Content Manager file system permissions
This topic lists the file system settings per directory for the Content Manager.
Note that WebUsers refers to the users of SDL Tridion Sites (Authenticated Users group).
| Location | Access level | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| C:\ | All users require Read access. | Proper system functionality (instantiate objects, open folders) |
| C:\Documents and Settings\Default User | Double-check to verify that there is
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| %TRIDION_HOME% |
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| %TRIDION_HOME%\bc | Read and Execute access for user tcmbuscon. | Initiate, read objects, DLLs, configuration. |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\bc\work | Read, Write and Modify access for user tcmbuscon. | Writing intermediate data. |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\bc\attachments | Read, Write and Modify access for user tcmbuscon. | Writing attachments |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\bin |
| Initiate, read objects, DLLs, configuration. |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\config |
| Configuration files and DLLs are in this location. |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\log | Read and Write access for the following users:
| Log file location (this location is configurable). |
| %TRIDION_HOME%\solr-data | Read and Write access for the user tcmsearchhost | Search data |
| Root storage directory (as configured in the Content Manager configuration file, Tridion.ContentManager.config) |
| Content is published to this location. It is also the location for attachments. |
| Log directory (as configured in the Content Manager configuration file, Tridion.ContentManager.config) | Read and Write access for the user tcmpublisher. | This is the log file directory. |
%TEMP% (the Windows temporary directory) | Read and Write access for the user tcmsystem. Read and Write access for the user MTS User | Storage of temporary files. |
HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment (registry key) | Read access for the users tcmtransport and tcmsearchhost. | Runtime |