I have DNN 4.08 installed on a Windows 2003 server.  Everything is working except my portal admins cannot install skins.  I have had my hosting company verify permissions and at this point I am not sure where the problem is.   If I create a child portal I can upload skin files all day long and it parses as normal; however, if it is a parent portal I get the error below.  I am at a loss and not sure where to look at this point.  Any ideas?

ModuleId: 642
ModuleDefId: 21
FriendlyName: Install Skin Package
ModuleControlSource: Admin/Files/WebUpload.ascx
AssemblyVersion: 04.08.00
PortalID: 12
PortalName: KineticHotShot
UserID: 1
UserName: jhiatt
ActiveTabID: 252
ActiveTabName: File Manager
RawURL: /Admin/FileManager/tabid/252/ctl/Edit/mid/642/ftype/Skin/rtab/255/Default.aspx
AbsoluteURL: /Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer: http://kinetichotshot.com/Admin/FileManager/tabid/252/ctl/Edit/mid/642/ftype/Skin/rtab/255/Default.aspx
UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648)
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
ExceptionGUID: ca0ab7f1-55f9-4d4a-a0b8-55c9893964e2
InnerException: Access to the path 'C:\Domains\ascentrahosting.net\wwwroot\Portals\12\Skins\BlackSkin' is denied.
FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
Method: System.IO.__Error.WinIOError
StackTrace:
Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Access to the path 'C:\Domains\ascentrahosting.net\wwwroot\Portals\12\Skins\BlackSkin' is denied. ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Domains\ascentrahosting.net\wwwroot\Portals\12\Skins\BlackSkin' is denied. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity) at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path, DirectorySecurity directorySecurity) at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinController.UploadSkin(String RootPath, String SkinRoot, String SkinName, Stream objInputStream) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.FileSystem.WebUpload.cmdAdd_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
Source:
Server Name: SOFTSERV1

Thanks in advance!

Axel

Well I created a "Child" portal and I can upload skins and containers to it without a problem.  When I created the child portal it's directory is the same as the others in the /portals directory.  My host is double checking the permissions right now.  But if it were the write protected then wouldn't it affect both child and parent portals the same?

Thanks,

Axel