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When downloading and running Orchard CMS 1.9.2 I am unable to install a Theme because of the following error.

"...server does not have write access to the '~/Modules' or '~/Themes' folder of the web site..."

This occurs when debugging via Visual Studio 2015 F5 on localhost using IIS Express and also if I deploy the same solution to Azure Web Sites.

How do I configure write access to those folders in both IIS Express and Azure web sites so I can continue testing?

Thanks

ChiliYago
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For IIS Express to have write access to those folder, you need to run Visual Studio as an Administrator. To run Visual Studio as an admin by default, check out this link.

For IIS you need to add grant permissions for the service account that is being used as the IIS application pool identity - as specified in the Orchard Doc's.

If your site is running under IIS, make sure you have granted read/write permissions to the ~/Themes folder under the root of your site for the service account that is being used as the IIS application pool identity. However, you should remove the write permissions on a production server.

For Azure Websites, simply check out Whats new for Windows Azure in Orchard 1 7 1

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Szymon Seliga
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  • Thanks for the tip on the IIS Express. I should have figured that one out. But Configuring Azure to do that is the problem for me. How do you do that? – ChiliYago Feb 17 '16 at 15:11
  • I am afraid running VS as Admin has not solved my problem. Still getting the same error. – ChiliYago Feb 18 '16 at 22:11
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I think this is a known problem with the current edition of Orchard.

The Orchard Gallery is being upgraded and something is wrong with the feed url at the moment.

Update: This is what I was referring to Module updates not working any more.

rtpHarry
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