Dear MikTex users:
I installed MikTex 2.9 and immediately tried to update it. There were about 25 packages I needed to update, and when I did I got a fatal error. This is the log: 2016-12-17 18:34:45,498-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:34:45,538-0500 INFO initexmf - Registering root directories... 2016-12-17 18:34:45,704-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:34:47,267-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:34:47,300-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:34:47,300-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:34:47,303-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:34:47,348-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... 2016-12-17 18:34:51,376-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:34:51,828-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:34:51,856-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating language.dat, language.dat.lua and language.def... 2016-12-17 18:34:51,936-0500 INFO initexmf - running: mkfntmap --verbose --admin 2016-12-17 18:36:12,353-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:36:12,770-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:36:12,940-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:36:12,969-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:36:12,969-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:36:12,970-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:36:13,005-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... 2016-12-17 18:36:16,808-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:36:17,137-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:36:17,379-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:39:03,359-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:39:03,385-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:39:03,425-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:39:03,448-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-17 18:39:03,449-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... 2016-12-17 18:39:07,240-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 5: Access is denied. 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Info: existing="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe", new="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe.(old)" 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Line: 301 2016-12-27 13:38:41,776-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-27 13:38:41,809-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-27 13:38:41,842-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-27 13:38:41,945-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... 2016-12-27 13:38:41,945-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... 2016-12-27 13:38:45,594-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 5: Access is denied. 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Info: existing="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe", new="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe.(old)" 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Line: 301 I have tried this several times, and I get the same result. Any ideas? I am not very good with computers, and am trying to use Latex to type up a math paper to submit to journals. Thanks, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Q: How can I leave the mailing list? A: See http://docs.miktex.org/faq/support.html#leavingml |
Since you started installing MiKTeX, a possible practical solution for
the moment is the following: -- Unistall -- Install again. -- Don't update. -- Load the package manager and download the packages of interest. That's all. The problems you report has its origin in MiKTeX unistalling core components and installing in a second update, the remaining components. Sometimes something does not get well specified and we encounter this problems. In any future update I will procede, having backed up MiKTeX folders (about four or five of them). 2016-12-27 12:46 GMT-06:00 Eric Berg <[hidden email]>: > Dear MikTex users: > > I installed MikTex 2.9 and immediately tried to update it. There were about > 25 packages I needed to update, and when I did I got a fatal error. This is > the log: > > 2016-12-17 18:34:45,498-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:34:45,538-0500 INFO initexmf - Registering root > directories... > 2016-12-17 18:34:45,704-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:34:47,267-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:34:47,300-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory > (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:34:47,300-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory > (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:34:47,303-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root > directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:34:47,348-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root > directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... > 2016-12-17 18:34:51,376-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:34:51,828-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:34:51,856-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating language.dat, > language.dat.lua and language.def... > 2016-12-17 18:34:51,936-0500 INFO initexmf - running: mkfntmap --verbose > --admin > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,353-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,770-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,940-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,969-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory > (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,969-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping user root directory > (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:36:12,970-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root > directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:36:13,005-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for common root > directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... > 2016-12-17 18:36:16,808-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:36:17,137-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:36:17,379-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:39:03,359-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:39:03,385-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root > directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:39:03,425-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root > directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:39:03,448-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root > directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-17 18:39:03,449-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root > directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,240-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 5: Access > is denied. > > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Info: existing="C:\Program > Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe", new="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX > 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe.(old)" > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Source: > Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Line: 301 > 2016-12-27 13:38:41,776-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-27 13:38:41,809-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root > directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-27 13:38:41,842-0500 INFO initexmf - Creating fndb for user root > directory (C:\Users\Eric\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-27 13:38:41,945-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root > directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... > 2016-12-27 13:38:41,945-0500 INFO initexmf - Skipping common root > directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9")... > 2016-12-27 13:38:45,594-0500 INFO initexmf - starting: MiKTeX > Configuration Utility (MiKTeX 2.9.6100 64-bit) > 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 5: Access > is denied. > > 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Info: existing="C:\Program > Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe", new="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX > 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe.(old)" > 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Source: > Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp > 2016-12-27 13:38:45,683-0500 FATAL initexmf - Line: 301 > > > I have tried this several times, and I get the same result. Any ideas? I am > not very good with computers, and am trying to use Latex to type up a math > paper to submit to journals. > > Thanks, > > Eric > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Q: How can I leave the mailing list? > A: See http://docs.miktex.org/faq/support.html#leavingml -- Deseándole bendiciones de Dios, Denis J Navas ☎ Claro +505 8357-0296 ☎ Movistar +505 8899-8252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Q: How can I leave the mailing list? A: See http://docs.miktex.org/faq/support.html#leavingml |
In reply to this post by Eric Berg
Am Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:46:50 -0500 schrieb Eric Berg:
> 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Windows API error 5: Access > is denied. > > 2016-12-17 18:39:07,411-0500 FATAL initexmf - Info: existing="C:\Program > Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe", new="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX > 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\pdfclose.exe.(old)" As far as I can see pdfclose.exe is a wrapper and is (re)created when initexmf --mklinks is called. But for some reason the access to pdfclose is not allowed. Can you move/rename/delete pdfclose.exe? And if you try after the rename can you run on a command line (you probably need admin rights) initexmf --admin --mklinks ? -- Ulrike Fischer http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Q: How can I leave the mailing list? A: See http://docs.miktex.org/faq/support.html#leavingml |
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