Article - CS187332

File Vault Mounts are Read-Only using UNC paths and Windows Service

Modified: 01-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 11.1 to 13.0

Description

  • Cannot validate mounts except as Read Only
  • Error in Vault Configuration: Some of the mounts are not valid
  • Replica mount status shows INVALID 
  • Error in MethodServer logs when validating mounts:
DEBUG [RMI TCP Connection(###)-#.#.#.#] wt.fv.FvMountValidator  - Exception occured during writing file in \\<PATH>\MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA. Mount marked as 'READ_ONLY'
ERROR [RMI TCP Connection(###)-#.#.#.#] wt.fv.FvMountValidator  - \\<PATH>\MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA\SITE_####_#####_#####_<HOST>.WC (Access is denied)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: \\<PATH>\MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA\SITE_####_#####_#####_<HOST>.WC (Access is denied)
                at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
                at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:221)
                at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:171)
                at java.io.FileWriter.<init>(FileWriter.java:90)
  • Mounts validate successfully when running Windchill from a shell instead of as a service
  • Error in MethodServer Logs When validating mounts:
    ERROR [pool-12-thread-2] wt.fv.FvMountValidator - Please check the write permissions of the path:<PATH> and its subfolders and re-validate.
    ERROR [pool-12-thread-2] wt.fv.FvMountValidator - Cannot save: Folder is probably full or the write permissions are denied
    Nested exception is: java.io.FileNotFoundException: <PATH>MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA\SITE_208_29063710_300252299_noi-dcriapp.WC (Access is denied) (wt.fv.fvResource/17) wt.fv.FvFileCanNotBeStored: Cannot save: Folder is probably full or the write permissions are denied
    Nested exception is: java.io.FileNotFoundException: <PATH>MOUNT_VALIDATION_DATA\SITE_208_29063710_300252299_noi-dcriapp.WC (Access is denied)
    at java.base/java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.io.FileOutputStream.open(FileOutputStream.java:293)
    at java.base/java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:235)
    at java.base/java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:155)
    at wt.objectstorage.fv.FvBackupedFileOutputStream.<init>(FvBackupedFileOutputStream.java:53)
    at wt.objectstorage.fv.FvFileWriter.storeStream(FvFileWriter.java:70)
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