Microsoft KB Archive/245259

= Error Message: Command Applicable Only in Membership Authentication Mode =

Article ID: 245259

Article Last Modified on 7/16/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245259



SYMPTOMS
When you use the pmadmin set authmethod /MetabasePath:"\\lm\w3svc\1\root" /Types:2 command, as documented in the Site Server 3.0 documentation, the following error message occurs:

Command Applicable only in Membership Authentication Mode



CAUSE
The documentation incorrectly uses back slashes (\). The correct syntax is to use forward slashes (/) and only a single slash to begin the path.



RESOLUTION
Replace all double back slashes with a single forward slash. Replace all single back slashes with a single forward slashes.

For example, change:

pmadmin set authmethod /MetabasePath:"\\lm\w3svc\1\root" /Types:2 to: pmadmin set authmethod /MetabasePath:"/lm/w3svc/1/root" /Types:2



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Site Server 3.0 documentation.

Additional query words: pmadmin authmethod SS3

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB245259

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