Security

dtSearch Web does not alter Windows security settings and only provides access to documents when the user seeking access has the necessary permissions.  To secure a site, or to make a site open to the public, use Explorer and Internet Service Manager to set the permissions you want and dtSearch Web will recognize those permissions automatically.  There is no need to rebuild your indexes after changing security settings.

Documents on an internet site are usually placed in virtual directories.  These are folders that have been designated as part of your site and that have been given an "alias" such as /Docs.  dtSearch Web will only display documents that are located in a virtual directory, and will display an error message if a user tries to access documents located in other folders.  The purpose of this is to provide an additional layer of protection against unauthorized access to documents.

There is an option to override this setting in the Document Display Options tab, but this option is not recommended, because of the risk that documents could be inadvertently made available on the web through dtSearch Web.