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It is important that the Templates folder, which is located at the same level as the Contribute
shared settings folder (_mm), is accessible by all users, and the site’s CSS (CSS folder), and server
side includes (SSI folder) are protected by role settings that restrict access to those folders. Web
pages and associated files stored in these folders cannot be edited using Contribute, preventing
them from being inadvertently modified or damaged. If you want to restrict users to editing
content in their workgroup’s folder, you need to create a role that limits access to a specific folder.
Deploying Contribute to an intranet using multiple connections
In the following example, there are several departmental intranet sites, each of which needs access
restricted to members of the given department. To accomplish this, the administrator creates a
separate Contribute connection for each department’s folder within the website. In addition, each
department has its own set of Dreamweaver templates on which to base new pages.
When connecting users to their respective sites, the administrator will create and distribute a
connection key for each website connection.
In this scenario, three administrator connections are created. The site administrators create a
connection to their department’s section of the website (for example, /myIntranet/sales).
Additional roles can be created to define any restrictions for users in the site (for example, to
specific subfolders in the Sales folder or to set editing options).
