Microsoft KB Archive/206935

= User With Change Permissions Only has Browse Access Once FrontPage Extensions are Installed =

Article ID: 206935

Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q206935



SYMPTOMS
When you install the FrontPage Server Extensions to a Web site, users who have full control, add and read, or change permissions can only browse the site; they cannot author or administer the site as expected.



CAUSE
The installation of the FrontPage Server Extensions resets the permissions on _vti_bin and its contents.



RESOLUTION
Open the Web in FrontPage and do the following:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Permissions.
 * 2) On the Users tab, double-click the user and change the level of access to Author and Browse, or Administer, Author, and Browse, depending your preference.
 * 3) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
FrontPage applies NTFS permissions to the _vti_bin folder and its contents in a very specific way. Users who have permissions on the content have read permissions on the _vti_bin folder and its contents with the exception of _vti_aut and _vti_adm. Permissions on those folders are as follows:

System - Full Control

Administrators - Full Control

The account specified as an administrator during the install - Read (RX)(RX)

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB206935

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