Before running EPM Automate, ensure that you can access your environment from the computer from which you are running EPM Automate.
EPM Automate will display FileNotFoundException: .prefs (Access is denied) error in Windows environments if you do not have write permission in the Windows directory from which you execute EPM Automate. EPM Automate creates a .prefs file, which contains user information, and log files in the current Windows directory.
To resolve this error, ensure that the Windows account of the current user has Read/Write access to the directory from which EPM Automate is run. Additionally, this user must have appropriate access to any other directory from which a file is accessed (for example, while running the uploadFilecommand) or written (for example, while running the downloadFile command).
To run EPM Automate on a Windows client:
- Click Start, then All Programs, then EPM Automate, and then Launch EPM Automate. The EPM Automate command prompt is displayed.
- Optional: Navigate to the directory from which you want to perform operations using EPM Automate.
- Optional: Generate a password encryption file. You use the password encryption file to pass encrypted password to initiate a session.
epmautomate encrypt P@ssword1 myKey C:/mySecuredir/password.epw
- Start a session as a Service Administrator. Use a command such as the following:
Using an unencrypted password:
epmautomate login serviceAdmin P@ssword1
https://test-cloudpln.pbcs_us1.oraclecloud.com myIdentityDomain
Using an encrypted password:
epmautomate login serviceAdmin C:\mySecuredir\password.epw
https://test-cloudpln.pbcs_us1.oraclecloud.com myIdentityDomain
- Enter commands to execute the tasks you want to complete. See one of the following topics for a description of the commands, their usage, and examples.
See
Exit Codes for information on command execution status.
- Sign out of the environment. Use the following command:
