SMS service account permissions?

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Hi all,
I'm having problems successfully creating a package that has source
files on a server other than my SMS site server... I'm able to create
the package but after that, when I go look at it's status, there is a
message saying dist mgr failed to access source dir. Error 5, access
is denied (complete message below).

We have a pretty simple site, 1 server and it's the DP, in advanced
security mode. Only 1 domain, approx 250 clients.

The error messages mention the smsservice account so (per S&P- SMS 2003
Security.DOC) I've granted oppsms$ <--server - read & execute perms
over the share that has the folder with with the source files in it but
that didn't seem to make a diff. Same error messages.

here are the error messages:

from DISTMGR.log:
$$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><Mon Feb 13 11:29:10.989 2006 Central
Standard Time><thread=1824 (0x720)>
~Retrying package MPL0005A $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><Mon Feb 13
11:29:11.004 2006 Central Standard Time><thread=1824 (0x720)>
Start updating the package MPL0005A...
$$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><Mon Feb 13 11:29:11.004 2006 Central
Standard Time><thread=1824 (0x720)>
~ERROR: do not have access to the package source \\Mpl46ps\Programs\LG
Gold, therefore cannot distribute the package.
$$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><Mon Feb 13 11:29:11.035 2006 Central
Standard Time><thread=1824 (0x720)>
12:17 PM 2/13/2006 $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><Mon Feb 13 11:29:11.067
2006 Central Standard Time><thread=1824 (0x720)>
~Failed to process package MPL0005A after 2 retries, will retry 98 more
times



from system status -> package status
SMS Distribution Manager failed to access the source directory
"\\Mpl46ps\Programs\LG Gold" for package "MPL0005A". The operating
system reported error 5: Access is denied. Possible cause: SMS
Distribution Manager does not have sufficient rights to the package
source directory. Solution: Verify that the SMS Service account has at
least Read access to the directory you specify as the package source
directory.



anyone have any ideas?


Thanks!

.

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