syncthing service, running under SyncthingServiceAcct, Failed to save config \\?\C:\ProgramData\Syncthing\config.xml: Access is denied.

[crackwitz]

I did not migrate anything. This is a fresh install that was completely inoperative and threw repeated error messages at me in the administrative page (localhost:8384).

Since the service runs under SyncthingServiceAcct, it has no access to the aforementioned config directory or config file.

I manually granted that user full permissions on that directory.

I did take a look at the readme, after encountering this issue and figuring that I should grant full permissions to that service user on the config directory.

I think the setup is missing a step or two. And some explanations, right in the setup.

If you think that reading the readme is mandatory, then make the installer open it.

I don't see a reason why the setup shouldn't at least take care of the permissions on the config directory. Setup should set this so a default install doesn't require user intervention to even work on a basic level.

I'd also appreciate if the setup caused a browser to open the local admin page (localhost:8384) after setup is done.

[Bill-Stewart]

Thanks for the report and sorry about the problem. A reinstall should fix it. The problem is that for new installs, the setup script is trying to set the config directory permission before the service account gets created. The next version will contain the fix, but as I said, in the meantime, you can reinstall.

[Bill-Stewart]

Also: Thanks for the suggestion to open the config page when Setup completes. The next version will have a checkbox on the last wizard page to do just that.

[Bill-Stewart]

Issue has been fixed in v1.26.0.