The step failed: Activity Run Package on Master-Controller failed with error 'The remote script failed with exit code 255'

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Hey everyone!

I’m getting this error and I have no idea why. Can anyone help?

Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} failed due to the following error: 80080005 Server execution failed (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80080005 (CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE)).
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingServices.AllocateUninitializedObject(RuntimeType objectType)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Activation.ActivationServices.CreateInstance(RuntimeType serverType)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Activation.ActivationServices.IsCurrentContextOK(RuntimeType serverType, Object[] props, Boolean bNewObj)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Error
at se_builder.PIM_Bicycle.Main(String[] args) in C:\Repository\QA - Automation\UnitTestProject\PIM_Bicycle.cs:line 25
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Fatal
The remote script failed with exit code 255
September 14th 2017 08:29:09Fatal
Run Package on Master-Controller

Thanks,

Zachery Hughes

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Alright I figured out the problem!

In order to allow your tentacle to use Excel, you need to allow the network to run Excel. This is done by:

  1. right clicking EXCEL.exe located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14
  2. select properties
  3. select the security tab
  4. Click Edit… then add
  5. in the “Enter the object names to select” type in: network service
  6. click check names and then ok
  7. toggle the name you just added and under permissions for SYSTEM check Full Control

Done

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Hi Zach,

Thanks for getting in touch and for letting us know that you resolved the issue!

Let us know if there is anything else we can assist with,

Happy Deploying!

Alex