Web Site Root Properties Are Manipulated When Creating a Project Targeting a Route

ID: Q235981


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SYMPTOMS

When you create a new Content Deployment Project with a Content Deployment Route as the destination and you specify that an Internet Information Server virtual directory be created for the project, the following problem occurs: On the end-point servers of the Content Deployment Route, the Local Path and the Script Permission properties of the Web site's root directory are manipulated, even though the virtual directory was created correctly .


CAUSE

This problem is caused by the Site Server Content Deployment service on the end-point server, which does not handle relative URLs correctly.


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time                 Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   06/22/99  10:59p            457,328    Crsdll.dll    (x86)
   06/22/99  10:59p            753,936    Crsdll.dll    (Alpha)
 

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server 3.0.

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

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999