The issue is likely to be the same as other attempts to reference user profile locations (temp folders, app data folders etc) for an account that doesn't have them, that's my understanding. --------------- Phil Wilson
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Tunney, Stephen <stephen.tun...@nuance.com> wrote: > Try running as local system from the command line with SysInternals PsExec > https://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx > > I think it is psexec -S cmd.exe (or powershell depending on your needs). > > Then try running heat again and see what permissions issues you are getting. > Also try looking in other folders for tmp4869.tmp. Could be a hardcoded path > somewhere that doesn't evaluate %TEMP% properly. > > Stephen Tunney > Nuance Communications, Inc. > Solutions Architect, Imaging Division > Waterloo, Ontario, Canada > stephen.tun...@nuance.com > 519-880-7463 Office > NUANCE.COM > The experience speaks for itself (tm) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Ports [mailto:d...@intrigma.com] > Sent: January-30-15 10:10 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Problems running heat under LocalSystem service > > Hello, > > I recently tried setting up a build agent that runs MSBuild to build a simple > WiX setup package. The build agent runs as a Windows service that runs under > the LocalSystem account. I consistently received the following > error: > > HarvestDirectory: > ..\..\Tools\WiX\Heat.exe dir ..\..\Build\WiX\Release -cg WebComponents -dr > INSTALLDIR -ke -scom -sreg -ag -sfrag -out obj\Release\_WebComponents_dir.wxs > heat.exe : error HEAT0001: Could not find file > 'C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4869.tmp'. > > When I tried running that command line in a normal interactive session, it > completed successfully. When I switched the build agent to run under a domain > user account rather than LocalSystem, the build completed successfully, so it > seems like there is some kind of problem running the WiX tools under a > LocalSystem service. > > This sounds very much like this issue: > http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4596/ > > Has anyone else run into this? > > Thanks, > Dan > > > *Dan Ports* > Vice President of Technology, Intrigma Inc. > Medical Staffing Optimization And Scheduling Software > 349 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 > (212) 390-1040 | intrigma.com > > The information in this email is confidential and therefore privileged and/or > protected under law. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us > immediately at i...@intrigma.com and delete the original message and any > attachments. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
