Question

Although authenticated and a member of TWikiAdminGroup, doing a create new web fails with error 'Create Web Access Denied'. I looked in the log files (which, incidently IMO should be exposed as a topic in the TWiki web) but nothing is mentioned about the failure. Where should I look for clues?

• TWiki version: Feb 03
• Perl version: 5.8.0
• Web server & version: Apache
• Server OS: linux
• Web browser & version: all
• Client OS: all

-- MartinCleaver - 31 Mar 2003

Aside: I like the idea of the log files being exposed as a topic in the TWiki web -- -- RandyKramer - 31 Mar 2003

Answer

In the bin/.htaccess file make sure that the manage script is authentciated like e.g. the edit script. If that is not the case, the manage script thinks that you are a guest.

-- PeterThoeny - 02 Apr 2003

Followup Question

WebCreateSaysNotAuthorisedWhatAuthenticationIsNeeded

-- AndyGlew - 03 Apr 2003

My apologies for raising this question - the problem was my fault, I had upgraded TWiki but just moved across the .htaccess file thus not taking into account the additions made in the latest version. Thanks to Randy and Peter for their answers.

Further apologies for assuming that it was a bug in this version of TWiki and marking it so in the known problems section. Definitely a case of over eagerness. Sorry to everyone for that!

-- MartinCleaver - 08 Apr 2003