Hello, For the past few days I have been working on setting up a WebDAV system which is accessible to many users on different running different operating systems. Up to now I have been able to connect to this server in OS X, Ubuntu Linux, & Microsoft Windows XP. I need Windows 7 support to roll out the service. The Issue I am having is this. When I go to open a webfolder in Windows 7, I click Start, Computer, Right Click, click Add a network location , I enter my url which is an ssl encrypted system with kerberos authentication via apache on a custom port (https://site.com:328) when I hit next I wait a very long time and then am presented with a "Windows Security" popup asking "Connect to site.com" requesting my user name and password, this happens twice. after I just click through this a Security alert for my self-signed cert pops up asking if I want to proceed, I click yes and am finally presented with the apache/kerberos authentication window. At this point I enter my credentials, it authenticates and 3 propfinds are sent to the server and then in the "Computer" window three network locations to the same site.com are created. None of which can be opened, double clicking does nothing. Does anyone know how I can make it so that 1) the two windows security windows do not pop up, just the apache/kerberos window and the cert window. 2) only one folder link is created on the computer 3) clicking said link opens the webdav folder to explore the files within it As a side note, I do know that my setup works, I have made it work on the other operating systems it is just windows 7 that is giving me this trouble. -Russ Jancewicz UPDATE: I have found, after setting up apache's webdav for testing that the three folders have the ability to have objects drop into them, so if i drag a word doc and drop it on the folder it uploads via dav. however we still cannot explore the dav folder or download things from the dav folder which for the usefulness of this system we need to be able to explore so that documents can be edited over dav not just uploaded.

First of all I want to ask anyone working at microsoft answers, why in gods name would you delete my post if it were less than a week old and someone other than my self had said they were looking for the answer too. Do not delete it this time I am trying to get my product to support yours and when you screw over customers it does not help. On to the issue which I need to re-type up because I didn't think it would be deleted in 2 days. WebDAV on Microsoft Windows 7 Does not work properly out of the box and I need to know what it is I can do to get it to work for the people in my office running windows 7. A little background: I have been building a system which leverages the WebDAV protocol to allow users to access and edit content that is on the web, the system has an apache front to it so that I can place things like mod_auth_kerb in place for authentication. The system also doesn't use port or 443 because those are reserved for a public and private front end of the service (people can view, but not edit documents in their browser). So I use a non standard port. What I would like: I would like to make a connection to a dav server with an address in the form https://server.address:port/folder which will then get caught by apache and force the user to login with kerberos credentials. What is happening right now: Right now, I open Start -> Computer , Right Click and select Add A Network Location , from there I follow the steps using my dav server's address in the form above as the location. once I click next I am asked for credentials, not kerberos but just credentials, I can just hit ok and the box closes and then reopens, if i hit ok again it closes and I am presented with a window asking me if i want to use my self-signed cert, I click YES and then it takes me to the kerberos login window. I login with my credentials and a folder with my server's name is made in the network locations, i click next, and another one is made with "(2)" at the end of the address. finally it asks me what i want to name the folder and i just hit next assuming the default name will work, it creates a third folder with "(3)" at the end. Now add a network location pops up a message box saying that name is in use i click ok and am done with it, only problem now is that I have 3 folder with my server address as the name and none of them will let me open to view in explorer, however I can drag and drop files which successfully upload to my webfolder so My questions: 1) how can i make it so when a user connects there is only one folder created 2) how can I make it so when the user double click the folder it opens up in explorer so that the user can browse it. Side note: I know my system works with windows because I have successfully connected to the very same webdav server in windows xp, I was able to open it in explorer, view, add, delete, and modify files right from the desktop no problem using the same http://server.address:port/folder notation setting up the connection. Please can anyone help me. Moreover Microsoft, If you deleted this post last time because this is an impossible feat for windows 7 would you kindly send me a personal email, or even post in the page. Thank you Russ Jancewicz University of Connecticut UITS Network Security & Middleware

Okay, after trying random things I have come to learn that if I use \\server.address\DavWWWRoot\ I can connect to the server via WebDAV, as it turns out windows sees "DavWWWRoot" as some sort of token which tells the computer to use the DAV protocol rather than just plain HTTP. This is well and good if I wanted a system only over port 80 however I still want the random ssl encrypted port. From what I can understand \\server.address@SSL\DavWWWRoot should give me HTTPS access to the webdav server. this however doesn't work, I am still presented with the same two Windows Security Credentials pop up boxes. and now when I just try to press ok through them a pop up window shows up saying "The Folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another." Which I know is untrue because I can navigate to the page in internet explorer via https://server.address/ and it resolves, I can also still connect to this via other Dav Services. Now that I know my DAV server does work with window 7 I would really like to to work under the specified conditions. How do I get it so that the Credentials boxes do not pop up but you are presented with the webserver's auth? How can I specify which port I want to use with ssl. any help would be appreciated. Thanks Russ Jancewicz University of Connecticut UITS Network Security & Middleware

Hi Russ,I am having the same issue. Have you been able to resolve this problem?CheersNica

Unfortunately no, I am still having the same issues, I am working with microsoft to try to figure out what the exact issue is. I will let you know if I find anything. -Russ

Russ / NicaWindows 7 is more secure than older version of windows, some things are just going to take some adjusting to.Try to change the Kerberos encryption type. 1. Open gpedit.msc. 2. Find the policy under Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options ->Network Security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos 3. Configure the policy. If it is not configured, actually both DES cipher suites are disabled. I suggest that you enable all the suits. check the result.We use third party tools for webdav (netdrive by novell is one)

I am running Windows7 Pro 32-bit and had the exact same problem. I found this hotfix that helped fix the issue. It's a hotfix for Windows Vista, but it works with Windows 7 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=17C36612-632E-4C04-9382-987622ED1D64&displaylang=en

Hi Guys, did you manage to get a resolution for this issue as i too am gettin this issue!