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#2526 basic-miktex installer fails at initexmf

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Christian Schenk
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2017-08-26
2016-09-02
Mast B.
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The latest basic-miktex-2.9.6069-x64.exe which I tried both as normal and elevated (admin) fails at the very end. I'm using Win 8.1 Pro x64. Full log below.

  message: The executed process did not succeed.
  info: fileName="p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe", arguments="--force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose", exitCode="1"

I've seen similar issue sposted before but no fixes. Anyone knows what to do?

Previous to this I had miktex installed and it was running fine, but after I did an update just a few days ago, I got the same error message. Others suggested to reinstall so I wiped miktex (from program files, appdata, registry etc) and tried to install from the latest installer ... this fails too.

Full log:

initializing setup service...
starting installer...
Loading package database...
starting package maintenance...
installation directory: p:\miktex
package repository: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\mik87927
visiting repository C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\mik87927...
repository type: local package repository
loading lightweight database...
lightweight database digest: b6ab78589e15989154a884d99aade9c4
going to install 10238 file(s) (178 package(s))
extracting files from ae.tar.lzma...
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updating package definition directory (p:\miktex\tpm\packages)...
installed 2989 package definition files
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repository type: local package repository
loading lightweight database...
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --common-install=p:\miktex --set-config-value=[Core]SharedSetup=1 --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose:
0 [0x00003058] INFO initexmf null - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.6050 (MiKTeX 2.9 64-bit)

15 [0x00003058] INFO initexmf null - Registering root directories...

Registering root directories...
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --rmfndb --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose:
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\mpm.exe --register-components --admin --verbose:
configuring fontconfig\config\fonts.conf
registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-core.dll
registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-core-PS.dll
registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-packagemanager.dll
registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-packagemanager-PS.dll
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --update-fndb --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose:
Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)...
Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)...
Creating fndb for common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)...
Creating fndb for common root directory (p:\miktex)...
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose:

Sorry, but "MiKTeX Configuration Utility" did not succeed.

The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again:

  C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.log

You may want to visit the MiKTeX project page, if you need help.

An error occurred:
  source file: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Process\Process.cpp
  source line: 159
  message: The executed process did not succeed.
  info: fileName="p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe", arguments="--force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose", exitCode="1"

Discussion

  • Mast B.

    Mast B. - 2016-09-02

    I also note that the suggested file C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.log doesn't exist (it wasn't created).

    I also tried to manually run p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose to no avail.

    The 32bit installer gives the exact same error, identical log file.

    I don't have any anti-virus running (windows defender is also disabled)

     

    Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02

  • Mast B.

    Mast B. - 2016-09-02

    Also, interestingly, if I manually run (elevated or not, either 32bit or 64bit) p:\miktex\miktex/bin\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose

    I get that --log-file is not a valid option (which seems true when looking at --help)

    Sorry, but "MiKTeX Configuration Utility" did not succeed for the following reason:
  --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log: unknown option
The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again:
  C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.log
You may want to visit the MiKTeX project page, if you need help.

    But if I run it without the --log-file option p:\miktex\miktex/bin\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --verbose

    I get:

    Sorry, but "MiKTeX Configuration Utility" did not succeed.
The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again:
  C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.log
You may want to visit the MiKTeX project page, if you need help.

    In both cases, the suggested initexmf.log file does not exist.

     

    Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02

  • Mast B.

    Mast B. - 2016-09-02

    Wow, even the latest portable installer miktex-portable-2.9.5987.exe gives the same error as soon as I try to update from the tray icon's Update MikTeX.

    Anyone?

    2016-09-02 19:21:40,702+0100 INFO  Update - starting: Update Wizard 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:22:21,815+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - starting package maintenance...
2016-09-02 19:22:21,815+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - installation directory: p:\miktex-portable\texmfs\install
2016-09-02 19:22:21,815+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - package repository: http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ctan.org/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/
2016-09-02 19:22:21,878+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - lightweight database digest: 1968280740b09adfba0416b70e929431
2016-09-02 19:22:21,878+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - going to download 6773808 bytes
2016-09-02 19:22:21,878+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - going to install 7 file(s) (2 package(s))
2016-09-02 19:22:21,878+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - going to remove 2 file(s) (1 package(s))
2016-09-02 19:22:21,893+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - downloading http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ctan.org/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-bin-2.9.tar.lzma...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,094+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 6725827 bytes, 5423.77 KB/Sec
2016-09-02 19:22:23,110+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - extracting files from miktex-bin-2.9.tar.lzma...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,485+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - downloading http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ctan.org/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-tdsutil-bin-2.9.tar.lzma...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,516+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 47981 bytes, 1802.17 KB/Sec
2016-09-02 19:22:23,516+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - extracting files from miktex-tdsutil-bin-2.9.tar.lzma...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,532+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - removing package pdftex-def...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,532+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - running 'mpm --register-components --verbose'
2016-09-02 19:22:23,657+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - configuring fontconfig\config\fonts.conf
2016-09-02 19:22:23,657+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - running 'initexmf --update-fndb --verbose'
2016-09-02 19:22:23,735+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - Creating fndb for common root directory (p:\miktex-portable\texmfs/config)...
2016-09-02 19:22:23,766+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - Creating fndb for common root directory (p:\miktex-portable\texmfs/data)...
2016-09-02 19:22:26,299+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - Creating fndb for common root directory (p:\miktex-portable\texmfs\install)...
2016-09-02 19:22:26,299+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - running 'initexmf --force --mklinks --verbose'
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - Sorry, but "MiKTeX Configuration Utility" did not succeed.
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again:
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage -   p:/miktex-portable/texmfs/data/miktex/log/initexmf.log
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - You may want to visit the MiKTeX project page, if you need help.
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - 
2016-09-02 19:22:26,377+0100 INFO  FileCopyPage - Error: The executed process did not succeed.
     

    Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02

  • Mast B.

    Mast B. - 2016-09-02

    Ok, I'm digging a little deeper, here's what I did. I used the portable install. I didn't update miktex itselg but wanted to install the pgf package. It started installing but then failed again at initexmf.exe --mklinks --mkmaps. I then tried to run this command manually and this time the initexmf.log file was actually created in P:/miktex-portable/texmfs/data/miktex/log/initexmf.log and it contains an odd error:

    FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.

    Full log:

    2016-09-02 19:28:35,498+0100 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:28:35,498+0100 INFO  initexmf - running: mkfntmap 
2016-09-02 19:30:17,799+0100 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:30:17,815+0100 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.

2016-09-02 19:30:17,815+0100 FATAL initexmf - Info: root="p:\miktex-portable\"
2016-09-02 19:30:17,815+0100 FATAL initexmf - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Utils\win\winUtils.cpp
2016-09-02 19:30:17,815+0100 FATAL initexmf - Line: 1482
2016-09-02 19:32:47,991+0100 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:32:50,839+0100 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:32:54,488+0100 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-09-02 19:32:54,488+0100 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.

2016-09-02 19:32:54,488+0100 FATAL initexmf - Info: root="P:\miktex-portable\"
2016-09-02 19:32:54,488+0100 FATAL initexmf - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Utils\win\winUtils.cpp
2016-09-02 19:32:54,488+0100 FATAL initexmf - Line: 1482

    Any clues?

     

  • Christian Schenk

    Christian Schenk - 2016-09-02
    • status: open --> unreproducible
    • assigned_to: Christian Schenk
     

  • Christian Schenk

    Christian Schenk - 2016-09-02

    Thank you for the report. Unfortunately, the bug is not reproducible on my machine. For this reason, I cannot do anything at the moment.

     

  • Mast B.

    Mast B. - 2016-09-02

    Not sure what causes it on mine but I'm not the only one from what I've seen online. Isn't my previous post useful at all? The error

    FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.
FATAL initexmf - Info: root="p:\miktex-portable\"
FATAL initexmf - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Utils\win\winUtils.cpp
FATAL initexmf - Line: 1482

    actually gives some specific info to look at. Isn't that useful at all? Isn't there anything else I can do to trace the cause?

    For the moment I wiped it all and moved to TeXLive 2016 because I need a working tex distro but given that I donated to MikTex a few times, I'd like to continue using it ...

     

    Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02

  • Christoph Gohlke

    Christoph Gohlke - 2017-08-25

    Could it be that drive p: was created with the SUBST command? For me the GetVolumePathNameW function used in PathName::GetMountPoint returns X:\\MikTex\\ instead of X:\\ if drive X: was created with "SUBST X: D:\\Programs" (for example). Then the GetVolumeInformationW function call in Utils::SupportsHardLinks fails with Windows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.

     

    • Mast B.

      Mast B. - 2017-08-25

      It is indeed created with subst

       

  • Christian Schenk

    Christian Schenk - 2017-08-26
    • status: unreproducible --> open
     
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