BUG: Cannot Set Project Level Rights with SourceSafe's SSADMIN

• Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Setting project-level rights fails when you use the SourceSafe SSADMIN tool from the command line on the Macintosh.

RESOLUTION

If working in a multi-platform environment, use the Windows, Windows NT, or MS-DOS SSADMIN executable to change the project-level rights.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SourceSafe version 3.04 and 3.1 for Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Run SSADMIN.



2. Click "6. Manipulate the project securit(y) system." If you are prompted with "Enable project security system? (Y/N)," choose y.



3. Click "7. (S)et a user's security level in a give project."



4. Enter a valid username, project, and "r---" for rights. Notice that you get no error message and it appears the change has been made.



5. Click "4. Query a (u)ser's security level entries."



6. Enter the project you entered in step 4.



7. Notice that the rights are now "----."

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSSafe300bug
Version : MACINTOSH:3.04,3.1
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug