Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Moved db to private folder, can’t admin https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:18:55 +0000 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:07:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17338 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Moved db to private folder, can’t admin : JJLatWebWiz, You were right,...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94366.html#94366 Author: bhall007
Subject: 17338
Posted: 26 November 2005 at 12:07pm

JJLatWebWiz,

You were right, I had simply forgotten to un comment remove the ' infront of the strDbPathAndName = line in the admin/common.asp. Doh!  Once I took care of that, I was able to administer the forumjust fine.

Thanks!

]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:07:42 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94366.html#94366 <![CDATA[Moved db to private folder, can’t admin : yes after looking at that, i&#039;d...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94303.html#94303 Author: dj air
Subject: 17338
Posted: 24 November 2005 at 4:07pm

yes after looking at that, i'd probbabbly agree more so with your comments


]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:07:41 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94303.html#94303 <![CDATA[Moved db to private folder, can’t admin : My guess is that you modified...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94302.html#94302 Author: JJLatWebWiz
Subject: 17338
Posted: 24 November 2005 at 4:04pm

My guess is that you modified the forum/common.asp, but you didn't modify forum/admin/common.asp. They both should have identical physical paths to the MDB. The fact that you can log in and create and edit posts indicates the read/write permissions are not the problem.

FYI, "C:\inetpub\WEBSITE.COM\private" probably IS above your webspace because your "webspace" is probably something like "C:\inetpub\WEBSITE.COM\wwwRoot". Web browsers can directly access files only in the www root folder, so "private" is fairly secure.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:04:08 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94302.html#94302 <![CDATA[Moved db to private folder, can’t admin : ask them to make a folder with...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94299.html#94299 Author: dj air
Subject: 17338
Posted: 24 November 2005 at 2:00pm

ask them to make a folder with

"read/write access" and above the root folder so it is not accessable though the web browser.

but can be accessed by your applications
]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:00:00 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94299.html#94299 <![CDATA[Moved db to private folder, can’t admin : I had my host provider create...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/moved-db-to-private-folder-cant-admin_topic17338_post94296.html#94296 Author: bhall007
Subject: 17338
Posted: 24 November 2005 at 1:53pm

I had my host provider create a private folder that is inaccessiblethrough IIS.  I think they just created a folder within the rootof my actual web space, and then locked the permissions down (i.e.,C:\inetpub\WEBSITE.COM\private).  Now, when I try to administerthe forum using the administrator account, clicking Admin, I get thefollowing error:

Provider error '80040e4d'

Authentication failed.

/admin/common.asp, line 178


I can login fine with a regular and administrator account and createand edit posts.  But when I try to access the administrativesettings, I get an error.  I think the correct method is to put itin a folder above the actual web space (i.e.,C:\inetpub\private\WEBSITE.COM, vs. above)  Just trying to makethings secure here.  Thanks!

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