Question

Maybe this isn’t possible due to Security implications…
I have a Deployment Package created in Visual Studio for a Win Form. The application references an app.config file locally and allows the user to change the settings in it, through the application.
When I deploy the application and attempt to save the changes I have made, Windows is saying “Permission denied”. Is there a command I can run as part of the installation that will give the “Everyone” security permission to my app.config file….and thus allow my Application to edit it?

Thank you.

Answer 1

If you want to be able to write to the app.config file you need to move it to the Shared Application Data directory and modify your application to read the configuration information from there. On Win7 for example:

C:\ProgramData\YourCompany\YourApp\app.config

In C#, to get the common app data directory:

// using System.IO;
string appDataDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData);