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Q183047: FP: Form Results Not Secure in _Private Folder on IIS Server

Article: Q183047
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 04-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack 
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194239.

SYMPTOMS
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By default, FrontPage stores results of the Save Results Form Handler in the
_private folder. If you are using Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS),
the contents of this folder are available for anyone to view. In other words,
anyone can access the results in this folder by opening a page from this folder
in a Web browser.

CAUSE
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When FrontPage creates the _private folder, it limits browse access to FrontPage
authors and administrators only. It grants write access to the files in this
folder so that the FrontPage Server Extensions can create and update the results
file. However, IIS servers are unable to grant write access to a file without
also granting read access.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:

1. Open your Web in FrontPage Explorer.

2. Right-click the _private folder and click Properties on the menu that
  appears.

3. In the _private Properties dialog box, click to clear each check box.

4. Click OK.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior is specific to IIS servers only. This behavior does not occur on
the UNIX platform or with other Web servers running on Windows NT. When you
remove browse access on a folder, the server no longer allows access to the
folder via HTTP. It does not alter the NTFS permissions of the folder.

The FrontPage Server Extensions still have full access to the folder and the
files in it. And, you will still be able to view and edit files in the _private
folder using FrontPage.


Additional query words: security 97 iis save results

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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