Powershell command to set the masterpage 'page layout' content type read-only to NO

Question

Hi Friends,

Could anybody please let me know a powershell script for the changing the status of the 'page layout' content type read-only to NO in the masterpage gallery - library settings - advanced settings - page layout content in an out-of-the-box teamsite?

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Shonilchi..

Answer 1

Can you please provide more information as to what you are trying to achieve?

Answer 2

Hi Guru,

I am setting this setting to no because when I try to enable the SharePoint Server Publish Infrastructure feature in the site collection features list, I am not able to enable because it gives out the message that this page layout content type setting should be set to no.

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Shonilchi..

Answer 3

Could you please Paste a copy of the error you are recieving?

Did it correspond with an ULS log?  If so can you copy that here as well?

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Answer 4

Hi,

Here is the screenshot of the error that I get when I try to enable the SharePoint server Publishing infrastructure in the site collection features after a new teamsite is created.

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Shonilchi..

Answer 5

Any thoughts on this one anybody?

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Shonilchi..

Answer 6

Hi there Shonichi,

I've seen this before; you could try setting the Read-Only state of the OOTB Document Content Type state to NO?

Go to Site Content Types, then, go to the Document Content Types section
Click Document in that section
Click Advanced on the Site Content Types for that content type
In the Read Only section of that page click YES
Click OK

Try switching on SharePoint Server Publish Infrastructure

Hope this helps

G

Answer 7

Thanks for the reply Geoff, but I do not want to deviate from my initial requirement which is a powershell script for the changing the status of the 'page layout' content type read-only to NO in the masterpage gallery - library settings - advanced settings - page layout content in an out-of-the-box teamsite.

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Shonilchi..

Answer 8

Try this:

$w = get-web http://myweb
$ct = $w.ContentTypes["Content Type Name"]
$ct.ReadOnly = $false
$ct.Update()

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Answer 9

Hi Matthew,

I tried the above code, but is not working.. so, these are the steps, i need in the script:

1. Enabling the SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure feature at the top level.
2. Trying to enable this will give out an error, saying that the content type "Page Layout" at "/sites/test/_catalogs/masterpage" is read only.
3. Then, changing the status of the 'page layout' content type read-only to NO in the masterpage gallery - library settings - advanced settings - page layout content in an out-of-the-box teamsite.
4. Then, enable the SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure feature which will be successful this time.

Please note that the page layout content is not available until and unless this error pops up "Page Layout" at "/sites/test/_catalogs/masterpage" is read only."

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Shonilchi..

Answer 10

Hi, does anybody have a script for the above?

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Shonilchi..

Answer 11

I don't have a script but would suggest you look open the top level site collection site in Sharepoint Designer.

1. Click All files
2. Expand the _catalogs folder
3. Expand the masterpage folder

Then ensure the following is complete on all the pages

• masterpages are checked in
• Masterpages are approved
• That the appropiate permissions are applied

Hopefully that works, If not

Then using Matthew's script above and modifying a little bit

$w = get-web http://myweb
$list = $w.Lists["_catalogs/masterpage"]
foreach ($item in $list)
{$item.ReadOnly = $false
$item.Update()}
$w.Dispose()

Hopefully that helps. 

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