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Standard User and C:\Program Files

Starting with Windows Server 2008, standard users (users without administrative privileges) are prevented from writing to any files or folders under the C:\Program Files folder. The CA Automation Point installation program selects default directories to avoid placing user data under the C:\Program Files folder. If you override this default and place the user files folder under C:\Program Files, such as in the folder C:\Program Files\CA\CA Automation Point\UserData, Windows Server 2008 and later blocks a standard user's write access to that data. Therefore, we cannot support the use of CA Automation Point on Windows Server 2008 or later using a standard user with its user files folder located under the C:\Program Files folder.