherit its permissions settings from the root Web. This allows a Web to be set with unique administrators, authors, and end users, even if you later make changes to the permissions of the root Web.

To assign a Web unique permissions, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click Permissions.
 * 2) Click the Settings tab, and then select the Use unique permissions for this web check box.
 * 3) Click Apply for the changes to take effect.

After you follow these steps, Add and Remove will be available, and you can set specific Web settings.

For more information about authorizing Web authors, click Microsoft FrontPage Help on the Help menu, type To authorize a web author in the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kbinfo kbpending KB205254

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