I am trying to configure the SharePoint Portal server for use
in
our intranet. Now I am facing the common problem of "Access denied" /
"You are not authorized to view this page" error
whenever users in our intranet try access the dashboard site.
Search as i might, I couldn't come across any resource that can
point me where i am going worng. I would be glad if you can throw some
light on this problem. I've explained the setup below in detail.


* The SharePoint Portal server (SPS) is installed in a machine (Win 2k
Server) which is part of a windows domain
* SPS & IIS were INSTALLED by the Local Administrator of that machine
* The IIS is configured properly and accessible from other machines
in the
same domain
* "Directory Security" for the WHOLE IIS has been configured to have
"Anonymous Access" and "Basic Authentication" (If i remove the
Anonymous
access, even IIS becomes inaccessible from other machibes)
* A workspace was created in the SPS and Local Admin of SPS machine
was
made as co-ordinator of that workspace
* The "Domain User" group has been given the "Author" role for the
workspace


What works now
================

* The Local Administrator of SPS was able to view the dashboard site
* Other Local Users were also able to view PROVIDED THEY LOGIN
LOCALLY IN
THE SPS MACHINE
* The Local Administrator of SPS was also able to view from OTHER
MACHINES
IN THE DOMAIN BY PROVIDING USERNAME/PASSWORD/DOMAIN in the
authorization
dialog that pops up when ACCESSING FROM OTHER MACHINES in the domain.


What doesn't work
=================

* Other domain users were not able to access the dash board from other
machines in the domain (Even if they are made coordinators)
* Providing the credentials of a local user ( in the SPS server ) in
the
authentication dialog in other mcahines also doesn't work.
(while if i give the credentials of the Local Admin of SPS in the
authentication dialog, it works perfectly even from other machines
in the domain )

What other thing(s) i tried
=======================

* Tried to add a Local Group in the SPS server and added the domain
members to the Local Group and gave "Author" permissions
to the Local Group

Even after restarting services/rebooting the machine for
umpteen
times, i still face the same problem.

Does any one have any idea??