Splunk App for Dropbox for Business on Windows: Getting error "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" with the dfb.py Python script

[jralston]

Hi,

We have a Splunk Enterprise install on Windows. After installing and configuring the app, when I run the data input, I get an error pointing back to line 147 of dfb.py every time the input runs.

I think the issue is with os.rename() Python method and Windows. Any one else run into problems when installing the app on a Windows host?

File "Splunk\etc\apps\splunk-app-dropbox\bin\dfb.py", line 142, in save_checkpoint
os.rename(tmp_path, path)
WindowsError: [Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already exists

[jconger · Accepted solution]

The os.rename method does fail on Windows platforms. The app has been updated to delete the current file prior to renaming the temp file to the correct file path in order to alleviate this problem.