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Title
Attempting to run the Azure Backsync component in the Active Roles Synchronization Service fails with the error "Input string was not in a correct format." -
Description
Attempting to run the Azure Backsync component in the Active Roles Synchronization Service fails with the error:
Input string was not in a correct format.
Enabling logging in the Active Roles Synchronization Service shows the following stack trace in the SyncServiceUI.log file:
2019-01-15 10:43:42.2358 1 Warn ActiveRoles.SyncService.UI.UICommon.Helpers.LongOperation.Process --> Process: failed System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.at System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)at System.Convert.ToDouble(String value)at ActiveRoles.SyncService.UI.ViewModels.BacksyncAzureAutomationViewModel.IsMinimumVersionInstalled(List`1 installedVersions, Double minVersion)at ActiveRoles.SyncService.UI.ViewModels.BacksyncAzureAutomationViewModel.ValidatePowrShell()at ActiveRoles.SyncService.UI.ViewModels.BacksyncAzureAutomationViewModel.ValidateAllConnections()at ActiveRoles.SyncService.UI.UICommon.Helpers.LongOperation.worker_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e) -
Cause
This is an acknowledged Product Defect and is being tracked as Defect ID 105521. -
Resolution
WORKAROUND
Set all Region and Keyboard Settings to US English, reboot the Active Roles Synchronization Service host, and run the Azure Backsync Wizard again.
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Change Request
VSTS105521