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mariushendrik
I'm getting an error when attempting to configure LiveWriter for a Blog using MT versrion 4.1. This is the error I'm getting when attempting to configure LiveWriter for the Blog:
[img]http://skipr.net/junk/MT-LiveWriterError.png[/img]

An error occurred while attempting to connect to your weblog:
Blog Server Error - Error 1 occurred
Invalid Login
You must correct this error before proceeding


I gave it my usual login and password and the correct URL for the XML-RPC interface.

Does anyone have any clues?

Marius
OtherNiceMan
You need to use your web services password

Manage->Users->(Select User)->Profile click on reveal for web services password.
mariushendrik
QUOTE (OtherNiceMan @ Jan 27 2008, 08:16 PM) *
You need to use your web services password

Manage->Users->(Select User)->Profile click on reveal for web services password.


Beauty! Works like a charm. Thanks OtherNiceMan!

Marius
mariushendrik
A follow up question:

It appears that there is only one web services password.

I have two separate weblogs with independent contributors. I'd like them to use Livewriter. However, it appears that even when I set up another user to have admin privileges, that only the main admin (myself) has a webservices password.

Am I missing something here or is this a MT limitation?

Marius
OtherNiceMan
I will have to double check, I believe each author should have their own password.
stevebass
QUOTE (OtherNiceMan @ Feb 15 2008, 09:38 AM) *
I will have to double check, I believe each author should have their own password.


While you're offering help, OtherNiceMan, I'm hoping you can help me on a very basic level: Setting up WLW to work with MT 3.121.

When I use MT (without WLW), I go to http://blogs.pcworld.com/mt.cgi?__mode=logout to login.

WLW says the remote posting URL should be in this format: http://<hostname>/<mt_path>/mt-xmlrpc.cgi and I can't figure out what to give it.

I've tried combinations, none work:
http://blogs.pcworld.com/mt-xmlrpc.cgi
http://blogs.pcworld.com/log/mt-xmlrpc.cgi

Thanks for the help.

Steve
OtherNiceMan
QUOTE (mariushendrik @ Feb 14 2008, 09:47 PM) *
A follow up question:

It appears that there is only one web services password.

I have two separate weblogs with independent contributors. I'd like them to use Livewriter. However, it appears that even when I set up another user to have admin privileges, that only the main admin (myself) has a webservices password.

Am I missing something here or is this a MT limitation?

Marius


You have to logon as that user to get the web services password for that account, just checked on my dev system, each account has a different password.
OtherNiceMan
QUOTE (stevebass @ Feb 23 2008, 10:00 PM) *
QUOTE (OtherNiceMan @ Feb 15 2008, 09:38 AM) *
I will have to double check, I believe each author should have their own password.


While you're offering help, OtherNiceMan, I'm hoping you can help me on a very basic level: Setting up WLW to work with MT 3.121.

When I use MT (without WLW), I go to http://blogs.pcworld.com/mt.cgi?__mode=logout to login.

WLW says the remote posting URL should be in this format: http://<hostname>/<mt_path>/mt-xmlrpc.cgi and I can't figure out what to give it.

I've tried combinations, none work:
http://blogs.pcworld.com/mt-xmlrpc.cgi
http://blogs.pcworld.com/log/mt-xmlrpc.cgi

Thanks for the help.

Steve


It should be the first one, provided mt-xmlrpc.cgi is in the correct location and has not been renamed.
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