Documented here:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/message_cannot_initialize_external_console

Also, you urgently need to upgrade your WinSCP.

Hi there,
After a lot of R&D, I found out that I was using <impersonate> in my web configuration file and that was expecting a same user on ftp server also, which was not the case and that's why I was getting the same error. Just removed that line from configuration file and it worked like charm.
Not as big issue as I thought.
Hope it helps someone.
Happy coding.
Tadaaaa.

swatikhangar wrote:

Dear Team,

I am using WinSCP 5.9.0.0 version for file transfer from Server to Local machine .
When I run it through code its running, but when hosted in IIS 7.5 its not working.
Application is a web page in C# .net 4.0.

I am getting
"Cannot initialize external console. Request event System Error. Code: 5. Access is denied" error .
Session not open and getting SessionRemoteException type exception

Did you read my posts above?

Dear Team,

I am using WinSCP 5.9.0.0 version for file transfer from Server to Local machine .
When I run it through code its running, but when hosted in IIS 7.5 its not working.
Application is a web page in C# .net 4.0.

I am getting
"Cannot initialize external console. Request event System Error. Code: 5. Access is denied" error .
Session not open and getting SessionRemoteException type exception
code used

SessionOptions sessionOptions = new SessionOptions
{
Protocol = Protocol.Sftp,
HostName = strHostName,
UserName = strUserName,
Password = strPassword,
PortNumber = Convert.ToInt16(strPortNumber),
GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey = true

};

using (Session session = new Session())
{

session.Open(sessionOptions);

SynchronizationResult synchronizationResult;
synchronizationResult =
session.SynchronizeDirectories(
SynchronizationMode.Local, strDownloadFilePath + remotepathdate + "\\", remotePath, false);

synchronizationResult.Check();

}


//strDownloadFilePath : local path where file to be download

Please revert.

Thank you.

In general, WinSCP .NET assembly is not the right tool to be used for web development:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library#purpose

Even after setting Session.ExecutableProcessUserName and Session.ExecutableProcessPassword it is not working.
But error message changed from 'Cannot initialize external console.Request event.System Error. Code: 5.Access is denied.' to 'Access is denied.'
Can someone help me.

Hi Martin,

I've used both fields : Session.ExecutableProcessUserName and Session.ExecutableProcessPassword
I've set them to use admin user on the server and error 'Cannot initialize external console.Request event.System Error. Code: 5.Access is denied.' is gone however I'm getting another error : System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): Access is denied at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)

I found on web that this can be caused by incorrect login details or super user. I can use normal version of WinSCP not thru .Net component on the same server and connect. How can I resolve this error??

Best Regards,
Lukas

You might need to set the Session.ExecutableProcessUserName and Session.ExecutableProcessPassword (available in WinSCP 5.8.x RC only).

See
https://winscp.net/tracker/1334
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/message_cannot_initialize_external_console

martin wrote:

So do you run WinSCP from your website code? Is it IIS/ASP?

Yes I'm running WinSCp from website code that runs on IIS7 with .Net 4.0

So do you run WinSCP from your website code? Is it IIS/ASP?

martin wrote:

Can you describe the environment that you are using WinSCP .NET assembly in?

I'm running Win SCP o Windows Server 2008 R2 which is one of 2 web servers which are managed by Load Balancer.
What else would you liek to know?

Can you describe the environment that you are using WinSCP .NET assembly in?

Hi ,

I'm also getting second error : Cannot initialize external console.

I know I have write permissions in web application and in c:\windows\temp\ however I'm missing something here.

Best Regards,
Lukas

Hi Support,

I'm using latest version 5.8.2 with SFTP protocol on Windows Server 2008 R2.
I'm getting an error :
<failure>
<message>Cannot initialize external console.</message>
<message>Request event</message>
<message>System Error. Code: 5.</message>
<message>Access is denied</message>
</failure>

Can you let me know how to resolve this error?

I'm attaching a full debug log that I've created. I want to add that debug log and normal log location is the same.

Best Regards,
Lukas