topic Why is Portal trying to create files in C:\ when attempting to move content directory? in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions

Why is Portal trying to create files in C:\ when attempting to move content directory?

FraserHand — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 05:33:47 GMT

Hi,

We are trying to move our content dir, but we can't. During the move Portal tries to create a .dat temp file in the root of c:\, which due to group policy fails. Question is why is it doing this over using say the temp dir?

Please see attached image

Thanks,

Fraser

Re: Why is Portal trying to create files in C:\ when attempting to move content directory?

JonathanQuinn — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 18:55:36 GMT

Where are you moving the content to? It may be checking permissions against the parent folder. If you're trying to use C:\content, for example, then it may be trying to check if it can create the content folder on the C:\ drive. If the content folder already exists, perhaps that has to be accounted for in this check, like check the parent folder if the content folder doesn't already exist.

Re: Why is Portal trying to create files in C:\ when attempting to move content directory?

FraserHand — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:56:32 GMT

Hi,

OK so we got it sorted.

The bit we missed was adding the isConnectionStringEncrypted":false

{"provider":"FileSystem","connectionString":"\\\\somefielserver\\portal\\conent","type":"fileStore","isConnectionStringEncrypted":false}

All went through ok after that JQuinn-esristaff‌

Fraser