Issue occurs for Quest StoragePoint Configuration Repair Wizard, after September SharePoint CU updates applied on the farm.
Error Sample as below screenshot :
| <ServerName> : Error: The copying of this file failed: LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx. Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied. <ServerName> : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied. |
Sample screenshot and error of StoragePoint Configuration Wizard Repair Failed
| ***** SOLUTION RETRACTION ***** <ServerName> : The solution was successfully retracted. <ServerName> : The solution was successfully retracted.***** SOLUTION DEPLOYMENT (1) ***** <ServerName> : Error: The copying of this file failed: LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx. Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied. <ServerName> : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied.WaitForJobCompletionCommand -> Retraction/Deployment lastly failed or no operation was performed. WaitForJobCompletionCommand -> Unexpected error occurred. ***** ERROR ***** <ServerName> : Error: The copying of this file failed: LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx. Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied. <ServerName> : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\LAYOUTS\StoragePoint\AccessDenied.aspx' is denied. |
Microsoft has implemented hardening enforcement to align with SharePoint SE, as explained in the article by Stefan Goßner. This change will impact SharePoint farms that do not follow Microsoft’s best practices for service accounts.
Trending Issue: “Copy SideBySide files for In Place Upgrade failed” when running SharePoint Configuration Wizard – Stefan Goßner
Recommendation: Follow Microsoft’s best practices for account permissions and security settings.
Account permissions and security settings in SharePoint Servers - SharePoint Server | Microsoft Learn
Alternatively, applying the October 2025 CU also resolves the issue:
Resolved: Trending Issue: Solution deployment fails after installing September 2025 CU for SharePoint Server – Stefan Goßner
Important Note: The October 2025 CU reverts the change introduced in the September 2025 CU by removing the deny-write permissions from the WSS_WPG and IIS_IUSRS groups on the LAYOUTS folder. This change automatically resolves the issue from the September 2025 CU.
