An anonymous user needs to log on to the publishing site template to create a list of website items.

 

Because a feature in the publishing site is opened, the list formpage is locked, so you need to log on and shut it down. Haha.
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Users are unexpectedly prompted to enter their credentials when they access a list in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site that is based on the publishing site template

Users are unexpectedly prompted to enter their credentials when they access a list in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site that is based on the publishing site templateview products that this Article applies.

Article ID	:	927082
Last Review	:	May 14,200 7
Revision	:	2.1

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario. you use SharePoint 3.0 central administration to create a new Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site that is based on the publishing site template. you configure the site to use anonymous access. however, when a user tries to access a list on the site, the user is unexpectedly prompted to enter his or her credentials. you have CT a user to be able to access a list on the site without a prompt to enter his or her credentials.

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Cause

This behavior occurs if the lockdown feature is enabled for the limited access permission level. The lockdown feature prevents anonymous users from viewing form pages and using remote APIs.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, use the stadm.exe command-line tool to disable the lockdown feature. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	ClickStart, ClickRun, Type CMD inOpenBox, and then clickOK.
2.	Type the following lines at the command prompt. Press enter after each line. CD/d % commonprogramfiles % \ microsoft shared \ Web Server Extensions \ 12 \ bin Stsadm-O deactivatefeature-URL http ://Servername-Filename viewformpageslockdown \ feature. xml
3.	Type exit to exit the command prompt.

NoteAfter you run this command line against your site, you must toggleSite and surveysPermissions to turn offAnonymous Access. Then, turn onAnonymous AccessAgain. You must do this for the command to take effect on content that exists in the site.

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Applies

•	Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007
•	Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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