Checking Document Management Permissions

If you are having any problems with permissions, use this section to verify that your user and folder settings are assigned properly.

Learn About User Permissions

User Permissions

When the Document Management functionality is installed, permissions are granted to several users for the following folders:

webroot\site root\AssetManagement\dmdata

webroot\site root\Assets

root\assetlibrary

The assigned permissions vary depending on your server’s operating system.

The following table lists users and their required permissions. Scan the table to determine which users and permissions should be enabled for the folders listed above.

You can use this information to troubleshoot permission problems.

User	Needs these permissions	Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro	Windows 2003 Server	Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
IIS_WPG User	See Advanced Permissions
IUSR_ (The IUSR_ account is required only if Impersonate is set to True in web.config, and its username and password attributes are not specified. If impersonate is set to false (default setting), the IUSR_ account may be harmlessly removed from the folders listed.)	See Advanced Permissions
IUSR_Group	See Advanced Permissions
ASP.NET User	See Advanced Permissions
User Defined (The User Defined user account is required only if Impersonate is set to True in web.config, and its username and password attributes are specified.)	See Advanced Permissions

Learn About Advanced Permissions

Advanced Permissions

The following are extended permissions for use with the Document Management functionality.

Traverse Folder / Execute File

List Folder / Read Data

Read Attributes

Read Extended Attributes

Create Files / Write Data

Create Folders / Append Data

Write Attributes

Write Extended Attributes

Delete Subfolder and Files

Read Permissions

Learn About Folders Used by Document Management

Folders Used by Document Management

Folder	Set by	Description
assetLibrary	User	Defined by user during installation. The path to this folder can be viewed and changed in the Workarea under Settings > Configuration > Asset Server Setup > Storage Location. See Also: The assetLibrary Folder
dmdata	Ektron CMS400.NET	Defined during Ektron CMS400.NET installation. Located in the AssetManagement folder. Has settings for both the File System and IIS.
assets	Ektron CMS400.NET	Defined during Ektron CMS400.NET installation. Located in site root folder.

The assetLibrary Folder

The Asset Library folder contains file assets uploaded to and managed by DMS. You can view and update the path to this folder in the Workarea under Settings > Configuration >Asset Server Setup > Storage Location.