[mapguide-users] Permissions problem...

[Andrew DeMerchant]

Ya, that's sort of what I figured was happening....that it's not asking 
me to log in, because it doesn't have permission to ask...which is a bit 
silly. If that's the case, then it's a fairly annoying bug....

Andrew

Walt Welton-Lair wrote:
> So it's a question of order.  Should MapGuide first authenticate 
> before it tries to access the resource (and find out that you don't 
> have permission)?  It looks like it does it the other way - it checks 
> whether you have permission before authenticating.  I don't know the 
> right answer.
>  
> I do know that the DWF Viewer code which handles the HTTP request 
> knows nothing about MapGuide and doesn't know what to do with the 
> permission denied response.
>  
> Walt
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:15 PM
> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [mapguide-users] Permissions problem...
>
> Ah...sorry. I should have posted the error that it gives me.....When I 
> try to use the DWF Viewer, this is what I get:
>
> Permission denied to resource: Library://test/
>
> Permission denied to resource: Library://test/ Exception occurred in 
> method MgResourceHeaderManager.CheckPermission at line 2495 in file 
> c:\build_tux_area\mgdev_opensource\server\src\services\resource\ResourceHeaderManager.cpp 
>
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
> Walt Welton-Lair wrote:
>> So DWF Viewer doesn't prompt for credentials.  Do you get back any 
>> data or does it just sit there?
>>  
>> Ultimately DWF Viewer simply makes a Mapping Service GetMap HTTP 
>> request via WinINet.  It prompts for credentials when it gets a 401 
>> response to that initial request, and then resubmits the GetMap 
>> request.  If it just sits there that means it didn't get a 401 
>> response and it thinks it's done.
>>  
>> Walt
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Andrew DeMerchant [mailto:andrew.demerchant at gemtec.ca]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 07, 2006 4:53 PM
>> *To:* users at mapguide.osgeo.org
>> *Subject:* [mapguide-users] Permissions problem...
>>
>> I've got a project that I want to password protect....I've given a 
>> specific MapGuide User read permissions to my library (removed 
>> 'Everyone', and added 'Administrator' as read/write as well). What's 
>> happening now is that the DWF viewer isn't asking me to log in. If I 
>> change my URL to use the AJAX viewer, it works fine (asks me to log 
>> in, and then works as it should). So, for example:
>>
>> http://host/mapguide/mapviewerdwf/?WEBLAYOUT=.....   ----This does 
>> NOT work
>>
>> http://host/mapguide/mapviewerajax/?WEBLAYOUT=.....   ----This DOES work
>>
>> This happens on any PC that I've tested it on. Am I missing something 
>> here, or is this a bug? I'm using v1.0.2.17861 (the latest release).
>>
>> Andrew
>> -- 
>> 	*Andrew DeMerchant*
>> *Computer Technologist*
>> ph.1-877-2GEMTEC x.163
>> fax 506-453-9470
>>
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>> /191 Doak Road
>> Fredericton, NB, Canada
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>>
>
> -- 
> 	*Andrew DeMerchant*
> *Computer Technologist*
> ph.1-877-2GEMTEC x.163
> fax 506-453-9470
>
> /GEMTEC Limited <http://www.gemtec.ca>
> /191 Doak Road
> Fredericton, NB, Canada
> E3C 2E6
>

-- 
	*Andrew DeMerchant*
*Computer Technologist*
ph.1-877-2GEMTEC x.163
fax 506-453-9470

/GEMTEC Limited <http://www.gemtec.ca>
/191 Doak Road
Fredericton, NB, Canada
E3C 2E6

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