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Bug

If a service name contains a special character, the ArcGIS Server serverScan.py script will produce an error referring to encoding./

ArcGIS GIS Server
Bug ID Number BUG-000180542
SubmittedOctober 29, 2025
Last ModifiedJanuary 12, 2026
Applies toArcGIS GIS Server
Version found11.5
Operating SystemWindows Server
Operating System Version2025
StatusIn Product Plan

Workaround

Do not use German special characters.

The workaround from the Bug document does not work in serverScan.py (https://serverscan.py/).

There is a method called checkServices(): 

request = Request(serverUrl + '/admin/services/' + quote(service['name'].encode('utf-8')) + '.' + service['type'], urlencode(params).encode()) 

The method uses UTF-8 encoding. The problem could be solved if this encoding is changed to ISO-8859-1 and serverScan.py (https://serverscan.py/) works fine.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000180542

Software:

  • ArcGIS GIS Server

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