TFS Related: Why is it required to login to VPN even when I am logged into to office network

Question

On getting latest for a branch from TFS, I got an error

"TF30063: You are not authorized to access Microsoft-IIS/8.5."

only for a particular file in a folder of one of the projects. Searching for solution online I came across this link which suggested to log out of some wrong account and log back in.

However I have only one account which is my office domain account and I cannot use any other account to login to TFS. On checking with some colleagues they just asked me to login to VPN and try. I basically use VPN to connect to office network when I am working from home. Though I was already in office I was suggested to login to office network and try to get the latest for that file which worked.

My query is when I was not connected to VPN and while getting latest from TFS, why the error

"TF30063: You are not authorized to access Microsoft-IIS/8.5."

not occur on other files in that same folder whereas it occurred for only one file and how come logging to to VPN resolved it?

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

This seems to be a cache issue. First,try to remove your office account info which stored in Credential Manager （Control Panel-All Control Panel Items-Credential Manager-Windows Manager）

Also clear TFS and VS cache. Then reconnect to TFS in Visual Studio and do the get latest for that particular file.

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Update

1. Checkout that particular file and check in an old version of that file.
2. Do the "take latest" action.

This may not generate the error again.