TF42005: Failed to get build type files.

We're getting the following error at pretty regular intervals throughout the day (actually, it seems to happen nearly every build). I believe that our build, ContinuousIntegration is a valid build (it builds :)), and I have verified that the account it runs under (tfsservice) is a member of the proejct's build services group. Thoughts

TF53010: An unexpected condition has occurred in a Team Foundation component. The information contained here should be made available to your site administrative staff.

Technical Information (for the administrative staff):
Date (UTC): 11/1/2006 9:12:17 PM
Machine: [machine name]
Application Domain: TFSBuildService.exe
Assembly: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Common, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a; v2.0.50727
Process Details:
Process Name: TFSBuildService
Process Id: 1992
Thread Id: 3604
Account name: [domain]\tfsservice
Detailed Message: TF42005: Failed to get build type files.
Exception Message: TF42006: The build service could not get the build type information. Please ensure that ContinuousIntegration is a valid build type and the build service account is a member of build services group of the team project. (type BuildException)
Exception Stack Trace: at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.BuildAgent.GetConfigurationFiles()
at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.BuildAgent.StartBuild(String tfsServer, String teamProject, String buildType, String buildMachine, String buildNumber, String lastBuildNumber, String lastGoodBuildNumber, String buildDirectory, String requestedBy, String& buildUri, String& failureMessage)

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TF42005: Failed to get build type files.

  • AndyJ_PS

    Yes, it's the same machine as the TFS server. If the load is an issue, I would expect to see a "busy" error, rather than a "your build is invalid" or "your build server account is in the wrong group" error.

    Is this a common error to see on TFS/Build server combinations


  • Dawl

    Is the Build Machine the same machine as TFS maybe there are some network problems

  • giancolaj

    This error will occur when the build service cannot find TfsBuild.proj in the build type directory in version control. This can occur because (a) TfsBuild.proj really does not exist in the build type directory, or (b) the build service account doesn't have sufficient privileges to see TfsBuild.proj. Double check the directory contents and the permissions.

    -Aaron



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