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Unable to download symbols for newly created local docker sandbox environment (2020 wave 2)

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Hello folks,
I created a local docker container of sandbox for wave 2, 2020.
Following are the commands that I used to create the sandbox environment.

$artifactUrl = Get-BCArtifactUrl -select Latest
$credential = New-Object pscredential 'admin', (ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'Alpha_975' -AsPlainText -Force)
New-BcContainer -accept_eula -containerName ax365bc -artifactUrl $artifactUrl -Credential $credential -assignPremiumPlan -updateHosts -imageName mcr.microsoft.com/businesscentral -includeAL  -includeTestToolkit -installCertificateOnHost -memoryLimit 6G  -useSSL

The container got successfully created and I can browse and everything seems fine.
I then created an extension in VS Code using the AL Go,  but when I try to download symbols I am getting the following error.

Authorization has failed or the credentials have expired. The credential cache has been cleaned. Any access to reach Business Central would require new authorization.

Following the launch.json and app.json files

Launch.json

`{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Your own server",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "al",
            "environmentType": "Sandbox",
            "server": "https://ax365bc",
            "serverInstance": "BC",
            "authentication": "UserPassword",
            "startupObjectId": 22,
            "startupObjectType": "Page",
            "breakOnError": true,
            "launchBrowser": true,
            "enableLongRunningSqlStatements": true,
            "enableSqlInformationDebugger": true,
            "tenant": "default"
        }
    ]
}`

app.json

`{
  "id": "8d8e0534-bda4-4907-8867-aeb58e05f623",
  "name": "ALProject3",
  "publisher": "Default publisher",
  "version": "1.0.0.0",
  "brief": "",
  "description": "",
  "privacyStatement": "",
  "EULA": "",
  "help": "",
  "url": "",
  "logo": "",
  "dependencies": [],
  "screenshots": [],
  "platform": "17.0.0.0",
  "application": "17.0.0.0",
  "idRanges": [
    {
      "from": 50100,
      "to": 50149
    }
  ],
  "contextSensitiveHelpUrl": "">https://ALProject3.com/help/",
  "showMyCode": true,
  "runtime": "6.0"
}`

This is the user card, below, I tried the username with and without the domain name, but no luck.

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  • darcnus Profile Picture
    253 on at

    I'm a newbie here, but try changing your "environmentType" in launch.json to "OnPrem"

  • TanzeelurRehman Profile Picture
    95 on at

    I tried every possible combination,

    environmentType : OnPrem, Production, Sandbox.

    but with every combination i am getting the same error. There might be some settings/configuration either while creating the container or inside the BC application that i am missing.

  • darcnus Profile Picture
    253 on at

    Did you try changing https:// to just http:// ?

  • TanzeelurRehman Profile Picture
    95 on at

    I have already tried both http and https but no luck

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    darcnus Profile Picture
    253 on at

    Try changing "name": to:

    "name": "ax365bc",

    That's the only difference between my (working) launch file and yours. My instance is named OnPrem:

    {
        "version""0.2.0",
        "configurations": [
            {
                "name""OnPrem",
                "request""launch",
                "type""al",
                "environmentType""OnPrem",
                "server""http://OnPrem",
                "serverInstance""BC",
                "authentication""UserPassword",
                "startupObjectId"22,
                "startupObjectType""Page",
                "breakOnError"true,
                "launchBrowser"true,
                "enableLongRunningSqlStatements"true,
                "enableSqlInformationDebugger"true,
                "tenant""default"
            }
        ]
    }
  • TanzeelurRehman Profile Picture
    95 on at

    Seems to be this is the issue, will check and update here soon.

  • TanzeelurRehman Profile Picture
    95 on at

    Tried this, and it is not working either.

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    Marcel D. Profile Picture
    14 on at

    Hi TanzeelurRehman,

    I had the same issue and luckily a colleague found the solution, hopefully it works for you as well:

    Here are the steps:

    Create a new user using the following command:

    $credentials = New-Object pscredential 'Admin2', (ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'Password' -AsPlainText -Force)

    New-BcContainerBcUser -Credential $credentials -containerName <containername> -PermissionSetId super

    Then login to BC with the web client. (you might have to re-enter a new password, if that does not work then disable the option change password in the user table via sql).

    Restart your visual studio code en try if you can download symbols now.

    It worked for me....Good Luck!

  • TanzeelurRehman Profile Picture
    95 on at

    It seems the solution, but not working for me, mine one might be a license issue.

  • Marcel D. Profile Picture
    14 on at

    I did that as well, using : Import-BcContainerLicense <dockercontainername> "<license file>" but that did not solve it, after that I created the user and then it worked.

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