error writing to plugin folder (permissions)

error writing to plugin folder (permissions)

by David Manning -
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Hi all, 

When trying to use the Add-on installer, I'm getting the error "Plugin type location <<path to the plugin folder>> is not writable". I'm running moodle 2.5.5 on Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7.5. PHP 5.5. 

The user iis_iusrs has "full control" on the Moodle folder and all subfolders including the /moodledata/ folder.

If I give permission to "all users", I can upload plugins. But I really don't want to give "all users" access to the plugin folders... am I missing something? 

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In reply to David Manning

Re: error writing to plugin folder (permissions)

by Luis de Vasconcelos -

You need to add the IUSR account.

IUSR and IIS_IUSRS are different things...

http://www.iis.net/learn/get-started/planning-for-security/understanding-built-in-user-and-group-accounts-in-iis

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In reply to Luis de Vasconcelos

Re: error writing to plugin folder (permissions)

by David Manning -

Thank you! It's now working. I've also updated the Moodle wiki with this info. 

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