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Restore Fails With ‘This Job Failed Due To An Unexpected Error: 'filenotfoundexception' Could Not Find Config.yml In Backup’.

Julkaisupäivä: Feb 24, 2026
Kuvaus

When Restoring a *.tsbak file, the Restore fails due to an unexpected error:

 'FileNotFoundException' ... Could not find config.yml in backup".

Cause

config.yml is not present or Network Service account had 'access denied' to folders and files under 'ProgramData' where Tableau Server is installed.

Ratkaisu

Option 1:
Create a new backup file in Tableau Server. Do not use the --no-config flag during backup file creation.

Option 2:
Confirm that Permissions have been set correctly for the Run As Service account and the Network Service account.

Lisäresurssit
For details of required Permissions settings:
Verify Folder Permissions

For a summary of the Windows accounts used by Tableau Server:
Windows Accounts and Permissions
 
Knowledge-artikkelin numero

001472363

 
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