Q243960: Site Operators Receive Error When Creating New Virtual Directory

Article: Q243960
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When an operator of a Web site attempts to create a new virtual directory with
the HTML Administrator (HTMLA), the following error message occurs:

  Microsoft Internet Explorer
  An error occurred 70(46)

The operator cannot see the new virtual directory using the HTMLA.

WORKAROUND
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By design, a user assigned Website Operator privileges from the IIS management
console, website properties, operators tab cannot add a virtual directory.
Creation of virtual directories require Local Administrators group permissions.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Information
Services version 5.0.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about what a Website operator can and cannot do,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q298969 Web Site Operator Capabilities and Limitations

Additional query words: iis

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500
Version           : :5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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