Sometimes "Invalid parameter value passed to function" when using ChangePrivileges

RPW

Hi,

I am automatically setting permissions on Feature Classes in ArcSDE using Python. The problem is that this only works if I run the script on the workstation; if I run it directly on the server where ArcSDE is installed, I get the following error message:

Invalid parameter value passed to function
Failed to execute (ChangePrivileges).

The command looks the same using both ways (print gp.GetMessages()):
Executing: ChangePrivileges <SDE_CONN_FILE>/<ADMIN_USER>.<FC> <USER> GRANT AS_IS <SDE_CONN_FILE>/<ADMIN_USER>.<FC>

The strange thing is that the FC is appended again in the end, although the syntax looks like this:
ChangePrivileges_management (in_dataset, user, view, edit)
But I don't think this is the reason, since it works on the workstation.

Here is the code:

# Process only FC where admin_user has access -> wildcard
  wildcard = "%s.*" % admin_user
  fcs = gp.ListFeatureClasses(wildcard)
  fcs.reset()
  fc = fcs.next()
  
  while fc:
   fc = conn_sde + "/" + fc
   print "Setting read permission on FC %s" % fc
   try:
    # Process: Change Privileges...
    gp.ChangePrivileges_management(fc, read_user, "GRANT", "AS_IS")
    print gp.GetMessages()
   except:
    # If an error occurred while running a tool print the messages
    print gp.GetMessages()
    return 1
   fc = fcs.next()

ArcGIS version: 9.2, SP6
ArcSDE version: ArcSDE for Oracle9i 9.2 Service Pack 3

Does anyone know why the same command would run on a workstation but not on the server?

Thanks a lot,

Ralph

RPW

One other thing to double check is to ensure that the SDE connection file that you are using on the server is using exactly the same connection properties as the one you are using on the client machine.

Russell,
I am using exactly the same SDE connection file.

Thanks,
Ralph