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Access Denied - Sharing Folders
Hi I am trying to share a folder on our sharepoint site with an external users. I provide the link and they are asked to confirm their email and enter the code. This is successful, the folder wit...
Hi
I should have mentioned that I am trying to allow access through a sharing link. The site, library and folder have as standard the following permission "everyone except external users" read access
I should have mentioned that I am trying to allow access through a sharing link. The site, library and folder have as standard the following permission "everyone except external users" read access
- Is it possible that there is an asset on the page/site that has different permissions to the rest of the page? A site icon for instance that comes from a library/web with restricted permissions?
Hi
Thanks for your reply. I'm trying to share a folder inside a folder. I only see the folder contents for a few seconds none of the rest of the site. I only want the external user to have access to the specified folder and that's way I used the sharing link. I can't see what else is blocking it.
Alistair
- So you can see the folder and surrounding page yourself but when using the sharing link (not logged in?) you have the access denied problem? It still sounds to me like there is something on the page that has different permissions. Are there custom scripts? Page headers or site icons from a different site?
It may be worth trying to use Fiddler to see what specific asset(s) are getting access denied? This link looks good, you'd just need to follow the first section (Install and configure Fiddler) then log into Chrome using the sharing link and look for the red access denied alerts https://cann0nf0dder.wordpress.com/2016/09/12/getting-fiddler-to-work-with-sharepoint-online/
