Front page error

[sgnath]

Hello,


I cannot publish webpages using front page. I am getting the following error.

configuration error: couldn't check user. No user file?: /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.exe


Any idea please.Thanks!

[chirpy]

Are you the server admin or an end-user? If an end-user you need to speak to your web hosting provider. IF you're the server admin, search a bit more on the forums for frontpage extensions advice.

[imagic]

We're getting a similar error:

403 Forbidden
Forbidden You don't have permission to access
/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.exe on this server.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the fp extensions from the whm and it is not fixing this problem.

Anybody know what to do?

[Izzee]

Check the .htaccess file in the public_html directory is not corrupt.

[imagic]

Check the .htaccess file in the public_html directory is not corrupt.

This is what's in it:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.clientdomain.com
AuthUserFile /home/clientusername/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/clientusername/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

which I believe is correct.

Anybody know what's wrong?

[Izzee]

Yes, that looks OK.

Have you mod_sec installed?
If so check the rules as this issue may be related to a rule.

If not then ?????

[tgibobby]

Hello,


I cannot publish webpages using front page. I am getting the following error.

configuration error: couldn't check user. No user file?: /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/author.exe


Any idea please.Thanks!

Hi, I had the same issue with author.exe.. Stephen of cPanel solved it for me..
This is what he said :

This was happening as a result of mod_auth_passthrough not being loaded in httpd.conf, and suexec being disabled on this server.

Enabled both these and its working great now!!!
Thank you Stephen!!