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by scottorgan

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I am using a Win2K (That is part of a NT4 domain) to host 4 company web sites.
I have just set up a new PC with WinXP Prof. for our webmaster, who updates these sites using Web Folders.
When my webmaster signs into his PC (and the domain) using the username "webmaster" and password "1234" and opens three of the four websites as web folders, it will ask for a username and password. He can enter "webmaster" and "1234" and it works fine. However on the fourth website, when he attempts to open it as a web folder, it skips the username/password prompt and acts like it has gone straight into the web folder and appears empty (when it's not.)
I can sign into his PC using either my name (a domain user) or Administrator, and when I attempt to open the same web folder it prompts for a username/password. I can enter "webmaster"/"1234" and it works perfect. It only fails on this one site, and only when this one username is signed into the PC/domain.
FYI: All sites are set up with Anonymous Authentication and Basic Authentication enabled and Integrated Authentication disabled. (Digest authentication is disabled and grayed out.)
It is almost like it has cached a invalid passowrd for this resource, but nothing shows up under saved passwords in the XP control pannel, and I have cleared all of the cookies, temp files, and history in IE.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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by joseph moore

I think this is just a NTFS security issue. Check the security of the 4th web site root folder. Make sure the "webmaster" account has Read Permission and Read Attribute, Write Attribute, List Folder/Read Data, Create Files and Create Folders advanced rights. Those should do it. I have seen where a account without the proper rights (only has some rights) tries to open a Web Folder and cannot see anything.
Probably your Admin account has Full Control, so it has the rights. And eventhough you arelogging into the Web Folder, I think that Web Folders also take some of the permissions from the user account you are logged in with on the machine. Peronally, I do not like Web Folders. I think they are not secure enough.
Hope this helps.

by scottorgan

My webmaster account has Full Control in both the Security and Advanced Security to the root of the web site folder.

by iulian costache

Check for "allowed directory browsing" on the sites and also look for a redirection on the fourth site to someting else but a directory!

by scottorgan

Well, none of my sites have "directory browsing" enabled... I did try it on the site that is not working. It allowed me to see the files correctly, but it did not ask for a user name password, and therefor allows anyone to open the site as a web folder.
There are no redirections in the site. It currently is just a "under construction" message.
Thanks.

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