Access Denied During ACS Installation
This troubleshooting guide addresses the "Unable to open acsnet config system access denied" error that occurs during ACS installation. It affects any version of ACS People Suite and ACS Financial Suite. The cause is typically insufficient network rights or file permissions, and the solution involves obtaining appropriate rights or signing in as an administrator.
When trying to install ACS, this error displays:
Unable to open acsnet config system access denied.
Products affected: Installation- ACS People Suite and ACS Financial Suite
Versions affected: Any
Insufficient installation rights are the issue. Obtain necessary network rights from a Network Technician or log in as an administrator.
Ensure you have access to WINACS, ACSNET, and ACS Technologies folders. Consider excluding these from real-time virus scanning.
For ACS to function, all network users require full access to the X:\ACSNET and C:\WINACS directories, where X is your network drive letter.