Change Permissions Needed on Index Server System Files

ID: Q165340

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Index Server versions 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Index Server, you may get the following error message in your browser after it authenticates the query page:

Error: Access is denied.

CAUSE

Even if you have rights to the three files needed to make the query (*.htm, *.idq, and *.htx), the files still may not be authenticated. Microsoft Windows NT NTFS file restrictions on the files used may cause a problem for the search engine under the %systemroot%\system32 directory.

WORKAROUND

Do one of the following:

Make sure you have Change permissions to the %systemroot%\system32 directory.

-or-

Make sure you have Change permissions to the following files:


      Idq.dll
      Query.dll
      Iinfoadmn.dll
      Imagehlp.dll
      Qperf.dll

Keywords : indxconfig
Version : WINNT:1.1,2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb