Problem connecting to File System in Flow

[ScottR-MT]

Hi,

I've been trying to connect to a folder in the File System, but whenever I try to drill into the root folder, it gives me the below error, even though the connection shows successful from the data gateway. Can anyone help point me in the right direction? I am trying to save email attachments to a folder on a server share.

Data Connection via Gateway:

[v-yuazh-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ ScottR-MT,

The error told that the credentials for the connection do not have access to your folder.

Could you please check whether the connection you have selected is the right one.

Further, if the Username, Password, gateway in your connection is wrong, an error could occur as you. Could you please check the Username, Password, gateway in your connection.

You could refer to screenshots below:

Make sure the Username is  configured to “DOMAIN\Username” and the Password is correct.

In addition, make sure the gateway you choose should be an already installed gateway in your computer.

I have made a test on my side, the issue you mentioned doesn’t  accur, you could refer to steps below:

1. Add a trigger, you could choose trigger ”When a new email arrives” and choose a path in the Folder field, the Has Attachment Filed and Include Attachments Filed both set to Yes.
2. Add an Apply to each, choose the Attachments dynamic content of ”When a new email arrives” in the input field.
3. Inside the Apply to each, add action “Create file” of “File System” connector, create a connection like me above. choose “File System” in the Folder path field, choose the Name dynamic content of ”When a new email arrives” in the File name field, choose the Content dynamic content of ”When a new email arrives” in the File content field.

Image reference:

When I receive an email with attachment, the flow run successfully as below:

And the attachment has been saved in the Root path “C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\1\2”

 

[ScottR-MT]

Thanks!  It turns out that the username has to be specified as DOMAIN\USERNAME, and not in the email address format.  Thank you!

[dimi]

I faced similar issues and while i followed every step described here or antwhere els i found similar issue, none of them solved my problems. 

However creating a new user on the PC and added this user to the administrators group, worked and solved my problems.
So seems to me my default admin account which i use has some other restriction or configuration compared to the newly created account...

Hope this helps some one 

[pkluss]

So glad I stumbled across this.  Exact same issue for me.  Microsoft really should force people to use the DOMAIN\username format using input validation or provide some kind of warning because I can guarantee people are losing a lot of time troubleshooting this.  I myself lost about an hour.

Thanks again.

Phil

[Kamacete]

For me, this doesn't work.

😞

I continue with the same error, any more ideas?

thx

Rui

[dimi]

@Kamacete 

Try deleting your connexion and recreate it. It can become "corrupt" after several attempts.

[Kamacete]

thanks, didn't work.

😞

[olgaoszcz]

It didnt work for me either, but finally I figured out the problem - it was wrong domain name/setup. If you authenticate with windows, you can check it if you open Settings->Account->Your Info on your computer and under your name will be the exact form of the DOMAIN\username that Flow wants you to put in there. Copy it and paste in your connection. Good luck!

[Kamacete]

Worked

🙂

thank you

[CraigMGI]

I have tried virtually every permutation and combination that others have recommended and I still cannot get the Create File connector to work. I can create files in SharePoint easily, but not in root folder of my C: drive.

I saw another post that said if you do not use Domain authentication, use WORKGROUP\Username instead. I have tried a few combinations of that and it doesn't work either.

Is there a simple way to lookup and verify the DOMAIN\Username and Password being using by my laptop, because I can only think it must be something unexpected. I have Windows 10 authentication.

[ScottR-MT]

Try opening a command window and typing "Whoami"

Also, try creating a folder under the root folder and using that folder instead, as your current permissions may not allow you to write to the root.

[CraigMGI]

Thanks Scott, "Whoami" worked perfectly and my Flow connection is now successful with no other changes required.

My domain was one of the options I had already tried, but my Username turned out to be "Toshiba", the brand of laptop I am using.

Warning to others, no point looking at Windows 10 My Info, in my case this doesn't help at all and just says:

My Name

Email

Administrator

[JKirby]

Need help please. I am Windows 10 on a Workgroup. Been trying different combinations for the Domain and username + Password all night. I login to Windows using a PIN say 123456, havent been using password to login to Win10 for a long time, I don't even remember my password but I tested my microsoft live login with the Password to login to Microsoft live account is Microsoft444.

whoami output is mickeylaptop005\mickey111

Your Info under Windows Setting is

mickey111@hotmail.com

What is the exact string I need for Domain and username + Password?

*above are not real names, email and passwords.

[kranthi7722]

where can i find the username and password of my laptop

[SachinG31]

Hello @dimi  ,

I have the same issue , i tried everything , Checking domain username, delete and creating new connection , Even i tried with Admin Account but the error is same. 

few days back it was working fine , then i shifted my gateway from my local computer to server after that it stopped

"The credentials for this connection do not have access to '\\prod-adfs\aos-storage\Documents', please try using a different location or account."

[SachinG31]

Hello @ScottR-MT , I have the same issue , i tried everything , Checking domain username, delete and creating new connection , Even i tried with Admin Account but the error is same. 

few days back it was working fine , then i shifted my gateway from my local computer to server after that it stopped

"The credentials for this connection do not have access to '\\prod-adfs\aos-storage\Documents', please try using a different location or account."

[SachinG31]

Hello All,

 i tried something ,  and that worked for me finally after struggling one week.

I have create a new gateway on my local system from where i am accessing the folder , so i believe if you are using file system connection you can only use the gateway which is installed in your local system , i don't know why this dependency is only on file system connection , but that's how it worked for me.