In our WSS site we've created a picture library with anonymous access
enabled for the entire site.

Whenever an anonymous user clicks on the download button of the
picture library, they get an authentication login box.

The browser is trying to goto /_layouts/Dladvopt.aspx.

Anyway to stop the logon box?

Thanks
Saul

Re: Picture Library anonymous access by Mike

Mike
Thu Jul 24 08:38:25 CDT 2008

The browser imo shouldn't be trying to go to

/_layouts/Dladvopt.aspx.

Access to the _layouts sections is restricted to Administrators (I would
have thought)

Mike Walsh
WSS FAQ http://www.wssfaq.com / http://wss.collutions.com
no private questions please

Saul wrote:
> In our WSS site we've created a picture library with anonymous access
> enabled for the entire site.
>
> Whenever an anonymous user clicks on the download button of the
> picture library, they get an authentication login box.
>
> The browser is trying to goto /_layouts/Dladvopt.aspx.
>
> Anyway to stop the logon box?
>
> Thanks
> Saul

Re: Picture Library anonymous access by Saul

Saul
Fri Jul 25 03:08:04 CDT 2008

1. Not all _layouts pages are restricted - when you click on View all
site content link on your left nav, you goto /_layouts/viewlsts.aspx,
which is not restricted.

2. To replicate the issue, if you have a WSS 3.0 site
- enable anonymous authentication enabled (http://tinyurl.com/5glx),
- click on Site Actions - Create, under Libraries, select Picture
Library, and create new one.
- Upload an image.
- Switch to anonymous access, ensure that there are no saved
credentials on your machine (check IE options, browsing history,
delete password, delete cookies and check Start -> Control Panel ->
User Accounts -> Advanced -> Manage Password).
- Then on the image library, tick the little checkbox next to image
- Click Actions -> Downloads

The browser should then goto /_layouts/Dladvopt.aspx and prompt you
with an login box.