topic RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied in Product Forum

Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

TomasKochan — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:30:00 GMT

Hi, I have batch file containing following script:

"C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Modeler\18.1.1\bin\clemb.exe" -stream "C:\Users\TomasKochan\Desktop\TEST.str" -P:databasenode.datasource="{DP1H,someID,somePW,false}" -execute

When I open file manually (dbl-click), it executes OK.

When I launch it from Windows RUN command (WIN + R; pass the path to batch file), it also executes OK.

But when I trigger it by action Utility - Environment / Start Process, I get error "Access denied".

My goal is to have Blue Prism's Process execute batch file by Start Process or Run Process Until Ended.

How do these actions work? Why do I get error ?

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Tomas Kochan
FIT advocate
IBM
Europe/Bratislava
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

GopalBhaire — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:47:00 GMT

You can directly specify the batch file as application and try.

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Gopal Bhaire
Analyst
Accenture
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

TomasKochan — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:03:00 GMT

Tried even that few times. Still "access denied". I wonder if the Windows UAC might block the command. When I first opened batch file manually, I got UAC popped-up to confirm.

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Tomas Kochan
FIT advocate
IBM
Europe/Bratislava
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

GopalBhaire — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:40:00 GMT

Oh UAC Prompt are always an issue, I guess you'll have to disable it in Control Panel also add run as administrator to the batch file.

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Gopal Bhaire
Analyst
Accenture
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

TomasKochan — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 05:47:00 GMT

I lowered UAC to minimum and seems like it wasn't the case. Any other tips, why double click on .bat file works but Blue Prism's action doesn't ? Note, the path to batch file doesn't have special characters like space, ampersand ...

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Tomas Kochan
FIT advocate
IBM
Europe/Bratislava
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

zdenek.kabatek — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:04:00 GMT

Hi, Tomas,

can you modify your batch file with following parameters RUNAS /noprofile /user:Tomas "C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Modeler\18.1.1\bin\clemb.exe" -stream "C:\Users\TomasKochan\Desktop\TEST.str" -P:databasenode.datasource="{DP1H,someID,somePW,false}" -execute

This should ensure that you are running under that particular user - I put Tomas username but you change it to whatever is appropriate.

Please let me know if it helps.

Regards,

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Zdeněk Kabátek
Head of Professional Services
NEOOPS
http://www.neoops.com/
Europe/Prague
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

TomasKochan — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 06:16:00 GMT

Hi Zdenek,

thanks, when inside batch file it throws "RUN AS" usage help log. When in Arguments field, then it's "Access Denied" again. I tried with my Win username, "Administrator" and all combinations of RUN AS (such as to put in field Application || Arguments || inside batch file)

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Tomas Kochan
FIT advocate
IBM
Europe/Bratislava
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RE: Utility - Environment / Start Process => access denied

zdenek.kabatek — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:21:00 GMT

Hi, Tomas,

what operating system you are running on? Is it Win10 or server?

Regards,

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Zdeněk Kabátek
Head of Professional Services
NEOOPS
http://www.neoops.com/
Europe/Prague
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