The source control plug-in returned the following error: Access failure.

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adam@innovational.com - 16 Jan 2007 04:27 GMT

I'm trying to access a VSS 2005 database over the internet on a
computer running Windows Server 2003 using VS 2005. Specifically, I'm
trying to Open a Website from the remote VSS database (Create local
project from SourceSafe Internet). I choose File - Open - Web Site...;
next I "Select Source Control Project..." and choose the remote VSS
database. I am NOT connecting using SSL. I am prompted for my VSS
credentials, I key them in and I can browse the VSS tree (so, I know
that I'm communicating with the remote web service). I choose a path
under "Save to local folder" and check the checkbox "Run as IIS Web
site." After clicking OK, the dialog goes away for about 20-30 seconds
until I see an error dialog:

Cannot contact the Visual SourceSafe Internet Web Service or cannot
access the specified database. The server returned the following error:
The operation timed out (0x80072EE2).

followed by the dialog:

The current source control operation cannot be completed. The source
control plug-in returned the following error: Access failure.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

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Douglas J. Badin - 16 Jan 2007 22:29 GMT

I am having the same problem when I am trying to get a large website.

When I look on the VSS Server in the VssWebDownload directory, a new
directory is created with a name like 6a7ec4c6-cbda-4fc0-b733-9a9b4e3d7474
during the process

For the Large site, there are 804 objects which took almost 13 minutes to
build.

For the Small site, there are 16 objects which to about 2 minutes to build.

I am guessing the timeout is because it takes 13 minutes to get all the
files in the VssWebDownload directory.

I haven't figured out how to configure the timeout value yet.

Doug

> I'm trying to access a VSS 2005 database over the internet on a
> computer running Windows Server 2003 using VS 2005. Specifically, I'm
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Douglas J. Badin - 17 Jan 2007 18:37 GMT

I tried changing the Client timeout to 20 minutes:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = 1,200,000

and it Timed Out after 20 minutes

For the Server, the VssService was already set to 30 minutes

<httpRuntime executionTimeout="1800"/>

On the Server the files in the VssWebDownload were enumberated in about 13
minutes.

During this whole time, activity was going on over Internet Connection.

However, nothing showed up in the Client Destination Directory.

Maybe they go into a temp directory first?

Doug

>I am having the same problem when I am trying to get a large website.
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ewuphoff - 09 Feb 2007 22:50 GMT

Anybody ever find a resolution to this? I'm having the same issue, and it only occurs when I select open website. All else functions fine, and I'm able to use the service.

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The source control plug-in returned the following error: Access failure.

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