Symptoms
- Publishing updates in System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) fails
- You see the error:
Errors occurred during publishing on one or more of the approved updates:
The following update(s) were not published due to an error during publishing to the update server: - The Publisher log contains en entry similar to:
Publish: : Exception occured during publishing: CreateDirectory failed$$
Cause
When publishing updates in SCUP, it is necessary to share out and give the correct permissions to the UpdateServicesPackages folder (C:\WSUS\UpdateServicesPackages) in WSUS.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, go to C:\WSUS\UpdateServicesPackages share directory and set these permissions:
- Administrators Group – Full Control
- Network Service – Full Control
- System – Full Control
- Users Group – Read, List Folder, Read & Execute
Products
Shavlik SCUPdates
VMware vCenter Protect Update Catalog