Installation
Troubleshooting
Write Access Denied on new install
2 min
issue user gets this error when opening activate studio after a new install system exception write access denied to //resources/studio at innovation activate resource setinfo() in c \projects\activatev8\activate library\resource cs\ line 564 at innovation activate admintask ensureadmintasksroot() in c \projects\activatev8\activate library\admintask cs\ line 805 at innovation activate config forms importpackages execute() in c \projects\activatev8\activate config\forms\importpackages cs\ line 64 solution to address this issue follow these steps c \program files\activate\instances\\\<instance name>\activatestudio exe /system navigate to roles > system roles > administrators double click members parameter click browse search for name of group created for activate administrators, select the correct group and click ok click ok close activate studio open c \program files\activate\instances\\\<instance name>\configurationwizard xml as administrator (you'll need this to save the file) delete the \<whenupgrade> line open c \program files\activate\instances\\\<instance name>\appsettings json as administrator (you'll need this to save the file) delete the connectionstring line and the last comma from the configversion line run c \program files\activate\instances\\\<instance name>\activatestudio exe /installpackages click next select server installation, click next re enter server name and database name, click next complete activate orchestrator details including certificate selection (some details may already be complete) complete activate web site creation, ensure you select a certificate click next complete smtp email properties, click next click finish click finish to import activate packages