App Server Does not recognize the transport Directory

[Former Member]

We have added a new server in the production system , but this server is not able to recognize the transport directory ,

In the instace profile , this parameter is set as below

DIR_TRANS =
bp1tulap139\sapmnt\trans

When i check the profile it throws a warning

W:DIR_TRANS directory
bp1tulap139\sapmnt\trans does not exist

Even the transport Directory
bp1tulap139\sapmnt\trans

is mounted on the server but still I am getting this error .

Please help

[Former Member]

ya the note specified by peter is helpful .. atleast i know what the problem is , SAPSERVICE<SID> is a local user but it shoud be a domain user

[Former Member]

Oh man - that is Windows Security basics.

I am wondering how people can try to install and administrate enterprise level applications without this knowledge.

you may try to create SAPSERVICE<SID> as a local user on the machine where the transport directory is stored on and give it the same password on this machine. After that add it to the local SAP_LocalAdmin group.

After that the access should work (if both servers are member of the same workgroup).

peter

[Former Member]

Hi Bhanu Saxena,

My suggestion is copy the DEFAULT.PFL and Instace profile from the existing APPS to the new APPS. I hope this will solve your problem.

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Chaitanya

[former_member433984]

> Hi Bhanu Saxena,

>

> My suggestion is copy the DEFAULT.PFL and Instace

> profile from the existing APPS to the new APPS. I

> hope this will solve your problem.

>

>

> ****Assign Points If Helpful****

>

> Thanks,

> Chaitanya

absolutely wrong suggestion... without any idea what happens inside the system

read the information from Peter and from note 117395 to understand which OS security mechanisms are involved

[Former Member]

Hi Markus

The user SAPSERVICE<SID> is created at the time of installation and this user exist in the system.

This probably is not the solution

Bhanu

[markus_doehr2]

sure - but also on the SECOND machine that holds the \usr\sap\trans directory.

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Markus

[Former Member]

when implementing landscapes.

all those details around a common transport directory and how to configure it is documented in the installation guide in the chapter:

<b>Preparing the SAP System Transport Host</b>

regards

Peter

[former_member433984]

see also

<a href="https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/117395">Note 117395 - Authorization problems for file I/O on Windows NT</a>

[markus_doehr2]

The system runs under user SAPService<SID> - and that user must exist on the server which shares the transport directory.

Does the user exist there?

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Markus