Microsoft KB Archive/883506

= A user who logs on to a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site by using anonymous access cannot view a document that is checked out by another user =

Article ID: 883506

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
 * Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
A user logs on to a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site by using anonymous access. When the user browses to a document library and then clicks a document that is checked out by another user, the document does not open. Instead, a Connect to  dialog box is displayed on the screen, and the user is prompted to enter a user name and password.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because a user who logs on to the Web site by using anonymous access cannot open or view a document in a document library if that document is already checked out by another user.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, do one or more of the following, depending on your situation:
 * Assign a Windows user account to the users who have anonymous access. The users can log on to the Web site by using the Windows user account.
 * Instruct users not to check out documents.
 * Instruct users to only check out a document when they have to and then to check in the document immediately after they finish working with it.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to configure and administer Windows SharePoint Services, see the. To obtain the, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a637eff6-8224-4b19-a6a4-3e33fa13d230

For more information about Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb267377.aspx

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