Please confirm that background publishing is turned off, it seems to cause a lot of various issues, depending on how things are configured. Beyond that, would it be possible to share some images of your publish settings, or the messages you are getting?
Christopher T. Cowgill, P.E.
AutoCAD Certified Professional
Civil 3D Certified Professional
Civil 3D 2022 on Windows 10
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