Dec 10 2016 08:03 AM
I create sharing link of folder with anyone can edit permission.
But result was, you do not have permission, and access denied.
WHY?
Oct 04 2017 10:22 AM
@Stephen Rice Per your last comment I am actually not even being asked to login. It just immediately gives me that access denied message. This is from another browser, not logged in to any account.
Oct 04 2017 11:07 AM
@Stephen Rice / @Pieter Veenstra,
Stephen suggested checking “Limited-access user permission lockdown mode” enabled? It’s configured in Site settings->Site Collection Features. Because this does not allow folder sharing.
This was in fact the issue and I'm good to go.
Thank you all for the assistance!
Nov 22 2017 09:02 AM
Nov 30 2017 02:17 PM
I just run into this today. The solution is exactly as @Joshua Henderson described with the help of @Pieter Veenstra
What's very extrange is that in my case was with a new site collection with external and anonymous access. It's not documented anywhere.
Jan 16 2018 08:12 AM
I manage a parent site, with multiple subsites. All subsites that had external links were no longer working today for our outside partners. Stumbled upon this thread and it saved us!!! What I don't get is how this "limited-access user lockdown mode" was enabled/activated in the first place! Thank you for posting!!!
Feb 12 2018 01:23 AM
Feb 12 2018 10:11 AM
@Alexander Wuttke, can you confirm that the "Limited access mode" is disabled for the site containing the document you are trying to share? Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Mar 20 2018 07:26 AM
Hello,
I’m creating an anonymous sharing link to a One Drive sub-folder. No expiration. OneDrive admin and SharePoint admin settings for sharing are set properly to allow external sharing of folders for view, upload, edit. Limited-access user permission lockdown mode is disabled in the top-level site collection features.
In another browser and on another machine, I’m receiving the very same access denied error mentioned by folks in this thread.
Are there any other settings to check? Please advise.
Thanks!
Mar 20 2018 01:56 PM
Hi @Scott Smith,
Make sure you have anonymous sharing enabled at both the tenant level and at the site collection level. If you are sharing from a Group-connected site, you will need to turn on anonymous links using PowerShell as well. Let me know if that doesn't solve things!
Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Mar 21 2018 07:29 AM
Hi @Stephen Rice,
I'm attempting to only share a folder in my Onedrive for Business, so no group connected sharing as far as I know. I attached screenshots of my current settings. The only discrepancy that I can perceive is the auto-expiration option at tenant level. It is currently at 30 whereas no limit in other settings (I think). Either way the sharing links that I created are only a couple days old. I'd appreciate any additional input!
Cheers!
PS - I could only attach 3 items in this reply. The fourth would have showed that the "limited-access user permissions lockdown mode" is not active.
Mar 21 2018 09:48 AM
Hi Scott,
Nothing is jumping out to me as being the issue. Can you PM me so we can debug further? Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
May 06 2018 11:54 PM
Hi @Stephen Rice,
I have the same problem as in this thread. I was hoping this was the solution but no.
Guest user link gets access denied, no login prompt. Same as this thread. "You do not have permission to access this resource." It acts a bit strange though.
If I open the link in a browser where I am logged in to a different 365 tenant it first shows the folder contents, then after 1-2 seconds goes to "HTTP 500 Internal Server error" and the URL contains accessDenied.aspx. If I open the same link when not logged in I get the access denied page straight away.
Also users have been able to share some folders from the same path successfully with anonymous links. I don't see any difference between these folders in usage rights. I am not able to share successfully using admin account.
I have checked that the limited access setting (disabled), sharing anonymously enabled for site and tenant with no restrictions. I create a lot of SharePoint online sites and have never stumbled across this problem before, very strange.
Best regards,
Meri
May 07 2018 12:46 PM
Hi @Meri Miettinen,
That's definitely odd! Can you send me a PM with more details? Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
May 08 2018 01:00 AM
Hi,
Seems they had server-side issue that is being solved today.
Thanks for your reply though,
Meri
May 08 2018 09:57 AM
Glad to hear it got solved! Thanks @Meri Miettinen!
Stephen Rice
Jun 28 2018 02:20 PM
Having the same issue here. Checked all of the above. "Limited-access user permission lockdown mode" is not activated on site or library. Trying to share a file and a folder with external user via Direct Link. Previously shared two other files successfully with this same person, files from the same library, with same permission levels, and those two are working fine.
Can't figure this out and we have a deadline of tomorrow for her to get in and get this data. Any ideas?
Jun 28 2018 02:23 PM
Hi @Julie Hernandez,
That doesn't sound good at all! You're sending a "link that works for only specific people", and then entering their e-mail address, right? Can you try going through the "copy link" flow with the same settings & see if that helps?
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
Jun 28 2018 02:30 PM
This might seem like dumb question, but how does the site know the recipient is the one allowed to view the page? I copied the link and emailed it, but how does that keep things secure, if it were mailed to the wrong person? The recipient is not required to login, with the direct link.
Jun 28 2018 02:31 PM
Jun 28 2018 02:57 PM