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Title
"Access is denied" displayed when attempting connect to a repository in Repository Viewer -
Description
The following error is displayed when attempting to connect to a repository in Repository Viewer:Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED) -
Cause
The account used to access Repository Viewer does not have the required permissions. -
Resolution
To access to a production repository in Repository Viewer, the logged in user must have either of the following permissions:- InTrust Organization Administrator
- Read permissions on the repository and index, is a member of the computer local AMS Readers group on the InTrust server that manages the repository, and is a member of the computer local AMS Readers group on the InTrust server that Repository Viewer connects to (these may be two different servers)
Run as Administrator option might also help to resolve this issue in case of UAC blocking the access.