Question

i am trying to upload files in asp.net and putting a specific path to be saved. windows user.

it is outputting me an error :

System.UnauthorizedAccessException was unhandled by user code
  Message=Access to the path 'C:\Users\USER\Desktop\fyp2\CMS TEST4\CMS\CMS\Upload' is denied. 

my code is:

 var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
 if (File.HasFile)
 {
   var length = File.PostedFile.FileName.ToString().Length;
   var ind = File.PostedFile.FileName.ToString().IndexOf('.');
   var sdfs=guid.ToString()+File.PostedFile.FileName.ToString().Substring(ind, length - ind);
   File.PostedFile.SaveAs("C:\\Users\\USER\\Desktop\\fyp2\\CMS TEST4\\CMS\\CMS\\Upload");

 }

Answer 1

The ASP.NET worker process does not have access rights to that path. By default I believe IIS worker processes run under the Network service account. You can either add write rights for the folder to this account, or set up a new Application Pool with a different identity (i.e. a user that does have write rights).