Transfer iWeb site to new user

I designed a site on one .mac account and want to move it to another .mac account I run so that the URL is different. I've set up another user on my computer so iWeb will upload to the appropriate .mac account, but... how do I import the previous iWeb-designed data over to my new user? I've tried dropping the User/username/Library/Application Support/iWeb/Domain file into the new username (same location) but when I try to upload it says "You don't have permission to make changes to that file".

when I
try to upload it says "You don't have permission to
make changes to that file".
What exactly does the "upload" mean here? When you try to publish?

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