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increasing memory limit

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:41 am
by LeTsRiPiT
When I try to increase the memory limit in the "Control Panel" I get "Failed to write, Access denied". any reason for this? It will not allow default settings to be modified.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:01 pm
by Poffa
I helped a friend with this on Vista. I don't use Windows so this is by memory.

I assume that you by "Control Panel" mean the options available in the Subsonic system tray.

Right click on the file (the error message contains the file name). I think it is located in c:\program files\subsonic\filename.
Then choose "Properties" and then the "Security" tab and grant all rights to the ordinary user (at least read/write, I don't remember :-))

Retry.

That solved it for my friend.

Thats the ticket!!

PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:41 pm
by LeTsRiPiT
Thanks m8, thought I was loosing my mind.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:54 am
by HanyouHottie
Poffa's solution, while it works just fine, would technically be a workaround I'd say. It's sub-optimal from a security standpoint because you're giving non-admins full rights to an item in Program Files. What you should do instead is run the Subsonic tray-app as administrator (right-click, Run as administrator). It will then be able to write settings and control the Subsonic service without issue.