Visual Studio - Unable to create publish profile

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Visual Studio - Unable to create publish profile

Lex Jansen 36

Hi,

I'm following the Quickstart guide for creating an ASP.NET-based Web App. When I try publishing my app to an existing Azure Web App (kpirep-dev in my case), I'm receiving the following error:

"Unable to create publish profile C:\Users\<User>\source\repos\kpirep-dev\kpirep-dev\Properties\PublishProfiles\AppService.pubxml"

I'm not very familiar with Visual Studio or WebApps - may this be an Azure permission issue for the Resource group and/or WebApp? I'm set as an User Access Administrator for both.

Sebastian Herrera 6 Reputation points

2020-09-23T13:14:51.62+00:00

Hey, did you find a solution for the issue, i am having the same issue?
Lex Jansen 36 Reputation points

2020-09-23T15:15:16.37+00:00

After updating my permision for the Web App to 'Owner' I was able to publish.
brtrach-MSFT 17,731 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-10-15T21:41:06.71+00:00

To add to this, you should only need contributor rights and not full blown owner rights for anyone else who comes across this and wants to limit permissions.
Amjad Khan 41 Reputation points

2020-10-26T14:29:53.487+00:00

How do you update permission to Web App?
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-12-03T22:52:42.477+00:00

Hi @Amjad Khan ,

You can add 'Owner' role assignments to the resource(s) in question. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/quickstart-assign-role-user-portal for step by step.

Regards,
Ryan
Caio Kfouri pt-BR 11 Reputation points

2021-04-16T13:29:37.767+00:00

I've solved this problem with re-login into my Microsoft account in Visual Studio.
Martin Vaughan 6 Reputation points

2021-05-28T15:06:37.64+00:00

The article is for allow access to resources that have already been set up on Azure. This problem with Visual Studio occurs before you get to that stage. The permissions required are for local folders - how do you set that up?
Martin Vaughan 6 Reputation points

2021-05-28T15:08:03.083+00:00

How do you do this on your local machine?
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-05-28T15:14:49.097+00:00

Are you running the latest update? There was a fix released back in February, https://developercommunity2.visualstudio.com/t/Visual-Studio-2019-Publish-Profile-Not-W/1280547.
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-05-28T15:16:32.077+00:00

What error are you getting? You don't apply any permissions Web App permissions when running locally.
Development@kedhlow 1 Reputation point

2022-02-24T12:32:37.537+00:00

Thx, indeed, relogin in Visual Studio worked!
Vo, Thuong 1 Reputation point

2022-09-08T21:21:25.553+00:00

I tried all the above but nothing worked. The problem is I am deploying to Azure US Govt Cloud while visual studio somehow connects to the public cloud instead. I don't know if there's another way to reset this but I did the following:
In VS, under Tool>Options>Environment>Accounts>Registered Azure Clouds, click Add and choose the correct endpoint cloud site. (I can't remove the other one out for some reasons)
Remove all account(s) and re-add. During this adding process, pick the right Azure Cloud Endpoint for that account.
John Shechter 0 Reputation points

2023-10-22T19:30:51.9466667+00:00

yes, logout and login even if you don't see any issue with your current login
Felipe de Abajo Aragón 0 Reputation points

2024-12-30T19:48:58.02+00:00

Yeep, sometimes the easiest is the best... but the hardest is to realize that xD

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Sebastian Herrera 6 Reputation points

2020-09-23T13:14:51.62+00:00

Hey, did you find a solution for the issue, i am having the same issue?
Lex Jansen 36 Reputation points

2020-09-23T15:15:16.37+00:00

After updating my permision for the Web App to 'Owner' I was able to publish.
brtrach-MSFT 17,731 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-10-15T21:41:06.71+00:00

To add to this, you should only need contributor rights and not full blown owner rights for anyone else who comes across this and wants to limit permissions.
Amjad Khan 41 Reputation points

2020-10-26T14:29:53.487+00:00

How do you update permission to Web App?
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2020-12-03T22:52:42.477+00:00

Hi @Amjad Khan ,

You can add 'Owner' role assignments to the resource(s) in question. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/quickstart-assign-role-user-portal for step by step.

Regards,
Ryan
Caio Kfouri pt-BR 11 Reputation points

2021-04-16T13:29:37.767+00:00

I've solved this problem with re-login into my Microsoft account in Visual Studio.
Martin Vaughan 6 Reputation points

2021-05-28T15:06:37.64+00:00

The article is for allow access to resources that have already been set up on Azure. This problem with Visual Studio occurs before you get to that stage. The permissions required are for local folders - how do you set that up?
Martin Vaughan 6 Reputation points

2021-05-28T15:08:03.083+00:00

How do you do this on your local machine?
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-05-28T15:14:49.097+00:00

Are you running the latest update? There was a fix released back in February, https://developercommunity2.visualstudio.com/t/Visual-Studio-2019-Publish-Profile-Not-W/1280547.
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-05-28T15:16:32.077+00:00

What error are you getting? You don't apply any permissions Web App permissions when running locally.
Development@kedhlow 1 Reputation point

2022-02-24T12:32:37.537+00:00

Thx, indeed, relogin in Visual Studio worked!
Vo, Thuong 1 Reputation point

2022-09-08T21:21:25.553+00:00

I tried all the above but nothing worked. The problem is I am deploying to Azure US Govt Cloud while visual studio somehow connects to the public cloud instead. I don't know if there's another way to reset this but I did the following:
In VS, under Tool>Options>Environment>Accounts>Registered Azure Clouds, click Add and choose the correct endpoint cloud site. (I can't remove the other one out for some reasons)
Remove all account(s) and re-add. During this adding process, pick the right Azure Cloud Endpoint for that account.
John Shechter 0 Reputation points

2023-10-22T19:30:51.9466667+00:00

yes, logout and login even if you don't see any issue with your current login
Felipe de Abajo Aragón 0 Reputation points

2024-12-30T19:48:58.02+00:00

Yeep, sometimes the easiest is the best... but the hardest is to realize that xD

Answer 1

Nisefal Demielf 11

I've solved this problem with re-login into my Microsoft account in Visual Studio.

deepak paramesh 1 Reputation point

2021-05-20T07:30:04.213+00:00

How to re-login to Microsoft Account ?
Ryan Hill 30,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-05-28T15:24:19.823+00:00

In the title bar next the minimize button, there's avatar button that you will open the Account UI. You can sign in/out or add accounts.

Answer 2

Evgeny Grishchenko 486

Looks more like a local permissions problem...

Could you please check if you have proper permissions for your ..\source\repos folder and insights?

Michael B 1 Reputation point

2021-03-16T22:28:44.72+00:00

I'm having the same problem and my ..\source\repos has all permissions allowed.

Answer 3

Ryan Hill 30,281 Microsoft Employee Moderator

When you encounter generic error messages like that, it's best to report the problem and reproduce the error. This will capture the logs and call stacks that will help the Visual Studio team determine the root cause of the issue.

Regards,
Ryan

/cc @Lex Jansen @Sebastian Herrera

Answer 4

I had the same issue. For me its the local folder permissions that was creating the problem. My admin account on windows is different from the Microsoft account i have in Visual studio. Once i gave full control on the local folder to the Microsoft account i was using in Visual studio, i was able to create the publish profile.

If the Microsoft account in the Visual studio is not equal to your Windows admin account, you get this problem. Give admin or full control to the MS account you are using for the respective folder path.

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