Access is Denied ErrMsg to Subdirectory Using Windows NT Challenge/Response

ID: Q170852

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Windows NT Challenge/Response (NTLM) will fail to permit you access to a subdirectory if you do not have sufficient permissions to the root of the drive. However, if basic authentication is used, you can open the web page.

WORKAROUND

To work around this, use one of the following methods:

Grant sufficient permissions for the user in the root of the drive.

Upgrade to IIS 4.0, which fixes this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Internet Information Server version 3.0.

Additional query words: iis


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Version           : WinNT:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 29, 1999