Wix creates an application data directory which is read only
wix
Solution
Turns out that the answer looks something like this:
<Directory Id="MYFOLDER" Name="My folder name">
<Component Id="MyFolderComponent" Guid="*">
<CreateFolder Directory="MYFOLDER">
<Permission User="Everyone" GenericAll="yes" />
</CreateFolder>
</Component>
</Directory>
Problem
I'm creating a folder structure in WiX in the following manner: ``` <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="MyApp"> </Directory> </Directory> <Directory Id="CommonAppDataFolder"> <Directory Id="CONFIGFOLDER" Name="MyAppConfig"> <Directory Id="Configdir1" Name="Configdir1"> </Directory> </Directory> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="MyApp"/> </Directory> </Directory> ``` I'm then populating these directories later on using Component tags like this: ``` <ComponentGroup Id="ProductConfiguration" Directory="CONFIGFOLDER"> <Component Id="ConfigFile1" Guid="*"> <File Id="ConfigFile1.xml" Name="ConfigFile1.xml" Source="..\Configuration\ConfigFile1.xml" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/> </Component> <Component Id="ConfigFile2" Guid="*"> <File Id="ConfigFile2.xml" Name="ConfigFile2.xml" Source="..\Configuration\ConfigFile2.xml" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/> </Component> <Component Id="ConfigFile3" Guid="*"> <File Id="ConfigFile3.xml" Name="ConfigFile3.xml" Source="..\Configuration\ConfigFile3.xml" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes" DiskId="1"/> </Component> </ComponentGroup> ``` My problem is this: WiX creates the Configuration directory (`CommonAppDataFolder/MyAppConfig`) as a read only folder. Since it's full of application data, users need to be able to modify its contents without having admin privileges. I can create other folders in the `CommonAppDataFolder` programmatically, which do not require admin privileges. How do I set the write privileges for my folder in WiX?