TFS InvokeMethod Delete Access to the path is denied

Question

I am trying to call invokemethod to delete a file in the drop folder. However I am receiving access to the path is denied message. I am also doing copydirectories and delete directory before using invokmethod. Both copy and delete directories work with no permission issue. I am guessing invokemethod use different user account. Any help is very much appreciated.

Answer 1

By default the build agent runs with the build service account of Network Service. You may want to change it to a domain account such as TFSBuild so you could assign write permissions on the paths you need your build artifacts.

Then make sure TFSBuild is running the build service and is a member of the Project Collection Build Service Accounts

Answer 2

You will also get access denied error, when you have the file in use.