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Gateway - Temporary Profile Issue

Hi,  PBI Team,

 

I download the last version of Gateway , and do updates on my server but failed, then I uninstall the old one and install this new one..

 

then I configure it , to the screen shows New register or Migrate, restore... ...  but both two configures all I met error information as the following: 

 

Error generating an asymmetric key.
Exception message: The profile for the user is a temporary profile.

The profile for the user is a temporary profile.


Server stack trace:
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.ThrowIfFaultUnderstood(Message reply, MessageFault fault, String action, MessageVersion version, FaultConverter faultConverter)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.DataMovement.Pipeline.ConfigurationContracts.IGatewayConfigurationService.GenerateAsymmetricKey()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.DataMovement.Pipeline.GatewayClient.GatewayConfigurationClient.GenerateAsymmetricKey()An ExceptionDetail, likely created by IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults=true, whose value is:
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: The profile for the user is a temporary profile.

at System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.CreateProvHandle(CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer)
at System.Security.Cryptography.Utils.GetKeyPairHelper(CspAlgorithmType keyType, CspParameters parameters, Boolean randomKeyContainer, Int32 dwKeySize, SafeProvHandle& safeProvHandle, SafeKeyHandle& safeKeyHandle)
at System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider.GetKeyPair()
at System.Security.Cryptography.RSACryptoServiceProvider..ctor(Int32 dwKeySize, CspParameters parameters, Boolean useDefaultKeySize)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.DataMovement.Pipeline.GatewayServiceHost.AsymmetricKeyGenerator.ProduceAsymmetricKey(String containerName, Boolean cleanUpOldKeys, Int32 rsaKeySize)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.DataMovement.Pipeline.GatewayPipelineTelemetry.PipelineTelemetryService.ExecuteInActivity[T](PipelineActivityType pipelineActivityType, Func`1 action)
at SyncInvokeGenerateAsymmetricKey(Object , Object[] , Object[] )
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage11(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet)

 

 

how can i do??

 

Tks!!

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v-kelly-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Check the similar thread below:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/quot-Error-generating-an-asymmetric-key-Key-not-valid-for-use-in/td-p/821532

 

Best Regards,
Kelly

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