sn.exe fails with Access Denied error message

Question

I get an Access is Denied error message when I use the strong name tool to create a new key to sign a .NET assembly. This works just fine on a Windows XP machine but it doe

Answer 1

Some people rebuild their machines to resolve this problem, but it can be solved by giving user access to the key container C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys Each container created using sn.exe -i is located in the MachineKeys directory (unless you specify elsewhere). The default key container that is used by sn.exe is also in that location.

In case you reset your key container to a new one, and forget where it is.. you can reset the key container for the strong name utility using sn.exe -c. So, if the account access fix doesn't work, you may be using an alternate key store so a reset may be in order.