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I have tried using ldab and db authentication methods.

The projects play ok from the workspace.

I have tried in both Chrome and IE (11) same issue.

I have created several test projects all with the same issue.

Its not public facing.

I will try and re-install on the server, ive possibly done something wrong during setup.

Usually the problems are far more fundamental. I've installed and look after many installations and helped lots of others too and cant recall an example where creation and preview is working but changing access properties isn't.

Around line 43 of config.php change development to true and then look at the error log and browser console for anything relevant.