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Access to the registry key 'Global' is denied error

    Table of contents
    1. 1. Overview
    2. 2. Symptoms
    3. 3. Resolution
      1. 3.1. Fresh Install
      2. 3.2. Upgrade
    4. 4. Related

    Overview

    If you install/upgrade MindTouch 2010/v.10 on Windows Server 2008 R2 your site will throw a site settings error when accessing MindTouch from the browser. 

    Symptoms

    In the browser you will see a Site Settings error and if you look in the API log you will see the following error: "Access to the registry key 'Global' is denied."

    Resolution

     

    Fresh Install

    If this is a fresh installation of MindTouch run the following command from the Windows command line:

    net localgroup "Performance Monitor Users" MindTouch /add
    

     

    Upgrade

    If you upgraded from a previous version of MindTouch to 2010/v.10 and encounter the symptoms above do the following steps:

    • Open IIS Manager 
    • Right click MindTouch app pool and choose "Advanced Settings"
    • Under "Process Model" click the Identity box
    • In the Build-in account dropdown, choose "Network Service"
    • Click OK

     

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