Qlik WebConnector for FTP/SFTP error 'Access to path XXX is denied'

In Qlik web connector Nov 2017 release, Qlik FTP/SFTP connector will get failed with an error 'Access to path XXX is denied'  while downloading from FTP/SFTP server to local path or uploading from local path to FTP server.

Environment: 
Example: SFTP dowload
 

SFTP upload

 

  Functionality change in Qlik Web connector Nov 2017 release. Please read the release notes for the same.

To give users more granularity and control in how the File System and Local Host is accessed via Qlik Web Connectors, changes can now be made to the Deploy.config file. Please see "Allow file system access for specified paths" section in https://help.qlik.com/en-US/connectors/Subsystems/Web_Connectors_help/Content/Administer/Advanced-configuration.htm for more information.

Please follow below steps to allow file system access for specified paths in deploy.config file of web connector

1. Close Web connector application if it's been opened already.

2. Open deploy.config file in notepad 

3. Specify the path/paths between <FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths> tags
For Example: a)to allow access for all paths in the system:  <FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>*</FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>
                       b)to allow access to a specific path: <FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>c:\QWC\TempFiles</FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>
                       c)to allow access multiple paths: <FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>c:\QWC\TempFiles;c:\Data</FileSystemAccessAllowedPaths>

4. Save this file

5. Start web connector and test it again.