Article ID: 175357 - Last Review: October 22, 2003 - Revision: 2.0

List Access Needed on Document Root Parent Directory

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SYMPTOMS

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

Incorrect LIST permissions exist on the parent directory of the server's content directory <root web>.
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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.
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Examples for FrontPage 98 and 97:

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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
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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>
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Example: Incorrect Content Root

c:\<content_root>
See Method 1 for permissions to the content parent directory.
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MORE INFORMATION

For information on FrontPage permissions, see these Knowledge Base articles:
173281  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/173281/EN-US/ ) FP97: How to Reset Permissions for FrontPage 97

162144  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162144/EN-US/ ) FP97: Minimum NTFS Permissions Requirements

169082  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/169082/EN-US/ ) 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)"
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition
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