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Sunday 29 July 2012

Sharepoint 2010 - When working on a document credentials are requested constantly

When you are working on a Sharepoint Site you find that you are asked for your Domain credentials constantly, this is more apparent when working on a document.

Create a New Document

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When you are in the Sharepoint Site you choose to create a New Document.

Credentials Window

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You are now asked for credentials even though you have logged onto your computer with the right credentials. This is because you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and the Sharepoint site is a FDQN such as sharepoint.cscmhosting.co.uk rather than http://sharepoint. Windows thinks the site is on the Internet as as such wants you to authenticate.

Registry Edit

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You can edit the registry to change the behaviour to allow your Sharepoint Site. Browse to the key

Compuer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servcies\WebClientaParameters

Create a new Multi String Key

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Create a new Multi String Value

Key Name and Value

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Create the Multi String Value

AuthForwardServerList

Then add the name of your Sharepoint Site FQDN

Restart the WebClient Service

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Restart the WebClient Service to enable the change and now you will be able to create a New Document and not have the credentials dialog.

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