PH59374: LIBERTY SERVER FAILS TO START UNLESS FULLY QUALIFIED PATH TO SERVER SCRIPT IS USED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• `bin/server start` reports:
  
  Error: Unable to access jarfile
  ./../bin/tools/ws-server.jar
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Core on z/OS, IBMi, HP-UX    *
  *                  and AIX                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The "server start" command fails on     *
  *                      some Linux distros.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  On some unix systems  when the "server start" command is
  issued  from the bin directory it fails with the following
  error message:
  Error: Unable to access jarfile ./../bin/tools/ws-server.jar
  A temporary solution to the problem is to specify the full
  path to the server script on the command line.  For example:
  /opt/wlp/bin/server start
  Note the path includes "..".   This was an unintentional
  change introduced in 23.0.0.12.   This changed the name of the
  process as it is displayed in the linux "ps" command.
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was a program error in setting the Liberty
  installation directory location in the "server" script.
  The problem was introduced in 23.0.0.12, and has been
  corrected and no longer includes ".." in the path.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  24.0.0.1 For more information, see 'Recommended Updates
  for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels