SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:36:58 Z

I have a SharePoint 2007 EE Site (with patches up to version 12.0.0.6327) running on Windows Server 2008 & SQL Server 2008.
I ported an existing site from a different domain to this server by backing up/restoring the content database. The site is running fine.

I added a new sub-site and here is where I have the issue. If I create a document library, add a document, and then use the drop-down on the item to pick "edit properties" I bounce to the SP Error: Access Denied screen. My account is a site admin and has full access to the sub-site.
I can view the properties fine.

When I try to upload a document I get the access denied error message if some of the meta data properties are marked "required". The document is still uploaded. I also get the same error when I try to edit an item in a list.

I can view/edit the properties in Data sheet view fine. The libraries on the existing sites work fine. It only seems to be an issue on new sub-sites.

It almost seems like a permission problem generating the property edit forms. There is nothing in the SP log files.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:50:57 Z

Do you have different SSP's? Check that your site is linked to right SSP.

Regards
/Henrik

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:08:47 Z

There is only one SSP setup for the farm. The site that is having the trouble is a sub-site. The top level site and the other sub-sites are fine. This sub-site and new sub-sites I create seem to have the issue.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:56:00 Z

Did you choose to have unique permissions or are the permissions inherited from top site?

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:02:21 Z

They are unique. I can create, delete, and edit the properties using the grid view. I cannot use the edit properties form - I get the access denied error. Thanks for your help.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:26:48 Z

New items uploaded started working recently with no changes made to the system. Users cannot still edit properties of existing items.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:46:41 Z

Hi,

Could you please tell me was the document library created from a document template?

Thanks!

Xue-Mei Chang

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:08:49 Z

One was created using a template - Is there something specific to remplates that I should look at?

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:05:56 Z

Hi,

If you export a list template and then use the list template as a custom list template, after this you create a new list item and save, when you edit the list item, you will get an “Access Denied” error. This is by design behavior and is targeted for the next release.

Let me know if I misunderstand you.

Xue-Mei Chang

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:47:05 Z

Does this affect read only permission with lists created from existing site content aswell ? I have a list which gives an access denied error when clicking on an item by a user who has read only permissions on the list. If I make them a contributor then they can view (and edit obviously). However, they are able to view other lists (with readonly permissions) that have been created from scratch with no probles.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:04:57 Z

I have a SharePoint 2007 running on Windows Server 2003 & SQL Server 2005 and I have a similar problem:

I added a new sub-site and here is where I have the issue. If I create a document library, add a document, and then use the drop-down on the item to pick "edit properties" I bounce to the SP Error: Access Denied screen. I can view the properties fine. The libraries on the existing sites work fine. It only seems to be an issue on new sub-sites.
If I try to set permissions for a specific document or folder it is not possible. In the Actions there is only "Manage Permissions of Parent"

I tried with Site collection admin account; System Account and user Account with full control on site and sub-site.

We did not import or export any template.

Does anybody found anything why this could happened?

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:36:25 Z

I've found this answer in another forum... I've a similar problem and is a very big problem...

John Creevy said

March 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm

Anthony,

Through extensive testing in recreating VMs, we have seen this issue occur after the August Cumulative updates and not occur before. The access denied can be replicated by performing an export\import on any site or site collection on a farm that is at or greater than the August cumulative version. The February Cumulative updates does not repair the issue.

We found the following added to the tp_Field in the dbo.AllLists SQL table for newly created Announcements and Surveys after an export\import is done on a post August update farm:

Although we have seen this in Announcements and Survey Branching, we have not tested every list type. There may be other instances where the access denied occurs.

As your repair is for existing lists with the problem, would you have any insight into what one can do now to prevent any new lists from inheriting the problem?

Did Microsoft share root cause?

Did Microsoft indicate the ETA on the hotfix?

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:31:08 Z

Hi,
When you say 'this is by design behavior and is targeted for next release', do you mean 'targeted to be corrected in next release?' Do you know if there will indeed be a hotfix, as another reply has implied?
Thanks.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:20:19 Z

What is the work around? Do we have to move all the content OUT of the sub-site?

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:28:29 Z

I worked through this issue with Micrososoft PSS. The Februray hotfix rollup kb961756 & kb961755 contain a fix to prevent this issue from occuring. This does not fix existing sites though. The support person sent me a small executable that when executed against the SP libraries with the issue fixed the problem. The source code for this app is as follows. Put this in a console app and pass the site URL and list name as parameters.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using System.Xml;

namespace CA_TestingHotfix
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            FixField(args);
        }

        static void FixField(string[] args) 
        { 
            string RenderXMLPattenAttribute = "RenderXMLUsingPattern";

            //Console.WriteLine("Please enter the URL of the site: (Press enter after typing):");
            string weburl = args[0];

            //Console.WriteLine("Please enter the Document Library Name: (Press enter after typing):");
            string listName = args[1];
            SPSite site = new SPSite(weburl); 
            SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb(); 
            SPList list = web.Lists[listName]; 
            SPField f = list.Fields.GetFieldByInternalName("PermMask"); 
            string s = f.SchemaXml; 
            Console.WriteLine("schemaXml before: " + s); 
            XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument(); 
            xd.LoadXml(s); 
            XmlElement xe = xd.DocumentElement; 
            if (xe.Attributes[RenderXMLPattenAttribute] == null) 
            { 
                XmlAttribute attr = xd.CreateAttribute(RenderXMLPattenAttribute);
                attr.Value = "TRUE"; 
                xe.Attributes.Append(attr); 
            } 
            string strXml = xe.OuterXml; 
            Console.WriteLine("schemaXml after: " + strXml); 
            f.SchemaXml = strXml; 
        }

    }
}

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:16:30 Z

This work fine... but if I create a new list the problem come back again in this new list...
For sure I can't run this code everytime I have to create a new list or a new document library.
Any idea?

PS
This problem in my case happen also in the main site not only in the subsite.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:43:36 Z

Xue-Mei Chang, Would liketo know why this is by design. Seems to defeat the export/import process.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:03:27 Z

Did you install hotfixes kb961756 & kb961755? This seemd to fix the issue for me for creating new lists & libraries. It did not however fix new subsites. I am still looking for a fix for new sub-sites. It has been hinted to me that this will be fixed in SP2.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:04:07 Z

I think he meant it is a known issue and was slated to be fixed in SP2.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:29:08 Z

Hi everyone,
we've detected some problems with item contextual menu that shows VIEW PROPERTIES and EDIT PROPERTIES options for only read access users. Is it related with this issue? We've started to have problems uploading documents and system allways shows the annoying ACCESS DENIED ERROR page. How can we fix that?

Thanks for your help.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:13:04 Z

I am having the list edit issue as well. When i create the new list and try to edit item i get ACCESS denied. it occurs in all new list. I have full control on whole site collection. Please help.

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:18:19 Z

WSS 3.0 Sp2

I have same problem...! I installed SP2 and the problem still persists!!!

I was try export/import in a new blank site, nothing ...

When Created a new list and after try to edit item... Access Denid again.......

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:15 Z

Hello all,

@Douglasfo -- did you ever find a solution on your side? We've noticed the same thing on our server. We also tried applying KB971065 but that didn't do anything.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:50:12 Z

All,

As many before me I just encountered this error as well. Users created a links list and then add items to the list and went to edit them and got "Access Denied". Even me the Site Collection Admin is getting the error on the this and any new links list that I create.

Has there been a fix or to this or do i need the run the executable code that is on this post?

We are in the process to upgrade to SP2 in our production environment today and from other comments even that will not fix the issue on exisiting lists.

www.sharepointbeginners.com

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:45:15 Z

Hello,

I've also had the same problem on my site except that it occurred after I created a sub-site with certain Site Features switched on (namely the Job Requisition & Interview Management Features) and then I switched them off. My thread is here... http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/thread/a83db5ba-7b5f-44fa-b0eb-3f1b919c1047.

Now, all new lists that are created can not be edited as I get the Access Denied Page. I can only edit in datasheet mode.

I found this article on the web that has fixed part of the problem, so may help many of you. This article talks about the same issue and includes a code fix that can be applied to existing lists to stop the access denied error occurring. http://www.beyondweblogs.com/post/SharePoint-security-access-denied-permission-corruption-problem-Edit-Item-and-Access-Workflows.aspx

However, the problem still occurs on newly created lists. If anyone figures out how to stop this occurring on newly created lists, please let me know!!!

Thanks!

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:16:58 Z

You need to also fix the Field definition for the affected sites (not just the lists that are affected). The reason this happens in new lists is that the field definition is also missing the RenderXMLUsingPattern attribute. So in addition to fixing the lists with the problem you need to fix the field definition in the affected sites.

Instead of writing a console app, you can also do this by using SPManager tool. Navigate to the affected site. Then navigate to the fields collection. Then find the "Effective Base Permission" field. Edit the SchemaXML for the field and add the attribute RenderXMLUsingPattern="TRUE".

SharePoint - Item - Edit Properties - Access Denied Error

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:20:27 Z

i am having this problem as well. i'll try the fix from vicki, but any proposed fix or anything like that by microsoft?