Error: "You do not have write access to the destination URL" When You Use Posting Acceptor to Upload a File (276421)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q276421

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Posting Acceptor to upload a file, you may receive the following error message:
No files were uploaded.
After you click OK, you may receive the following error message:
The Web server returned the following error. You do not have write access to the destination URL http://<servername:1234>/<virtualdirectory>/Upload.

CAUSE

This error can be caused by an access problem to the specified upload directory.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, check the following items to make sure that you set up the environment correctly:
  • Make sure that the upload directory has been granted write permissions in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). To do this, locate the upload directory in the virtual server. Right-click the directory, and then click Properties. On the Directory tab, make sure that the Write check box is selected.
  • Make sure that the upload directory exists.
  • Make sure that the upload directory has sufficient NTFS permissions. By default, everyone has full control.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/12/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB276421