Access is denied WHS

[Dolloze]

Hello!

I just set up utorrent 3.1.3 on my windows home server 2003 and i seem to be having a problem with downloading anything. Every time utorrent tries to write something to my download folder i get "error: access denied". i am able to seed complete downloads, but not download new ones. Does anyone have any ideas of what might help me?

Loving and caring salutations <3

[DreadWingKnight]

Does the user account that's running uTorrent on the server have full control access in the security properties of the folder?

[Dolloze]

It has administrator privileges. I also tried to set that specific user with full control, but i still get access denied.

[DreadWingKnight]

And the matching %appdata%\utorrent folder as well?

[Dolloze]

Yes

[DreadWingKnight]

Have you tried specifying a different default directory for the destination of downloads?

Do you have a "save .torrent files in" location selected?

[Dolloze]

I set up a directory for finished and uinfinished downloads and torrents from the start, and i tried changing them. But I just noticed that the read only box is checked! However when i try to uncheck it and click apply changes, it re-checks itself when i go in to the folder properties again, so i still have the same problem :S

[DreadWingKnight]

That's an old display bug from the Windows 95 days because of how those properties were handled on folders at the time.

Could you show the settings from preferences - directories in a screenshot please?

[Dolloze]

Now im not quite sure what you mean. do I find it by right clicking folder then select properties, or somewhere else?

[DreadWingKnight]

in the uTorrent settings.

[Dolloze]

Here

[DreadWingKnight]

Using network shares like that is probably the problem. You REALLY should be using local directories, ESPEICALLY for the store .torrent files in and move .torrent files to entries.

[Dolloze]

Yes that was my initial thought as well, but changing the directory from VTSERVER to the E: disk doesn't solve the problem, i still get access denied. Also one of the walkthroughs said that i should write it down like that, but right now i won't : P

This is how it looks now

[DreadWingKnight]

Have you tried giving the everyone group full control over e:\utorrent ?

[Dolloze]

Yes, I still get access denied.

[blackblt1]

Have you checked your drive/folders properties? Check to make sure that its not set up as a read only. I was getting the same message with my external hard drive, till I noticed that it was set as "Read Only" and unselected that option.

[Dolloze]

Yes the read only box i checked. However as I mentioned earlier, when I uncheck it, it re-checks itself after I have applied the changes and closed the properties window.

[DreadWingKnight]

Does the logger tab give any useful information?

[Dolloze]

[2012-03-26 15:51:25] Error opening "\\VTSERVER\utorrent\Ferdige nedlastinger\Blue Hawaii - Blooming Summer (2010) [FLAC] {ABT011}\08 - Sparkle Market.flac":

[2012-03-26 15:51:25] Error: Blue Hawaii - Blooming Summer (2010) [FLAC] {ABT011} - Access is denied.

Those two messages show up when trying to start one of the almost finished torrents

[2012-03-26 15:54:11] Error opening "\\VTSERVER\utorrent\Ferdige nedlastinger\Various Artists - The What CD [FLAC]\10.That's Adultery - Go,Go, Second Time Virgin.flac":

[2012-03-26 15:54:11] Error opening "\\VTSERVER\utorrent\Ferdige nedlastinger\Various Artists - The What CD [FLAC]\16.Wonderful Loot - Army Brat, Wurst Party.flac":

These two show up when trying to start a new one.

So i don't know, I have no idea what to make of this : P

[Dolloze]

Ok checked the logs, and saw that it tried to access the network share... When setting a new download directory it worked! Thank you for all the help so far though : )