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You may receive an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error message when you try to edit a site group in SharePoint Portal Server 2003
When you try to log on to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 as a
user who has Reader permissions, you may receive the following error
message:
When you try to edit the
site group on the Manage Site Groups page, you may receive the following error
message:
Object reference not set to an instance of an
object
This problem may occur if you deleted a site group by using
the Manage Security Settings for Area Sites page (Spcatsec.apsx) on the portal
site. When you do so, an incorrect row is deleted from the database, and the
database is rendered in an inconsistent state. The site group is deleted in
SharePoint Portal Server but it is not deleted in Windows SharePoint Services,
and the site group remains displayed on the Manage Site Groups page
(Role.aspx). As a result, you cannot edit the site group and users who are
members of the deleted site group cannot log on to the portal
site.
To work around this problem, delete, and then re-create the
site group by using the Manage Site Groups page (Role.aspx). To do so, follow
these steps:
- Delete the site group. To do so, follow these steps:
- On the Site Settings page for the portal site, in the
General Settings area, click Manage security and
additional settings.
- On the Manage security and additional settings page, in
the Users and Permissions area, click Manage site
groups.
- On the Manage Site Groups page, click to select the
check box next to the site group that you want to delete.
- Click Delete Selected Site Groups, and
then click OK.
- Re-create the site group. To do so, follow these steps:
- On the Manage security and additional settings page, in
the Users and Permissions area, click Manage site
groups.
- On the Manage Site Groups page, click Add a
Site Group.
- On the Create Site Group page, in the Site
Group Name and Description area, type a name for the site group in the
Site group name box, and then type a description for the site
group in the Description box.
- In the Rights area, click the rights
that you want for the site group, and then click
OK.
Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
SharePoint Portal Server uses site groups to manage security
for portal sites. Each user is a member of at least one site group. Each site
group has corresponding rights that specify the actions that users can perform.
The default SharePoint Portal Server site groups are listed as follows:
- Reader: Has read-only access to the Web site.
- Member: Can view and personalize portal site content and create
sites.
- Contributor: Can add content to existing document libraries and
lists.
- Web Designer: Can create lists and document libraries and customize pages in
the Web site.
- Administrator: Has full control of the Web site.
- Content Manager: Can create and manage areas, lists, libraries, and
sites.
For more information about how to manage site groups in
SharePoint Portal Server, see the "Portal and Site Security" topic in the
"Security" section of the
Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administration Guide. The
Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administration Guide (Administrator's Help.chm) is located in the Docs folder in the
root of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 CD.
For more information
about SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
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