No session log using console command and UNC-Path

Starting WinSCP.exe under Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-Bit)
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having following path and session file "\\bioforce.ch\dfs\edix\F\F_Log\WinSCP_manu.log"
(UNC-Path pointing to a data server) The logfile WinSCP_manu.log is written as expected.

Example beginning of session file WinSCP_manu.log :
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.267 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.267 WinSCP Version 5.7.3 (Build 5438) (OS 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard)
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.268 Configuration: HKCU\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.268 Log level: Normal
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.269 Local account: BIOFORCE\adm.schoenenberger
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.269 Working directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.269 Process ID: 5784
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.269 Command-line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe"
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.269 Time zone: Current: GMT+2, Standard: GMT+1 (Mitteleuropäische Zeit), DST: GMT+2 (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit), DST Start: 29.03.2015, DST End: 25.10.2015
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 Login time: Freitag, 18. September 2015 09:21:12
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 Session name: AOY77068@sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com (Site)
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 Host name: sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com (Port: 22)
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 User name: AOY77068 (Password: No, Key file: No)
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.270 Tunnel: No
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.271 Transfer Protocol: SFTP (SCP)
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.271 Ping type: -, Ping interval: 30 sec; Timeout: 15 sec
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.271 Disable Nagle: No
. 2015-09-18 09:21:12.271 Proxy: none


Starting WinSCP.exe by a cmd file, the session file is not written !
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Examples:
Command file FS_Rsta.Cmd containing line
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"\\bio-xa44\c$\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /console /script=FS_Rsta.SFT /log="\\bioforce.ch\DFS\EDIX\F\F_Log\FS_Rsta.Log"


Script file FS_Rsta.SFT containing
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option batch abort
option confirm off
open AOY77068@sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com
cd /././POLLABLE
ls
close
exit

It looks like UNC-Pathes would not be supported after /console command because the same is working on a normal workstation
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Examples:
Command file FS_Rsta.Cmd containing line
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"C:\Program Files\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /console /script=FS_Rsta.SFT /log="E:\X-Check2\F\F_Log\FS_Rsta.Log"

Script file FS_Rsta.SFT containing
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option batch abort
option confirm off
open AOY77068@sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com
cd /././POLLABLE
ls
close
exit

Example beginning of session file FS_Rsta.Log:
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. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 WinSCP Version 5.7.5 (Build 5665) (OS 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 Starter)
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Configuration: HKCU\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Log level: Normal
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Local account: EDI-PC\Transfer
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Working directory: E:\X-Check2\F\F_TCP
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Process ID: 6108
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Command-line: "C:\Program Files\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /console /script=FS_Rsta.SFT /log="E:\X-Check2\F\F_Log\FS_Rsta.Log"
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Time zone: Current: GMT+2, Standard: GMT+1 (Mitteleuropäische Zeit), DST: GMT+2 (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit), DST Start: 29.03.2015, DST End: 25.10.2015
. 2015-10-14 19:04:46.209 Login time: Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2015 19:04:46

X-CHECK2 wrote:

Examples:
Command file FS_Rsta.Cmd containing line
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"\\bio-xa44\c$\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /console /script=FS_Rsta.SFT /log="\\bioforce.ch\DFS\EDIX\F\F_Log\FS_Rsta.Log"

Replace the WinSCP.exe with WinSCP.com and show us the output of the run.

Many thnaks for the idea to run with WinSCP.com.
That way, the log file FS_Rsta.log was written, identically as performing an manual start, see text below.

As soon as using a .com to start WinSCP (necessary to automate the run), the log file is not written anymore. We assume know, it is a problem with the rights for the user running .com files on the Server.
Best regards, Alfred
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. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.399 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.400 WinSCP Version 5.7.3 (Build 5438) (OS 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard)
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.400 Configuration: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.ini
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.401 Log level: Normal
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.401 Local account: BIOFORCE\adm.schoenenberger
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.401 Working directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.401 Process ID: 6132
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.401 Command-line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe" /console=573 /consoleinstance=_5752_542
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 Time zone: Current: GMT+2, Standard: GMT+1 (Mitteleuropäische Zeit), DST: GMT+2 (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit), DST Start: 29.03.2015, DST End: 25.10.2015
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 Login time: Donnerstag, 22. Oktober 2015 20:09:51
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 Script: Retrospectively logging previous script records:
> 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 Script: open sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.402 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.403 Session name: sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com (Ad-Hoc site)
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.403 Host name: sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com (Port: 22)
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.403 User name: (Password: No, Key file: No)
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.403 Tunnel: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 Transfer Protocol: SFTP (SCP)
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 Ping type: -, Ping interval: 30 sec; Timeout: 15 sec
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 Disable Nagle: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 Proxy: none
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 Send buffer: 262144
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.404 SSH protocol version: 2; Compression: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 Bypass authentication: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 Try agent: Yes; Agent forwarding: No; TIS/CryptoCard: No; KI: Yes; GSSAPI: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 Ciphers: aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des; Ssh2DES: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 KEX: dh-gex-sha1,dh-group14-sha1,dh-group1-sha1,rsa,WARN
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 SSH Bugs: A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 Simple channel: Yes
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.405 Return code variable: Autodetect; Lookup user groups: A
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.408 Shell: default
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.408 EOL: 0, UTF: 2
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.408 Clear aliases: Yes, Unset nat.vars: Yes, Resolve symlinks: Yes
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.408 LS: ls -la, Ign LS warn: Yes, Scp1 Comp: No
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.408 SFTP Bugs: A,A
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.409 SFTP Server: default
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.409 Local directory: default, Remote directory: home, Update: Yes, Cache: Yes
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.409 Cache directory changes: Yes, Permanent: Yes
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.409 DST mode: 1
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.409 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.410 Looking up host "sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com"
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.540 Connecting to 204.90.130.72 port 22
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.849 Server version: SSH-2.0-GXSSSHD_Comments
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.849 Using SSH protocol version 2
. 2015-10-22 20:09:51.850 We claim version: SSH-2.0-WinSCP_release_5.7.3
. 2015-10-22 20:09:52.164 Doing Diffie-Hellman group exchange
. 2015-10-22 20:09:52.859 Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-256
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.260 Verifying host key rsa2 0x10001,0x8b5108811cda4d33 cf14757dffa8e15b 053342e611b8f25f 979d8e3612883d18 ce1d2945fc40d752 593e532dd8ab1ffc d92c955d15f34a34 e531307ca805af99 151e7d3f06024377 bf14edc621f0eb04 882a08f03ca45d50 fbfdda1ee3692a83 228d17bf78141f86 71f579c068cd721f 8fe656c3e2442ebd a0ec7eb99b396215 with fingerprint ssh-rsa 1024 80:5a:4c:76:5e:53:d1:b8:1a:db:3f:e4:55:f7:81:a9
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.261 Host key matches cached key
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.262 Host key fingerprint is:
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.262 ssh-rsa 1024 80:5a:4c:76:5e:53:d1:b8:1a:db:3f:e4:55:f7:81:a9
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.262 Initialised AES-128 SDCTR client->server encryption
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.262 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client->server MAC algorithm
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.265 Initialised AES-128 SDCTR server->client encryption
. 2015-10-22 20:09:53.266 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server->client MAC algorithm
. 2015-10-22 20:09:54.041 Prompt (username, "SSH login name", <no instructions>, "login as: ")
. 2015-10-22 20:10:01.988 Response: "AOY77068"
. 2015-10-22 20:10:02.276 Prompt (password, "SSH password", <no instructions>, "&Passwort:")
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.190 Sent password
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.377 Access granted
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.377 Opening session as main channel
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.537 Opened main channel
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.875 Started a shell/command
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.876 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.877 Using SFTP protocol.
. 2015-10-22 20:10:45.878 Doing startup conversation with host.
> 2015-10-22 20:10:45.878 Type: SSH_FXP_INIT, Size: 5, Number: -1
< 2015-10-22 20:10:46.038 Type: SSH_FXP_VERSION, Size: 33, Number: -1
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 SFTP version 3 negotiated.
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 Unknown server extension newline@vandyke.com="\n"
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 We will use UTF-8 strings until server sends an invalid UTF-8 string as with SFTP version 3 and older UTF-8 string are not mandatory
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 Getting current directory name.
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.039 Getting real path for '.'
> 2015-10-22 20:10:46.040 Type: SSH_FXP_REALPATH, Size: 10, Number: 16
< 2015-10-22 20:10:46.192 Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 51, Number: 16
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.192 Real path is '/AOY77068'
. 2015-10-22 20:10:46.192 Startup conversation with host finished.
< 2015-10-22 20:10:46.193 Script: Aktive Sitzung: [1] sftp.tradinggrid.gxs.com
> 2015-10-22 20:11:10.687 Script: cd /././POLLABLE
. 2015-10-22 20:11:10.687 Changing directory to "/././POLLABLE".
. 2015-10-22 20:11:10.687 Getting real path for '/././POLLABLE'
> 2015-10-22 20:11:10.688 Type: SSH_FXP_REALPATH, Size: 22, Number: 272
< 2015-10-22 20:11:10.842 Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 77, Number: 272
. 2015-10-22 20:11:10.843 Real path is '/AOY77068/././POLLABLE'
. 2015-10-22 20:11:10.843 Trying to open directory "/AOY77068/././POLLABLE".
> 2015-10-22 20:11:10.843 Type: SSH_FXP_LSTAT, Size: 31, Number: 519
< 2015-10-22 20:11:10.994 Type: SSH_FXP_ATTRS, Size: 21, Number: 519
. 2015-10-22 20:11:10.995 Getting current directory name.
< 2015-10-22 20:11:10.995 Script: /AOY77068/././POLLABLE
> 2015-10-22 20:11:20.537 Script: ls
. 2015-10-22 20:11:20.562 Listing directory "/AOY77068/././POLLABLE".
> 2015-10-22 20:11:20.562 Type: SSH_FXP_OPENDIR, Size: 31, Number: 779
< 2015-10-22 20:11:20.724 Type: SSH_FXP_HANDLE, Size: 31, Number: 779
> 2015-10-22 20:11:20.724 Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 31, Number: 1036
< 2015-10-22 20:11:20.966 Type: SSH_FXP_STATUS, Size: 45, Number: 1036
< 2015-10-22 20:11:20.967 Status code: 1
. 2015-10-22 20:11:20.967 Listing file "/AOY77068/././POLLABLE/..".
> 2015-10-22 20:11:20.967 Type: SSH_FXP_LSTAT, Size: 34, Number: 1287
< 2015-10-22 20:11:21.117 Type: SSH_FXP_ATTRS, Size: 21, Number: 1287
. 2015-10-22 20:11:21.118 ..;D;0;2015-10-22T18:12:09.000Z;"" [0];"" [0];rw-------;0
> 2015-10-22 20:11:21.118 Type: SSH_FXP_CLOSE, Size: 31, Number: 1540
. 2015-10-22 20:11:21.118 ..;D;0;2015-10-22T18:12:09.000Z;"" [0];"" [0];rw-------;0
< 2015-10-22 20:11:21.118 Script: Drw------- 0 0 Oct 22 20:12:09 2015 ..
> 2015-10-22 20:11:30.837 Script: close
. 2015-10-22 20:11:30.837 Closing connection.
. 2015-10-22 20:11:30.837 Sending special code: 12
. 2015-10-22 20:11:30.837 Sent EOF message

Please close the topic. The solution was, to start WinSCP not over a .cmd file but directly out of the data base called Conzept 16 from vectorsoft.de
Many thanks for help.
Regards,
Alfred Schaffer