List Access Needed on Document Root Parent Directory

ID: Q175357

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Listing FrontPage Webs with FrontPage Explorer does not display the root Web <root web>.

CAUSE

Incorrect LIST permissions exist on the parent directory of the server[ASCII 146]s content directory <root web>.

RESOLUTION

FrontPage 98 and FrontPage 97 authors and administrators require LIST permissions on the parent directory of the content root. If the Web site can be browsed publicly, then the Internet Guest Account (IUSR_<machine name>) will need LIST permissions to the parent directory of the content root.

Examples for FrontPage 98 and 97:

Method 1

This method demonstrates how to add the required permissions for users and groups to the parent directory. The approach used in this example adds users or groups as they are needed; no blanket built-groups are used.


   GROUP            PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT (Preferred)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   SYSTEM           C:\INETPUB                     FULL
   ADMINISTRATORS   C:\INETPUB                     FULL

The above permissions will allow the System and the Administrators to see the path to the Web content directory.

To allow a FrontPage Administrators or FrontPage Authors group to list the content directory, the chart changes to:


   GROUP                               PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SYSTEM                                C:\INETPUB                    FULL
   ADMINISTRATORS                        C:\INETPUB                    FULL
   FrontPage Administrators and Authors  C:\INETPUB                    LIST
             or
   FrontPage Authors                     C:\INETPUB                    LIST

To allow anonymous users (IUSR_MACHINE NAME) and FrontPage Administrators or FrontPage Authors to list (see) the content directory, the chart changes to:


   GROUP                                PARENT DIRECTORY               RIGHT
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SYSTEM                                C:\INETPUB                     FULL
   ADMINISTRATORS                        C:\INETPUB                     FULL
   FrontPage Administrators and Authors  C:\INETPUB                     LIST
             or
   FrontPage Authors                     C:\INETPUB                     LIST
   IUSR_<MACHINE NAME>                   C:\INETPUB                     LIST

Method 2: Correct Content Root

Set the content directory two sub-directories below the root directory. If the document root is only one subdirectory deep from the drive's root directory, the FrontPage installation program will not set the correct LIST permissions on the parent directory.

c:\Inetpub\<content_root>

Example: Incorrect Content Root

c:\<content_root>

See Method 1 for permissions to the content parent directory.

MORE INFORMATION

For information on FrontPage permissions, see these Knowledge Base articles:

Q173281 FP97: How to Reset Permissions for FrontPage 97

Q162144 FP97: Minimum NTFS Permissions Requirements

Q169082 FP97: How to Fix Permissions on FrontPage Server Administrator

Other resources:
Microsoft FrontPage 98 Server Extensions Resource Kit (SERK): "Files and Permissions for Internet Information Server (IIS)"

Additional query words: fpserver97 fpserver98

Keywords : fp97 fp98
Version : WINDOWS:97, 98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug