FP98: Unable to Save to IIS Server if Permissions Incorrect (194444)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q194444 For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see 163584.
SYMPTOMS
As either author or administrator, when you attempt to save a file on
a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), you receive the
following error message
The directory that would hold URL '<filename.htm>' does not exist
on the server.
where <filename.htm> is the name of the file that you attempted to
save.
CAUSE
You do not have the correct access permissions to the IIS directory
structure in which you are trying to save your file.
When FrontPage attempts to write the file, it calls the Author.dll or
Author.exe program in the Web it is trying to write to. FrontPage
passes sufficient arguments to Author.dll to enable it to create the
file. When the account is not granted at least LIST access permission
to the directories enclosing the location of the Web documents,
Author.dll is not able to access sufficient information to construct
the proper path in the file system. Enabling LIST rights simply allows
the account to "see" the name of the directory. Once Author.exe can do
this, it has sufficient information to place the new file in the file
system of the Web server.
RESOLUTION
In File Manager (Windows NT 3.51) or Windows Explorer (Windows NT 4.0),
select each directory that encloses the IIS document root (home) directory,
and grant LIST permissions to the author or administrator account or to a
group in which the author or administrator is a member.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB194444 |
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