Try adding your user account to the “Policy For Web
Applications” screen. To do this, log in to Central Administrator and
select the Applications tab. Click “Policy For Web Applications”.
Click “Add Users”. Choose the right web application and All Zones.
Click Next. Choose your user account and make sure it resolves using
the People Picker. Give the account “Full Control” and click “Finish”.
You should be able to check files in and out using SharePoint Designer
without that annoying error message! Hope that helps
Diganta Kumar is an experienced Technical Program Manager with a passion for technology. He has architected and developed software for over a decade for a broad range of industries. Diganta is a founder of two online IT businesses. He likes to help, mentor, and manage software development teams to improve and produce great software. He currently works as a Principal Program Manager for Microsoft. Before joining Microsoft, he was with AWS for five years, where he managed large cross-functional programs on a global scale.
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