Wix Woolkit 3.14.1 not working "SFXCA: Failed to create temp directory. Error code 5"

[Lumoryel]

When I build and install the template, it ends with

Log File:

Info: === Logging started: 16.07.2024 15:10:07 ===
CommonData: Message type: 0, Argument: 1033
CommonData: Message type: 1, Argument: MyProduct
ActionStart: Action 15:10:07: INSTALL.
Info: Action start 15:10:07: INSTALL.
CommonData: 1: 0 2: 1033 3: 1252
CommonData: 1: 0 2: 1033 3: 1252
CommonData: 1: MyProduct
Info: === Logging started: 16.07.2024 15:10:08 ===
CommonData: Message type: 0, Argument: 1033
CommonData: Message type: 1, Argument: MyProduct
ActionStart: Action 15:10:08: INSTALL.
Info: Action start 15:10:08: INSTALL.
InstallStart: 1: MyProduct 2: {6FE30B47-2577-43AD-9095-1861CA25889C}
ActionStart: Action 15:10:08: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action.
Info: Action start 15:10:08: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action.
Info: SFXCA: Failed to create temp directory. Error code 5
Info: CustomAction WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
Info: Action ended 15:10:08: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action. Return value 3.
Info: Action ended 15:10:08: INSTALL. Return value 3.
InstallEnd: 1: MyProduct 2: {6FE30B47-2577-43AD-9095-1861CA25889C} 3: 3
CommonData: 1: 2 2: 0
CommonData: 1: 2 2: 1
Info: Action ended 15:10:08: INSTALL. Return value 3.

After that also my other existing wixsharp projects did not work anymore.
I had to delete the nuget cache, somehow it did not help to just downgrade to an older nuget.

Found out its a problem with wix 3.14.1 and not with WixSharp.
Best
Lumo

[oleg-shilo]

Thank you for letting me know

[gerrit-amagno]

@Lumoryel I'm getting the same error message without having changed anything. The build is done by a GitHub Action. It's likely that the toolkit was updated on the nodes. How did you fix your problem?

[nefarius]

I am facing the same issue, simply have re-built an unmodified setup, only thing that changed is on a fresh build node so something behind the scenes must have happened.

[nefarius]

I downgraded WixSharp.wix.bin to 3.14.0, same error. Relevant snippet from log:

MSI (s) (D0:A8) [18:39:56:851]: Doing action: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action
Action 18:39:56: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action. 
Action start 18:39:56: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action.
MSI (s) (D0:8C) [18:39:56:858]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIA37D.tmp, Entrypoint: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action
MSI (s) (D0:60) [18:39:56:858]: Generating random cookie.
MSI (s) (D0:60) [18:39:56:862]: Created Custom Action Server with PID 9160 (0x23C8).
MSI (s) (D0:A4) [18:39:56:882]: Running as a service.
MSI (s) (D0:A4) [18:39:56:885]: Hello, I'm your 64bit Impersonated custom action server.
SFXCA: Failed to create temp directory. Error code 5
CustomAction WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
Action ended 18:39:57: WixSharp_InitRuntime_Action. Return value 3.
Action ended 18:39:57: INSTALL. Return value 3.

[nefarius]

Alright, I downgraded to

    <PackageReference Include="WixSharp.wix.bin" Version="3.14.0" />

and manually deleted all WixSharp.wix.bin instanced under %USERPROFILE\.nuget, rebuilt and it works again.

[nefarius]

@gerrit-amagno could you be affected by this? If so here is a potential workaround.

[gerrit-amagno]

@nefarius yes, I've added a similar fix 2 days ago. thanks for your help! amagno-io/AmagnoVirtualPrinter@2c96e5c

[nefarius]

Found it; they broke it upstream and the "solution" suggested is to just upgrade to v4 or higher. Wow. I have no words. Shame.

[nefarius]

@nefarius yes, I've added a similar fix 2 days ago. thanks for your help! amagno-io/AmagnoVirtualPrinter@2c96e5c

This may or may not affect you but downgrading adds surface for a vulnerability.