Some of our users is getting access denied to one particular site even if i give it full control. Layout of the site: Site1 --- Area1 (List) --- Area2 (List) When user click Site1, they get access denied. Area 1, Area 2 have inherited permissions. Users can go directly to Area1 and Area2 without issues. Looking at the URL: https://www.Webiste/Site1/_layouts/AccessDenied.aspx?Source=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =list&name=%7B38F60F91%2D38B9%2D4858%2D963A%2D5D5C76236B38%7D Page HTML Encoded GUID: %7B38F60F91%2D38B9%2D4858%2D963A%2D5D5C76236B38%7D Plain GUID: {38F60F91-38B9-4858-963A-5D5C76236B38} It appears they get access denied to "Pages" under Site1. Checking Advanced permissions for "Pages", the user have read permissions. All the Lists underneath Site1 inherites and works fine. I've tried giving the user explicit Full Control permissions but still get the error. Checking Log files, following might be related: PermissionMask check failed. asking for 0x04000000, have 0x28031061 Unknown SPRequest error occurred. More information: 0x80070005 Access Denied for /Site1/Pages/default.aspx. StackTrace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility:Void HandleAccessDenied(System.Exception), Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal:Void HandleUnauthorizedAccessException(System.UnauthorizedAccessException), Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest:Void GetSubwebs(System.String, System.Object ByRef, System.Object ByRef, System.Object ByRef, System.Object ByRef), Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb+SPWebCollectionProvider:Void GetWebsData(System.String[] ByRef, System.String[] ByRef, System.Guid[] ByRef, Int32[] ByRef, System.String[] ByRef, System.String[] ByRef, System.String[] ByRef, System.String[] ByRef, Boolean[] ByRef, Int32[] ByRef, Int16[] ByRef, Int16[] ByRef), Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWebCollection:Void EnsureWebsData(), Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWebCol... ...lection:Int32 get_Count(), RegNetFeature.WebParts.CountriesList:Void AddCountriesToTable(), RegNetFeature.WebParts.CountriesList:Void CreateChildControls(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void EnsureChildControls(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Control:Void PreRenderRecursiveInternal(), System.Web.UI.Page:Void ProcessRequestMain(Boolean, Boolean), System.Web.UI.Page:Void ProcessRequest(Boolean, Boolean), System.Web.UI.Page:Void ProcessRequest(), System.Web.UI.Page:Void ProcessRequest(System.Web.HttpContext), ASP.WELCOMELAYOUT2_ASPX__... ...651510328:Void ProcessRequest(System.Web.HttpContext), Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.TemplateRedirectionPage:Void ProcessRequest(System.Web.HttpContext), System.Web.HttpApplication+CallHandlerExecutionStep:Void System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute(), System.Web.HttpApplication:System.Exception ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep, Boolean ByRef), System.Web.HttpApplication+ApplicationStepManager:Void ResumeSteps(System.Exception), System.Web.HttpApplication:System.IAsyncResult System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.BeginProcessRequest(System.Web.HttpContext, System.AsyncCallback, System.Object), System.Web.HttpRuntime:Void ProcessRequestInternal(System.Web.HttpWorkerRequest), System.Web.HttpRuntime:Void ProcessRequestNoDemand(System.Web.HttpWorkerRequest), System.Web.Hosting.ISAPIRuntime:Int32 ...

Check to make sure the users have read access to the Master Page Gallery. your page master templates are stored there. the home page will inherit from some or other master page which is in the Master Page Gallery. If they don't have access to it you will get this error. HTH Nagesh S Days and years do not mean anything to me. Moments shared are frozen in their time frame. Distance or time never fades them for me. I cherish them like my life. I have never let them sleep alone. Sachi

What are the customizations or custom components involved in that specific site's home page apart from the OOB components ? Disable all the custom components in that site home page and check the issue is reproducible ? If you still stuck with that issue, find out what are the users(with roles) getting the access denied error ? I suggest you to monitor the requests using Fiddler2 tool and track the resources which require more permission, it might be a stylesheet(CSS),javascript, image or a Favicon etc.Aravind http://aravindrises.blogspot.com

Under Site Content and Structure / Master Page Gallery permissions, the user is in the "Restricted Readers" group that has Restricted Read permission. All the files underneath has inherited permissions. Udner Site Content and Structure / Site1 / Pages, it has the same permissions as above.

Strange behaviros, I've just added the user to "Designer Group" and she is able to access the tab that was previous denied. However removing her from "Designer Group" and giving her "Full Control" does not give her the access. Somehow Designer have special permissions that Full Control does not ?

Can you compare the permission sets which are applicable to Designer and Full control. Probably some one might have edited these settings. Can we do a double check ?Aravind http://aravindrises.blogspot.com