Invalid configuration path/filename

[Anonymous]

Once upon a time there was a netwrok ADT 2005 install that worked like a champ. Lately however, this install has been feeling rather sickly. She works fine on the actual install part, but then when you log in as a user and launch (using a shortcut that references the office standard ARG) she faints with "FATAL ERROR: Invalid Configuration path/filename: C:\Documents & Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\ADT 2005\ENU"

Now, I have searched the KB, and the only reference I find is for R2004, and it says to make sure the newest SP is installed, which it is in this case, as it is part of the initial install. I have also heard that the issue is with permissions to the network resources that Acad is using (office standard customization and menus, etc). I have set that entire share to ALL Users have Modify rights, but no luck.

One thing to note, the server has been upgraded to Windows 2003 since the last AutoCAD install, and the new IT Manager has done some tinkering with Group Policy as well.

So, has anyone seen this with 2005? Any ideas what causes it and how to fix it? And does the issue exist in 2006?

best,
Gordon

[Anonymous]

What kind of rights does the local user have?
We have given up trying to do anything except make the user an administrator on the local machine.
Just too much PIA.

John P.

[Anonymous]

Funny, I thought 2005 addressed that sort of PIA stuff. Any thoughts on 2006 issues? I am pretty sure I am going to roll out ADT 2006 with the new machines, as it fixes the ADT as AutoCAD problem. I guess I can just make users local admin for the duration of the install. Definietly a kludge at best.

Thanks,
Gordon

[Anonymous]

I have always been a believer in the wait 'till service patch 1 before the roll-out.
We have installed ADT 2006 on 2 machines for evaluation.
Haven't heard back yet.
I've been buried in the Civil3D business for a while, and quite a while longer it looks like.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.

[Anonymous]

only 11 more months to wait before the next upgrade...:) By the time you
get the SP1 and install it, you will be putting 2007 on the shelf for its
SP1, but I really think they better come up with an SP1 for the weird shut
downs of ADT 2006 pretty soon...and not later.

Jack Talsky


wrote in message news:4853859@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have always been a believer in the wait 'till service patch 1 before the
roll-out.
We have installed ADT 2006 on 2 machines for evaluation.
Haven't heard back yet.
I've been buried in the Civil3D business for a while, and quite a while
longer it looks like.

John Postlewait
IS Department
George Butler Associates, Inc.

[Anonymous]

Jack,
have you had this problem when running ADT as AutoCAD, or just in the ADT
configuration? I don't know if there is any chance at all of getting the
office to actually use ADT prior to sp1, but if there are problems with the
Acad config I need to rethink. I was really excited about not needing to
delete a bunch of DLLs and ARXs to get it to work.

Best,
Gordon

[Anonymous]

I was just being a wise guy....

my problem with ADT 2006 is that once in a while it will suddenly shut down.
No error messages, but I am suddenly looking at my desktop.

adjusting my graphic card, Quadro4 750 XGL seemed to fix things except for a
once in a while, random shut down, but it is rare now.

there are some funny things such as if I click on Wall Properties, and
select a wall as requested, the command just ends. Nothing seems to happen.

Jack

[Anonymous]

Regarding the error "FATAL ERROR: Invalid Configuration path/filename:
C:\Documents & Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\ADT
2005\ENU", it probably has to do with the placement of the acad2004.cfg or
acad2005.cfg file. We're using AutoCAD 2004, and have seen the same error
message before. Rather than allow AutoCAD to create and reference the cfg
file within the windows profiles area, repath it to a benign folder, where
everyone has rights. You can repath it using the /c switch on the program
startup property of your desktop autocad icon.

For example:
C:\somepath\acad.exe /c c:\temp

For example, we installed AutoCAD 2004 to a C:\R2004 folder, so our AutoCAD
icons have the following command line argument:

C:\R2004\acad.exe /c c:\r2004\support

Everyone has rights to the C:\R2004\Support folder, so no more random
crashes with the "invalid configuration path/filename problem". By the way,
if the acad200X.cfg does not already exist in whatever path you specify,
it'll be created on the fly. Why therefore, AutoCAD disallows setting the
path in the Options dialog box is a mystery to me, when the file isn't
really critical and will be created on the fly, and instead forces the
arcane usage of a command line switch... go figure.

--

Mark McDonough
Sasaki Associates
http://www.sasaki.com

wrote in message news:4853739@discussion.autodesk.com...
Once upon a time there was a netwrok ADT 2005 install that worked like a
champ. Lately however, this install has been feeling rather sickly. She
works fine on the actual install part, but then when you log in as a user
and launch (using a shortcut that references the office standard ARG) she
faints with "FATAL ERROR: Invalid Configuration path/filename: C:\Documents
& Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\ADT 2005\ENU"

Now, I have searched the KB, and the only reference I find is for R2004, and
it says to make sure the newest SP is installed, which it is in this case,
as it is part of the initial install. I have also heard that the issue is
with permissions to the network resources that Acad is using (office
standard customization and menus, etc). I have set that entire share to ALL
Users have Modify rights, but no luck.

One thing to note, the server has been upgraded to Windows 2003 since the
last AutoCAD install, and the new IT Manager has done some tinkering with
Group Policy as well.

So, has anyone seen this with 2005? Any ideas what causes it and how to fix
it? And does the issue exist in 2006?

best,
Gordon

[Mr Spot]

It appears i'm receiving the same error message...

We recently installed a new server and it doesn't look like autocad is smart enough to look in the correct location for the setup.

The user name in the profile differs from what it was previously (it now has username.domain where it used to be just username). Well ACAD is still looking for it at username and then attempts to create its own folder system for username\application data\etc...

I setup the given /c switch, however autocad now thinks it pertinent to configure autocad everytime it loads and is not bringing across any of the menus/tools that were previously setup?

Has anyone got any ideas on how i can rectify this issue. Its occurring on 12 workstations and is extremely frustrating.

Kind Regards.

[Anonymous]

Mr Spot,

Your problem is twofold: One, that you are logging onto the same machine with
the same username, but different machine accounts due to your new domain. The
machine accounts were not properly migrated forward by the IT dude(s).

Normally, your account just uses "username" as the profile folder. If you log on
as different account but with the same username, Windows appends the ".domain"
after it.

Secondly: Either Autodesk failed to take this into account, as it is simply
defaulting to "username" instead of the value as given by the full %userprofile%
system variable.

Or, it could be that your Acad profile, if migrated forward, doesn't work
anymore because the user profile location to pointed at in your AutoCAD profile
points to the old Profile folder.

To solve this problem, you first want to revert to just "username" as your
profile folder. It's probably easiest to save your old profile (pre-server
migration) forward and reuse it, just target your new account with it.

To do this easily, log on as a local Adminstrator (not your current account), go
to System Properties, Advanced, User Profiles, and select your old "username"
profile. Hit Copy To, and copy it to "Documents and Settings\Default User". Say
OK when it says that this already exists. Set the permissions to "Everyone".

Highlight the "username.domain" profile and delete it. Do the same with your
original "username" profile as well.

Then log on as yourself. This will create a new "username" profile that is for
your new account, but will only have "username" as the folder name.

Your AutoCAD profile should work fine.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com



On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:16:57 +0000, Mr Spot <> wrote:

>It appears i'm receiving the same error message...
>
>We recently installed a new server and it doesn't look like autocad is smart enough to look in the correct location for the setup.
>
>The user name in the profile differs from what it was previously (it now has username.domain where it used to be just username). Well ACAD is still looking for it at username and then attempts to create its own folder system for username\application data\etc...
>
>I setup the given /c switch, however autocad now thinks it pertinent to configure autocad everytime it loads and is not bringing across any of the menus/tools that were previously setup?
>
>Has anyone got any ideas on how i can rectify this issue. Its occurring on 12 workstations and is extremely frustrating.
>
>Kind Regards.