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Verify the Location of your SharePoint SSP Files

A SharePoint server creates several virtual directories on an IIS web server. Because the SSP files are edited manually before protecting them with SiteMinder, identifying the correct files to modify is critical. The virtual SharePoint sites created on the IIS web server use folders with the corresponding port number. The port number can help you confirm the location of the proper files.

To verify the port numbers of your SharePoint web sites

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

   The SharePoint Central Administration page opens.

2. Configure your web browser to display the address bar.
3. Note the port number in the URL, as shown in the following example:

   http://host_name.domain_name.domain_extension:port_number/default.aspx
   

4. Mouse-over the shared services link in the left pane (below the Shared Services Administration heading).
5. The URL of the Shared Services Administration web site appears in the status bar, as shown in the following example:

   http://host_name.domain_name.domain_extension:port_number/ssp/admin/default.aspx
   

6. Record these port numbers for future reference. Your SharePoint web site configuration files are in the corresponding subdirectory of the VirtualDirectories folder on the IIS web server. For example, if the port number from Step 4 is 55600, then your SSP files would be in the following location:

   C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\55600
   

   The port numbers of your SharePoint SSP web sites verified.