Unable to create new database connection file.

[AjitkumarBabar]

"Unable to create new database connection file, permission is denied" error is coming while trying to add database connection in ArcCatalog. 

sql 2014 & pg 9.5

[Asrujit_SenGupta]

You need to provide more details, such as..

• What is the version of ArcGIS Desktop being used?
• Database version (example: SQL Server 2014 SP2 or PostgreSQL 9.5.x ?)
• Issues happening on one machine only?
• Issues happening while connecting with particular login or any login?
• Error screenshot
• Have you successfully created database connections on this machine before?

[AjitkumarBabar]

• What is the version of ArcGIS Desktop being used? - 10.6
• Database version (example: SQL Server 2014 SP2 or PostgreSQL 9.5.x ?) - SQL Server 2014 - SP1 & postgresql-9.5.10-2
• Issues happening on one machine only? - Yes
• Issues happening while connecting with particular login or any login? - With all the logins
• Error screenshot - Attached
• Have you successfully created database connections on this machine before? - This is the first time

[Asrujit_SenGupta · Accepted solution]

It sounds like somehow, you don't have write permissions to the directory where the connection files are created.

Try these:

• Run ArcCatalog as an Administrator and check...
• Use the tool Create Database Connection—Help | ArcGIS Desktop , to create the connection file in a different folder and check if that works...

[AjitkumarBabar]

Hi,

Running ArcCatalog as an Administrator didn't help but Create Database connection partially resolved the issue.

Thanks for the help.

[YungKaiChin]

One workaround is to create a database connection file (*.sde) on a different computer and transfer the connection file.

In my case, ...

• The user can create the database connection file and connect to the database on a different computer.
• The user can create the database connection file and connect to a different database on the same SQL Server.
• The user has rebooted the computer without resolving the issue.