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The exception that is thrown when the operating system denies access because of an I/O error or a specific type of security error.

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Why is access to the path denied?

I am having a problem where I am trying to delete my file but I get an exception. if (result == "Success") { if (FileUpload.HasFile) { try { File.Delete(Request.PhysicalApplicationPath +…
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Directory.EnumerateFiles => UnauthorizedAccessException

There is a nice new method in .NET 4.0 for getting files in a directory in a streaming way via enumeration. The problem here is that if one wishes to enumerate all files one may not know in advance which files or folders are access protected and can…
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HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized You are not authorized to view this page due to invalid authentication headers

i want to allow access to Anonymous.aspx page to all user, i have set Basic Authentication to Enabled, and Connect as to specific user. my problem is when trying to access http://MyIPAddress/MyAlias/Anonymous.aspx, authentication popup…
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UnauthorizedAccessException vs SecurityException

The MSDN constructor for a FileStream says that it may throw either an UnauthorizedAccessException or a SecurityException. Here's what MSDN says about these exceptions. UnauthorizedAccessException: The exception that is thrown when the operating…
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VS code terminal : Activate.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system

I created a virtual environment in python, now while activating the same from my command line in vscode I am getting the error PS C:\Users\hpoddar\Desktop\WebDev\ReactComplete\DjangoReact\ArticlesApp\APIProject> ..\venv\scripts\activate …
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WinRT - MessageDialog.ShowAsync will throw UnauthorizedAccessException in my custom class

I Want to write my own control, when the ctor is invoked, a MessageBox is shown. public class Class1 { public Class1() { ShowDialog(); } void ShowDialog() { SynchronizationContext context =…
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C# Registry SetValue throws UnauthorizedAccessException

Before you try to answer this with, "Do a quick Google search." I'd like to point out that I have already. Here is the situation, I have the following method that attempts to modify a registry key value. The problem I'm getting is that when…
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UnauthorizedAccessException with path to file in temp folder from Zip archive

I'm trying to make my image viewer app work with files that are opened by clicking an image file directly inside a Zip folder (using windows explorer to browse Zip files). The application seems to be run with correct command line, which looks like…
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Can using FileShare.Delete cause a UnauthorizedAccessException?

I'm opening a file with for reading that I had previously created in the user's %TEMP% folder, using the following code: new FileStream(cacheFileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read | FileShare.Delete); On some user's computers,…
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How to handle UnauthorizedAccessException from User Code

In a Windows Application I have, I am doing some changes in registry like deleting a particular key, in some test scenarios like in a Vista machine with its UAC put on, I'm getting System.UnauthorizedAccessException. My code would look something…
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UnauthorizedAccessException "Access to the path is denied" from File.ReadAllBytes in LOCALAPPDATA

This exception is occurring intermittently for the same user for the same machine, when reading files within %LOCALAPPDATA%. Research I have checked all the possible duplicates currently offered by this title (there are a lot). There is one relating…
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Access to path is denied - File.Move fails but File.Delete works

I'm trying to perform a simple File.Move operation but I get System.UnauthorizedAccessException exception - Access to the path is denied. To my knowledge, nothing is using the file I am trying to move (containing folder is closed as well). I can…
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System.AddIn, AddInStore.Rebuild causes UnauthorizedAccessException

my application is loading addins dynamically and when i add a new module i need to Rebuild the Pipeline segments cache, but the app doesn't have write permissions in the program folder and causes a UnauthorizedAccessException. i don't want to copy…
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UnauthorizedAccessException while saving a file

I have the following code in a Windows 8 C# app which fetches an image from a server and stores it: private async Task httpFetcher() { HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient(); HttpRequestMessage request = new…
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trying to use Directory .EnumerateFiles("*.jpg", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

So i'm using Directory.GetFiles(folder, "*.jpg", SearchOption.AllDirectories). When i try it on the c:\ drive in windows 7, since windows 7 still had c:\documents and settings (for legacy systems like xp), it's a protected folder. It's only…
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