FP: Web Permissions Must Be Unique to Be Modified

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
• Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1

SUMMARY

To modify permissions for a Web, the "Use unique permissions for this Web" option must be selected on the Settings tab of the Web Permissions dialog box (on the Tools menu, click Permissions).

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

MORE INFORMATION

When new Webs are created using FrontPage Explorer, their permissions are the same as 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, the Add and Remove buttons are unavailable, because the root permissions cannot be changed within a new Web.

Unique permissions can be set such that a new Web will 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, use the following steps:

1. In FrontPage Explorer, click Permissions on the Tools menu.

2. Click the Settings tab, and select the "Use Unique Permissions For This Web" option.

3. Click Apply for the changes to take effect.

For more information about authorizing Web authors, click Microsoft FrontPage Help Topics on the Help menu, click the Index tab, and type:

   Authors, authorizing