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pShoe
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SABnzbd detected a fatal error: Cannot access the user profi

Post by pShoe »

I installed the latest version of SAB for Windows. I am running Win 7. When I start the program I get the following error message:

Any ideas? Thanks.
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SABnzbd.exe 0.6.15

SABnzbd detected a fatal error:
Cannot access the user profile.

Please start with sabnzbd.ini file in another location

Program did not start!

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shypike
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Re: SABnzbd detected a fatal error: Cannot access the user p

Post by shypike »

Looks like something odd with your user profile.
Special characters in your user name?
The alternative is to adjust the shortcut for SABnzbd.
The properties should show something like this:
"c:\program files\sabnzbd\sabnzbd.exe"
Type a space after the last quote character and add:
-f d:\folder
Where you substitute d:\folder with the path of your choice.
tymanthius
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Re: SABnzbd detected a fatal error: Cannot access the user p

Post by tymanthius »

I am having this exact same error, and I tried specifying the ini file in the shortcut.

I still get the same error.

I haven't changed anything w/ sab, but I did just uninstall a lot of junk off my pc and rebooted.

I even tried reinstall sab, but no joy.

edit: The first time I put in the ini path it didn't save. So when it saved thsi time, it allowed sab to start. Even so, I can't understand why the sudden change in behavior.
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shypike
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Re: SABnzbd detected a fatal error: Cannot access the user p

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SABnzbd receives no user profile info from Windows.
Given that it uses fairly simple Windows functions to accomplish this,
I can only assume that somehow somethings changed in your Windows installation.
KopVanZuid
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Re: SABnzbd detected a fatal error: Cannot access the user p

Post by KopVanZuid »

I had the same problem, even after re-installations of SABnzbd ???

Solved:
OLD: C:\Users\"MyName"\AppData\Local\ :-\

New: C:\Users\"MyName"\AppData\Local\SABnzbd; and then installed SABNzbd again. (I didn't remove the previous installation) ;)

sub-dir SABnzbd is a new entry, handmade.


For me, it is working. ::)
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