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ERROR - Attempt to create the following configuration status file was unsuccessful
Authored by Caleb Scharf October 30th, 2021 4809 views 0 likes KB1070204
ERROR
When installing the Ansys License Manager at the end of the installer you receive this error in the detailed installation log.
...ERROR: Attempt to create the following configuration status file was unsuccessful. This could cause problems during future licensing configurations.C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\ansysli_data\.config
Software & Version
Ansys License Manager 2021 R2
*This example was taken from this version, but is not necessary limited to this version unless otherwise noted in the description.
Description/Cause
This can be caused not running the Ansys installer as administrator or not extracting the package before running the install.