I'm completely new to drupal (6 weeks going strong).

I apologize for the duplicate issue, but the closed issues I found surrounding this did not address my situation and I have been trying to fix it for about two weeks.

When I submit my xml sitemap, generated by the sitemap module, google gives me this error message:

We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

Red X under line column, that message above under status, and details column says "Problem detected on: Nov 12, 2010".

I have resubmitted, and it keeps returning this issue. I thought maybe my permissions weren't allowing google to reach some of the pages, but i logged out and tried to reach page, and I was successful. Here is my sitemap:

http://302fam.com/sitemap.xml

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. This has been a real head scratcher, and it's kind of frustrating me beyond belief at this point. If any other information is required I apologize, and will promptly submit it upon responses. Thanks in advance, and I look forward to being a part of this community!

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robert.redl@easytouch.cc’s picture

robert.redl@easytouch.cc commented

Bookmarking. I see exactly the same issue.

robert.redl@easytouch.cc’s picture

robert.redl@easytouch.cc commented

After chaning the settings at

admin/settings/xmlsitemap/settings

to the following values:

Number of links in each sitemap page: Automatic
Maximum number of sitemap links to process at once: 100

The resubmission at Google Webmaster Tools worked.

I had those values above set to the maximum, so it looks like a "taste" of the "grabbing" search engine issue for me, and not the Drupal module?

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hunterish commented

easytouch,

thanks for the reply! kinda new here, so I didn't notice I had a reply. sorry!

The settings you suggested were my defaults. I had these set and it wasn't working for me. It still says the same error mesage.

I'm going crazy! I just want to know what the issue is that Google is having with the sitemap.

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lionheart8 commented

I am having the same issue.
I uninstalled & reinstalled the sitemap & regenerated links. I assume only valid ones where created. When I submit it to Google, I still keep getting:

General HTTP error: HTTP 403 error (Forbidden)
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.
HTTP Error: 403
Problem detected on: Dec 13, 2010
Warnings -
URLs not accessible
When we tested a sample of the URLs from your Sitemap, we found that some URLs were not accessible to Googlebot due to an HTTP status error. All accessible URLs will still be submitted.

A link that is given as an example actually works!

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momper commented

sub

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dave reid
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Location Nebraska USA
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Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

403 error is forbidden, hrm, that shouldn't happen. Do your anonymous user role have the 'access content' permission?

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apodic commented

The same problem with me. Anonymous user has the "access content" permission

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apodic commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Active

Change status to active

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prnorth commented

I had this issue but it is an easy fix.

Remember when installing a new module to set permissions afterwards. You need to make sure anonymous users have the permission to 'View published site map'.

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gobinathm
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Location Milton, Ontario
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Issue summary: View changes
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

I believe based on the comments on validation of D6 module. It works as designed. Its not a valid issue.

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dianwaluyo commented

i am having the same problem with you, i have reset the sitemap but it still appears. thank you for the article

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blogger tutorial commented

We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.
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General HTTP error: 404 not found
HTTP Error: 404

Hiw to fix sitemap error