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title: misc-files/
description: You can find additional miscellaneous documentation and other files in the misc-files directory.
component: pingauthorize
version: 10.1
page_id: pingauthorize:pingauthorize_server_administration_guide:paz_manage_profile_misc_files
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingauthorize/10.1/pingauthorize_server_administration_guide/paz_manage_profile_misc_files.html
revdate: January 26, 2023
---

# misc-files/

You can find additional miscellaneous documentation and other files in the `misc-files` directory.

The `manage-profile` tool does not use the `misc-files` directory. Use the variable `PING_PROFILE_ROOT` to refer to files in this directory from other locations, such as `setup-arguments.txt`.

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|   | Use `PING_PROFILE_ROOT` only with files that are not needed after initial setup, such as password files in `setup-arguments.txt`. Do not use the `PING_PROFILE_ROOT` variable for files needed while the server is running. The `manage-profile` tool creates a temporary copy of the server profile that is deleted after the tool completes, so files are not accessible under `PING_PROFILE_ROOT` when the server is running. For files you need while the server is running, such as keystore and truststore files, copy the files into the server root using the profile's `server-root/pre-setup` directory, and then refer to the files using with the `PING_SERVER_ROOT` variable. |

For example, a password file named `password.txt` in the `misc-files` directory could be referenced with `${PING_PROFILE_ROOT}/misc-files/password.txt` in `setup-arguments.txt`. Use a reference like this example to supply the file for the `--rootUserPasswordFile` argument in `setup-arguments.txt`.