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Topic: Moved db to private folder, can’t admin

Posted By: bhall007
Subject: Moved db to private folder, can’t admin
Date Posted: 24 November 2005 at 1:53pm

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

Provider error '80040e4d'

Authentication failed.

/admin/common.asp, line 178

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

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Posted By: dj air
Date 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

Posted By: JJLatWebWiz
Date 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.

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p.s. I'm not affiliated with Web Wiz Guide in any way. I'm just an average Web Wiz user repaying my debt for the use of their fine forum by trying to help other Web Wiz Guide users.

Posted By: dj air
Date Posted: 24 November 2005 at 4:07pm

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

Posted By: bhall007
Date Posted: 26 November 2005 at 12:07pm

JJLatWebWiz,

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

Thanks!