Installing FrontPage Extensions

[tzeench]

I'm likely doing something simply wrong, but I'm not sure what. I created a sub-domain and am trying to get frontpage extensions installed onto it, but when I use the "Install Extensions" feature in cPanel, I get the following error:

Starting install, port: 80, web: "".

Error: Web configuration problem: No serverType in configuration file "".
Setting Password
Unable to update password file /home//public_html//_vti_pvt/service.pwd: No such file or directory at /scripts/setupfp5 line 375.
Frontpage passthough auth enabled in /home//public_html/!
2009-11-02 23:36:40 warn [setupfp5] Could not edit /home//public_html//_vti_bin/.htaccess at /scripts/cPScript/FrontpageAdmin.pm line 128
cPScript::FrontpageAdmin::change_auth_type('/home//public_html//_vti_bin', HASH(0x995247c)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 388
main::__ANON__() called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 72
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user_group('', '', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 56
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user('', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 392
2009-11-02 23:36:40 warn [setupfp5] Could not edit /home//public_html//_vti_bin/_vti_aut/.htaccess at /scripts/cPScript/FrontpageAdmin.pm line 128
cPScript::FrontpageAdmin::change_auth_type('/home//public_html//_vti_bin/_vti_aut', HASH(0x995247c)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 389
main::__ANON__() called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 72
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user_group('', '', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 56
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user('', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 392
2009-11-02 23:36:40 warn [setupfp5] Could not edit /home//public_html//_vti_bin/_vti_adm/.htaccess at /scripts/cPScript/FrontpageAdmin.pm line 128
cPScript::FrontpageAdmin::change_auth_type('/home//public_html//_vti_bin/_vti_adm', HASH(0x995247c)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 390
main::__ANON__() called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 72
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user_group('', '', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/cPScript/AccessIds.pm line 56
cPScript::AccessIds::do_as_user('', CODE(0x9952398)) called at /scripts/setupfp5 line 392
Frontpage was installed on the following domains:

I looked in the directory where this sub-domain is located, and it is completely empty except for the emtpy cgi-bin directory. Is this possibly because my root domain does not have the extensions installed?

Thanks for your help!

[tzeench]

Got it... And fo those who might case, yes you do need to install the extensions to the parent domain prior to installing the extensions to the sub domain.

[vantes79]

That's right. FrontPage Extensions must be installed for the primary domain of the account. If Frontpage Extensions are working correctly, you should get the Extensions Admin page.

[tzeench]

Ok, now here's a twist on it. I got cPanel to show that FrontPage Extensions is installed on both my primary domain account and the sub-domain. But when FrontPage connects to the sub-domain directory, I get the following 2 errors (in FrontPage):





And to add the real kicker, when I go back to cPanel to check the FrontPage Extensions, it no longer shows it installed on the sub-domain, nor that it was ever installed (the primary domain still shows it installed).

I've tried installing the FrontPage extensions a few times now, but the errors keep occurring and so does the "magical" uninstall for the FrontPage Extensions.

Any thoughts?