ERROR
Attempting to add a publisher database connection when adding a data store fails, and the following error is returned:
Error: Unable to import the connection file. Please contact your administrator.
The following error is returned in the Portal for ArcGIS logs:
Error: URL '<https://machine.domain.com:6443/arcgis/admin/uploads/upload>' is not accessible: Error. PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target.
The entire chain of certificates is not imported in both the Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Server admin endpoints. In a distributed environment, this impacts various functionality within the Portal for ArcGIS interface.
Import the root or intermediate certificate to ArcGIS Server and Portal for ArcGIS admin endpoint.
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