oauth2service.json has an invalid format

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Graham Ingleby

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Jan 11, 2018, 7:27:55 AM1/11/18

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Since I upgraded to 4.40 I am getting an error about my oauth2service.json file being an invalid format on some commands

I can run

gam info domain

fine, I deleted the oauthfile and it recreated file

However, when I run

gam user gra...@gitest.info check serviceaccount

I get the following error

User: gra...@gitest.info

Please run

gam create project

gam user <user> check serviceaccount

to create and configure a service account.

ERROR: The file G:\My Drive\gam-64\oauth2service.json has an invalid format.

I tried copying the oauth2service.json from a gam372 folder I have but still get the same error

The oauth2service.json file looks like this (actual keys replaced with x's):

{

"private_key_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",

"private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",

"client_email": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...@developer.gserviceaccount.com",

"client_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",

"type": "service_account"

}

This is a slightly different order to examples I have seen on here before, does it matter which order the lines are in? (I have seen type as the first line before for example)

Any ideas apart from creating a new project? My project has been in place for years (Oct 2014 according to the console) is there maybe something in there that needs updating?

Thanks

Graham

Jay Lee

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Jan 11, 2018, 7:56:33 AM1/11/18

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Error indicates your Json format may be invalid. No need to create a new project or service account, there's an option in the console to download a new key, get it in Json format. I suggest revoking the old key at the same time.

Jay

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Graham Ingleby

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Jan 11, 2018, 11:48:26 AM1/11/18

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If I install GAM v 4.32 then it works OK

What is different in the way v4.40 looks at the oauth2services.json file?


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On 11 January 2018 at 12:56, Jay Lee <jay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Error indicates your Json format may be invalid. No need to create a new project or service account, there's an option in the console to download a new key, get it in Json format. I suggest revoking the old key at the same time.

Jay

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018, 7:27 AM 'Graham Ingleby' via GAM for G Suite <google-apps-manager@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Since I upgraded to 4.40 I am getting an error about my oauth2service.json file being an invalid format on some commands

I can run
gam info domain
fine, I deleted the oauthfile and it recreated file

However, when I run
gam user gra...@gitest.info check serviceaccount
I get the following error
User: gra...@gitest.info
Please run

gam create project
gam user <user> check serviceaccount

to create and configure a service account.

ERROR: The file G:\My Drive\gam-64\oauth2service.json has an invalid format.

I tried copying the oauth2service.json from a gam372 folder I have but still get the same error

The oauth2service.json file looks like this (actual keys replaced with x's):

{
"private_key_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",

"client_email": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@developer.gserviceaccount.com",

"client_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",
"type": "service_account"
}

This is a slightly different order to examples I have seen on here before, does it matter which order the lines are in? (I have seen type as the first line before for example)

Any ideas apart from creating a new project? My project has been in place for years (Oct 2014 according to the console) is there maybe something in there that needs updating?

Thanks
Graham

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Graham,

Add these two lines and try again:

"auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",

"token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",

Ross

"client_email": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...@developer.gserviceaccount.com",

"client_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",
"type": "service_account"
}

This is a slightly different order to examples I have seen on here before, does it matter which order the lines are in? (I have seen type as the first line before for example)

Any ideas apart from creating a new project? My project has been in place for years (Oct 2014 according to the console) is there maybe something in there that needs updating?

Thanks
Graham

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Graham Ingleby

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Hi Ross

That fixed it!

Thanks very much

Graham


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On 11 January 2018 at 19:32, Ross Scroggs <ross.s...@gmail.com> wrote:

Graham,

Add these two lines and try again:
"auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",

"token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",

Ross

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Max

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I too had the aforementioned issue. I regenerated the token and set everything up all over again. It worked for 1 day.

The addition of those two lines fixed it for me though.

On Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 2:33:06 PM UTC-5, Ross Scroggs wrote:

Graham,

Add these two lines and try again:
"auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",

"token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",

Ross

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 8:48 AM, 'Graham Ingleby' via GAM for G Suite <google-ap...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

If I install GAM v 4.32 then it works OK

What is different in the way v4.40 looks at the oauth2services.json file?

Graham Ingleby | Google Cloud Consultant | +44 1344 203395 | ging...@ancoris.com

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On 11 January 2018 at 12:56, Jay Lee <jay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Error indicates your Json format may be invalid. No need to create a new project or service account, there's an option in the console to download a new key, get it in Json format. I suggest revoking the old key at the same time.

Jay

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018, 7:27 AM 'Graham Ingleby' via GAM for G Suite <google-ap...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Since I upgraded to 4.40 I am getting an error about my oauth2service.json file being an invalid format on some commands

I can run
gam info domain
fine, I deleted the oauthfile and it recreated file

However, when I run
gam user gra...@gitest.info check serviceaccount
I get the following error
User: gra...@gitest.info
Please run

gam create project
gam user <user> check serviceaccount

to create and configure a service account.

ERROR: The file G:\My Drive\gam-64\oauth2service.json has an invalid format.

I tried copying the oauth2service.json from a gam372 folder I have but still get the same error

The oauth2service.json file looks like this (actual keys replaced with x's):

{
"private_key_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",

"client_email": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@developer.gserviceaccount.com",

"client_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",
"type": "service_account"
}

This is a slightly different order to examples I have seen on here before, does it matter which order the lines are in? (I have seen type as the first line before for example)

Any ideas apart from creating a new project? My project has been in place for years (Oct 2014 according to the console) is there maybe something in there that needs updating?

Thanks
Graham

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