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3596493 - Error destination directory error. [cannot copy with cp]: [CrystalEnterprise.DiskUnmanaged] when scheduling a report to file system

Symptom

  • Encountering an error when scheduling Web Intelligence reports to a file system destination in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform.
  • The error message displayed is "destination directory error. [cannot copy with cp]: [CrystalEnterprise.DiskUnmanaged]".
  • Found this error in the Adaptive Job Server logs :

    2025 04 14 15:02:55:575|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|SuExec::executeSu
    2025 04 14 15:02:55:575|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(suexec.cpp:411) SuExec::executeSu: forking process to execute with /bin/su for biadmin: "mkdir" "-p" "/home/BI/files/QA1/"
    2025 04 14 15:02:55:582|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(suexec.cpp:417) SuExec::executeSu: child 3111382 on file descriptior 196, output file /apps/bobj/sap_bobj/data/procSched/dav2038hd.AdaptiveJobServer/CHILD5/JOB1/destination_disk2f78eacfd1f2b9570
    2025 04 14 15:02:58:458|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(destination_disk.cpp:179) CImpersonateUser::copyFile: mkdir: exit code 1
    2025 04 14 15:02:58:469|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(destination_disk.cpp:139) Command output: su: Permission denied
    2025 04 14 15:03:01:761|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(destination_disk.cpp:1186) destination_disk: exception caught while copying source file [/apps/bobj/sap_bobj/data/procSched/dav2038hd.AdaptiveJobServer/CHILD5/JOB1/ZZ_Charting.zip] to destination file [/home/BI/files/QA1/ZZ_Charting.zip]. Reason: [Failed to copy the file /apps/bobj/sap_bobj/data/procSched/dav2038hd.AdaptiveJobServer/CHILD5/JOB1/ZZ_Charting.zip to /home/BI/files/QA1/ZZ_Charting.zip in file system operation. Please check access rights. Reason given: cannot copy with cp, ].
    2025 04 14 15:03:01:761|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|(/build/bi/a43r464/src/platform.services.jobprocessing/servers/cpp/jobserver/destdll.cpp:701) Destinations::DestDLL::Process(): destDLLExtraAuditInfo = [3&U=3,83&.1={3&S4=boadmin,0P&gU=45,03},?z&.2={3&S4=/home/BI/files/QA1/ZZ_Charting.zip,0P&gU=18,03},?z&.3={3&S4=306144,0P&gU=17,03},?z]...
    2025 04 14 15:03:01.767|<NODENAME>.AdaptiveJobServer_WebIJavaSchedulingService_CHILD0|cannot copy with cp


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3 SP4 Patch 9
  • Linux OS

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform all versions

Keywords

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, Web Intelligence, Scheduling, File System Destination, Linux OS, Migration, Permission Error, Destination Directory Error, Whitelist. , KBA , BI-BIP-ADM , BI Servers, security, Crystal Reports in Launchpad , BI-BIP-SCH , BI platform search , BI-BIP-SRV , CMS / Auditing issues (excl. 3rd Party Authentication) , How To

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