Troubleshooting
Problem
When Cognos Analytics has been configured to use an NFS (Network File System) mount for its temporary file location inside Cognos Configuration, an error is returned: MSR-SMT-2190 Internal error trying to create smart metadata
Symptom
Unable to upload a file to Cognos Analytics when using an NFS mount for a temp directory.
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
14 January 2026
UID
ibm16433619