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Lack of Write Permissions on Host Configuration File

Symptom:

My web agent log shows the following error:

Siteminder Web Agent not having write permissions on host configuration file.

Solution:

Verify that the account under which the web server operates has write permissions for the SmHost.conf file. For example, on IIS web servers, verify that the NETWORK SERVICE account has write permissions for the SmHost.conf file.