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"The operating system reported error 2147942405: Access is denied."

We're testing SMS 2003 in our test environment. I get the following error when I'm trying to deploy the package "s_scan" to the client. Here are some of my questions. What permissions is it referring to? Access denied to what object? Where may be the source of the problem?

An error occurred while preparing to run the program for advertisement "SJC2001A" ("SJC0000C" - "Security Scan Tool (expedited)"). The operating system reported error 2147942405: Access is denied. Additional program properties:
Command line: s_scan.exe /s /cache /kick
Working directory:
Drive letter (? = any):

Contributed By: Carl Sullivan [MSFT]
The scan program is probably being run from the Distribution Point or more specifically the "smspkg<drive>$\PackageID" directory on the DP. If this is an Advanced client be sure you have configured a Network Access Account.

This is done in the SMS admin console under "Site Settings | Component Configuration | Software Distribution". This account is what the Advanced client uses to access the DP. A legacy client uses the "SMSClient_<sitecode>" account to access the DP. Either one of these needs permissions to the directory and share on the DP. A domain user is usually sufficient.

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