[GH-ISSUE #2364] Using "Installation[method1] (General installation method: ComfyUI-Manager only)" from windows portable results in broken permissions to install nodes #942

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opened 2026-10-27 21:24:09 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 3 comments
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Originally created by @vlrevolution on GitHub (Dec 8, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-Manager/issues/2364

Basically I just did a fresh portable comfyui installation (latest version) and then did "Installation[method1] (General installation method: ComfyUI-Manager only)" and this resulted in the config.ini in ComfyUI_windows_portable\ComfyUI\user\__manager\ with the following contents, blocking ability to install custom nodes:

[default]
preview_method = none
git_exe =
use_uv = False
channel_url = [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager/main](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fltdrdata%2FComfyUI-Manager%2Fmain)
share_option = all
bypass_ssl = False
file_logging = True
component_policy = workflow
update_policy = stable-comfyui
windows_selector_event_loop_policy = False
model_download_by_agent = False
downgrade_blacklist =
security_level = strong
always_lazy_install = False
network_mode = public
db_mode = cache

notice:
security_level = strong and network_mode = public - this combo disable installs for me.

Error I got:

[Installation Errors]
'...': This action is not allowed with this security level configuration.

Can you look into this, please?

Originally created by @vlrevolution on GitHub (Dec 8, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-Manager/issues/2364 Basically I just did a fresh portable comfyui installation (latest version) and then did "Installation[method1] (General installation method: ComfyUI-Manager only)" and this resulted in the config.ini in `ComfyUI_windows_portable\ComfyUI\user\__manager\` with the following contents, blocking ability to install custom nodes: ``` [default] preview_method = none git_exe = use_uv = False channel_url = [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager/main](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fltdrdata%2FComfyUI-Manager%2Fmain) share_option = all bypass_ssl = False file_logging = True component_policy = workflow update_policy = stable-comfyui windows_selector_event_loop_policy = False model_download_by_agent = False downgrade_blacklist = security_level = strong always_lazy_install = False network_mode = public db_mode = cache ``` notice: `security_level = strong` and `network_mode = public` - this combo disable installs for me. Error I got: ``` [Installation Errors] '...': This action is not allowed with this security level configuration. ``` Can you look into this, please?
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@ayan4m1 commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2025):

Having the same problem, even setting security_level to weak does not fix the install errors now, my install is frozen...

<!-- gh-comment-id:3628077727 --> @ayan4m1 commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2025): Having the same problem, even setting security_level to weak does not fix the install errors now, my install is frozen...
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@vlrevolution commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025):

Having the same problem, even setting security_level to weak does not fix the install errors now, my install is frozen...

set network_mode = private as well, to fix

<!-- gh-comment-id:3636265237 --> @vlrevolution commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2025): > Having the same problem, even setting security_level to weak does not fix the install errors now, my install is frozen... set `network_mode = private` as well, to fix
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@ayan4m1 commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2025):

Ah, this was what I needed to do - https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-Manager/blob/main/docs/en/v3.38-userdata-security-migration.md

Thanks anyway!

<!-- gh-comment-id:3649926297 --> @ayan4m1 commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2025): Ah, this was what I needed to do - https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-Manager/blob/main/docs/en/v3.38-userdata-security-migration.md Thanks anyway!
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