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Unable to start Cognos services with Command Line "./cogconfig.sh -s"

Troubleshooting


Problem

Command line  "./cogconfig.sh -s" did not work although we could start Cognos Service from IBM Cognos Configuration.
In addition, we are able to stop it through - ./cogconfig.sh -stop

Symptom

Cause

"cogstartup.lock" file was created under <Cognos install  directory>/configuration folder.

Diagnosing The Problem

The following error message was output to "cogconfig_response.csv."
ERROR, "[main]", "The configuration data is locked by another instance of IBM Cognos Configuration."

Resolving The Problem

Deleting "cogstartup.lock" file from configuration folder resolved this issue. Make sure there is no Cognos Configuration process has been executed.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 August 2021

UID

ibm16480247