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Make the SiteMinder user a Site Collection Administrator for your Default SSP Site

The SiteMinder user to which you granted personalization permissions also requires site collection administration privileges for your default SSP site.

To make the SiteMinder user a site collection administrator for your default SSP site

1. Click Start, Programs, Microsoft Office Servers, SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.

   The SharePoint Central Administration screen appears.

2. Click the Application Management tab.

   The Application Management screen appears.

3. Click Site Collection Administrators.

   The Site Collection Administrators screen appears.

4. Verify that your default SSP site appears in the Site Collection drop-down list (in the upper right corner) and change it if necessary.
5. Add the SiteMinder user as a primary or secondary site collection administrator. Use the buttons to check the user name or browse for a user. and then click OK.

   The SiteMinder user becomes a site collection administrator.