FAF returns error when trying to connect to game

[ReaperX2112]

My friend is unable to connect to any server or click on Blackops etc. in the left column. So far we have tried:

-Uninstalling and reinstalling the program
-Manually setting the permissions on the C:\ProgramData and C:\ProgramData\FAForever folders
-Clearing all data within FAF

This is the error it generates, any ideas?

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Update started at 2014-12-26 00:40:20
Using game path: E:\steam\SteamApps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
Using appdata: C:\ProgramData\FAForever
Connected to update server at 2014-12-26 00:40:20
EXCEPTION: IOError((13, 'Permission denied'))
Disconnected from server at 2014-12-26 00:40:20

Thanks!

[Sheeo]

Typically this results from having run FAForever as administrator, and then later running it without priveleges.

Ideally your friend should fix the permissions of his c:\programdata\faforever directory. If he didn't put anything important there, it's safe to delete the entire directory and start from scratch.


To confirm that it is indeed the problem, you can run FAF as administrator. This is not recommended though.