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SmurfnSurf

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

martin wrote:

For now, I've decided to simply ignore symlinks:
Issue 2365 – Skip symlinks in Search for Text extension
Will see if better solution is needed.


Thank you, really appreciate you following up on this.
SmurfnSurf

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

martin wrote:

Thanks. So it's a symlink with a relative path to a directory.
WinSCP has problems with resolving the relative path. I'll look into it.

OK Thank you for looking into it, much appreciated.

martin wrote:

  • It might work better with SFTP protocol (why are you using SCP?)

From memory I couldn't log in to the (ASUS RT-AX88U Pro)) Router using SFTP. See error.
SCP just worked, so I always use that.

martin wrote:

  • If you can, change the symlink to use an absolute path (/sys/kernel/debug).

I am not sure I can do that, I am not keen on changing anything in the Routers OS sorry, just not experienced enough.

martin wrote:

  • Exclude the /debug from the search by adding |/debug to the file mask.

OK, I can certainly do that thank you.
martin

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Thanks. So it's a symlink with a relative path to a directory.
WinSCP has problems with resolving the relative path. I'll look into it.
Meanwhile, you can try one of these:

  • It might work better with SFTP protocol (why are you using SCP?).
  • If you can, change the symlink to use an absolute path (/sys/kernel/debug).
  • Exclude the /debug from the search by adding |/debug to the file mask.
SmurfnSurf

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Sorry about that, steep learning curve!
Hopefully this is what you needed?
martin

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Thanks. Though you have enabled logging for the main GUI session. I've asked for log from the extension.
Go to: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_commands
Select the extension and click Configure.
SmurfnSurf

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

See attached. I used Debug level 2.
I attach 3 logs, as the first one (Where I answered N to continue after the error, see picture) does not seem to have a lot, the other two more detail (I answered Y to continue and got a second error too).
martin

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Please go to preferences and enable session logging for the extension:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_commands
And post the log here.
Guest

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Hi again,

You're correct; it is a directory (on an ASUS Rt-AX88U Pro Router).
See attached. HTH?
martin

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

No that's not where I'm heading. I believe it's a directory, not a file. Can you check?
SmurfnSurf

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

I’m pretty sure it’s a debug file generated by the router, so I think I see where you are going with the observation as it’s constantly growing/ being updated.

How do I exclude that file from the search?
martin

Re: Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Is the /debug a file or a directory?
SmurfnSurf

Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access ... denied

Background: I use to have WinSCP Portable in C:\Utils\WinSCP, for many years.

I wanted to use the Search TEXT within files feature, via the built-in extension, so I installed WinSCP Windows Installer in Win11 "for everyone" and selected the custom install, to the C:\Utils\WinSCP dir, not the default dir.

I then ran the Commands > Static Custom Commands > Search for Text Extension.

PowerShell window comes up, searches, finds my text (simply QTPi4Eth in *.* from root on an Asus Router), continues 3 more lines then I get this error below (User Redacted to XXXXXX).

I have searched the forum but cannot find a similar instance that has been answered and solved. How can I help you troubleshoot this please? 

File /data/boot_state_0 matches mask, searching contents...

File /data/scratchpad matches mask, searching contents...

File /debug matches mask, searching contents...

Select-String : The file C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug cannot be read: Access to the path

'C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\debug' is denied.

At C:\Utils\WinSCP\Extensions\SearchText.WinSCPextension.ps1:78 char:30

+ ...         $matchInfo = Select-String -Path $tempPath -SimpleMatch $text

+                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Select-String], ArgumentException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProcessingFile,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SelectStringCommand



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