Error "LastWriteTime Cannot get modification time of non-existent path " When Publishing a .twb with Tabcmd

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Error "LastWriteTime Cannot get modification time of non-existent path " When Publishing a .twb with Tabcmd

Published: 09 Mar 2018
Last Modified Date: 21 Aug 2020

Issue

When using tabcmd to publish a .twb file that connects to a data source in a UNC path and with reference to extract file to Tableau Server, the following error might occur:

*** Unexpected response from the server: Bad request
LastWriteTime: Cannot get modification time of non-existent path '...Tableau Server\data\tabsvc\file_uploads\uploads_###\###.tmp'

Environment

Tableau Server 10.5.2
tabcmd
.twb file with reference to a .tde or .hyper

Resolution

Option 1

As a Tableau Server Administrator, upgrade to Tableau Server 2018.1.1, 10.5.4 or a later version. For more information, see Upgrading Tableau Server in Tableau Help.