With the File Utilities connector, you can use commands to access and manage files and directories on Microsoft® Windows®- and Linux-based operating systems. For example, with this connector, you can:
- Create and manage files and directories
- Search files for text values or strings
- Compress or unpack ZIP, TAR, or GZIP files
Prerequisites
To interact with an on-premise resource, the connector requires a GroundRunner to perform its tasks.
Set up the File Utilities connector
Note: To make the connector available for use in your organization's chains, an org security administrator first enables it from Configuration.
- From Chain Builder, click Connections , and then Create at the top right.
- Under Create Connection, select File Utils and the runner to use with the connection.
- Under Basic Info, enter a unique name and description to help identify the connector.
- Select the environments to use with the connection, and click Save.
- To test the connection, create and run a chain with the connector's List Directory command, and verify it returns a valid output.
File Utilities Commands
For information on the specific commands available through File Utilities, see File Utilities commands.
Troubleshooting
If the connector uses a GroundRunner on a Windows server to access a remotely-mounted drive and receives an error such as "Directory not found," ensure the user the GroundRunner runs under has domain admin privileges to the remote resource. To change the user the GroundRunner runs under, access Windows Services Manager (SrvMan), and edit the Log On As properties.