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More info on FrontPage
Restricting Access in FrontPage
Before following the directions below: Open the Front Page Browser by selecting open from the tool bar and the
selecting open folder. The folder would be named after the IP address or what ever address was used to publish the pages to the web. This allows you to work with your
page will it is on the Server. Then the security option under tools will no longer be greyed out and you can then select it and proceed with the the directions below:
If you want to restrict access to directories, you have to turn the subdirectories into SubWebs and use
FrontPage's access restrictions:
1. Create the subweb by doing File --> New -->FrontPage Web .
2. Select "Import an existing web".
3. Choose a title for your web. Since you can only restrict access to a web that's on the server, be sure you
change the path so that it is going to the Internet location. Click ok.
4. It will start the process to make the new web.
5. The Import Web Wizard will come up. Select "From a World Wide Web site". In the location box, put
in the path to the specific directory, for example, http://$domain.com/members . This will get only that directory, and not the whole web. Click next.
6. This is where you limit the amount of information you will receive. Unless you know your pages are more extensive
than these defaults, just leave it at the default and click next.
7. Click finish and wait a few minutes as the content copies over.
At this point, you have all your information in a new web. Now you can set up the restrictions.
1. In the FrontPage Explorer, click on Tools --> [Security --> ]Permissions...
2. Select "use unique permissions for this web". Click apply at this time.
3. Click on the users tab.
4. Select "only registered users have browse access".
5. Add any users you need, and then click ok.
Getting error - "Root Web Busy"
FTP or telnet to your site and remove the "service.lck" file in /www/_vti_pvt. This usually happens when
an FP session is interrupted before completion.
Server timing out when publishing large sites.
This difficulty arises when the uploading link times out in the process of copying the web to our server. The only
suggestion Microsoft has offered so far is to break the main web into a group of sub webs on your PC, then upload these individually. If this problem persists for you,
please contact support.
Getting Error - "Front Page Extensions not Installed"
We often see this error being reported even when the extensions have been installed. If you get this error, please
contact support and we'll make sure the extensions are installed and repair them if necessary. NOTE: The extensions are easily corrupted. Please use only FP
Explorer to update your web site on the server, not FTP.
The default page still shows up after I have uploaded my index page.
make sure your default page is named index.html
I published but my web's not there!
This will happen when the "Destination Web Name" is filled in when publishing to our server.
This box should be left blank. If you put any other name in this box it will create a subdirectory off of your
root web and copy all of your files into it. Your site will exist under a subdirectory instead of at the top level /www where it should be.
My counter, bbs, guestbook, etc isn't working.
These problems are generally due to incorrect permissions on either the directory, file(s) or cgi script(s) that
are associated with them. Please don't change the permissions of your files or directories unless you have a specific reason for doing so and you know what effect
it will have on your site.
My forms won't work through the Secure Server.
The call to a cgi script using the Secure Server must not be within a webbot. Use a normal cgi call in your html
script for Secure Server calls.
My search bot doesn't return any results.
The /www directory must be world readable AND you need to recalculate links BEFORE publishing (or after editing
directly on the server). If it still doesn't work: FTP to the server and go to the /www/_vti_txt/default.wti directory.Delete any files that begin with "ALL.".
Don't delete any other files. Then using Windows Explorer, do the same thing on your PC. Recalculate links, test locally with your browser and publish.
FP starts the Web Publishing Wizard when I try to publish.
Cancel the operation and email support to have the FP extensions installed/repaired.
Why is my page renamed on the server when I publish?
The "Default Document" of your web is automatically renamed by the server to what is required by the
configuration of the server. For example, if you've named the main page "index.html", it may be renamed "default.html". Just check the links to your
main page to make sure they refer to it the same way.
Further Microsoft FrontPage Support
If you need further assistance using FrontPage, go to http://builder.com/Authoring/FrontPage98/
and http://support.microsoft.com/directory/
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