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title: misc-files/
description: Server profile directory for additional files the manage-profile tool does not use, referenced with the PING_PROFILE_ROOT variable.
component: pingdirectory
version: 10.2
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdatasync_server_administration_guide:pd_sync_misc_files
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdirectory_server_administration_guide/pd_ds_server_profiles.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/llms.txt
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revdate: 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z
---

# misc-files/

Additional documentation and other files can be added to the `misc-files` directory, which the `manage-profile` tool does not use. 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 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`.