Can't get access to C:\ from Function App Debug Console

Question

Hey guys, I'm trying to run an EXE using Azure Functions, however, the EXE has a dependency to the path "C:\my-path-min".

How do I access the C:\ drive to make this directory using the SCM Debug console? I tried to use the PowerShell option in the Debug console and "cd" into the C:\ drive, then use mkdir to create the directory, but I get the following error

• CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (C:\mypath:String) [New-Item],
  UnauthorizedAccessException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CreateDirectoryUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft
    .PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand

so my questions are:

1. How do I create a directory to the path at "C:\my-path-min"
2. How do I upload files into the directory created at (1)? This is very easy to do if the directory is in the default D:\ drive, since you can use the Debug Console to just drag and drop. But how can this be done when the target directory is in the C:\ drive?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hello @Shivam Saxena In case of App Services C:\ drive is for app-specific temporary local storage and that storage isn't intended to be used directly by the application code. Please refer to the official documentation :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/operating-system-functionality#types-of-file-access-granted-to-an-app

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/operating-system-functionality#local-drives

Does this help?