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This Error Event is part of Get File Information Events.

Event ID · 76400

"Failed to retrieve info for file"

Overview

The error message indicates that there was a problem accessing the specified file to retrieve its information.

Cause

The file might be inaccessible due to various reasons:

  • The specified path does not exist.
  • The specified file does not exist.
  • User's credentials do not grant access to specified folder or file.
  • Network path or server can not be reached.
  • No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

Event examples

See some examples of the Failed to retrieve information Event messages:

  • Action "Get File Information" failed to retrieve info for file "C:\Invoices\wsl\checksum.txt". The network path was not found. [os:53; aw:4]
  • Action "Get File Information" failed. No mapping between account names and security IDs was done. [os:1332; aw:21]

Solution

Verify that the path and file exists and is accessible. Ensure that the proper user credentials are specified in the Run As tab of the Task.

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