NuGet.exe pack gives access to the path is denied

Question

When I try to pack my MVC project (NuGet.exe pack) I get:

NuGet.exe : Access to the path \'...\' is denied.

This happens to be

Answer 1

Run your Visual Studio with administrator rights.

Answer 2

In my case something happened when switching branch in git. Everyone lost execute permissions for Nuget.exe.

This blog post helped me: http://mannysiddiqui.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/nuget-access-is-denied-command-existed-with-code-5/

Answer 3

In order to Restore nuget packages, remove read only permissions from the folder level (for windows). Clean the solution and Build. It will works