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Author Granting web access to single users
Enrico

2004-01-28, 3:39 am

OK, found the solution: the project content has a link to
a script located in a different directory *without* the
necessary access rights set for the particular user. Once
I set the ACL correctly the IIS behaves as expected :-)

Enrico
quote:

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm setting up a projects' web and would like to grant
>access to projects selectively, i.e., specific users
>should access only specific projects. The IIS is set to
>request Windows authentication.
>The PROJECTS folder ACL grants list access to Domain
>Users. The ASP page PROJECTS\LIST.ASP displays all
>projects subdirectories (hyperlinking the content) and


and
quote:

>has the ACL set to read&execute for Domain Users. In
>project subdir PROJECTS\MYPROJECT I have added a
>particular domain user with read&execute&list.
>
>Now my problem: when the particular domain user opens
>PROJECTS\LIST.ASP he is asked to provide his credentials
>and the page is displayed as expected. But when he tries
>to navigate to any of the hyperlinked project content he
>was granted access to, a second login dialog appear and
>his credentials are refused, i.e., after three attempts
>the "access denied" page appears. Why is a second logon
>required? And why are his credentials refused?
>
>Thanks in advance, Enrico
>.
>


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