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Connect:Direct node is not running on the Control Center Director

Troubleshooting


Problem

On a new setup, Connect:Direct node is not running on the Control Center Director .

Symptom

The agent.log file contain the error:
"The common name validation method from CPI to common name XXXXXX returns false", being XXXXXX the Common Name (CN) of the Certificate.
 

Diagnosing The Problem

Debug Install Agent:
  1. Backup the log4j2.xml
  2. Edit C:\Program Files\Sterling Commerce\Connect:Direct v6.1.00\install\agent\bin\log4j2.xml
  3. Change INFO to DEBUG as it shows in the figure below.
  4. Reproduce the issue.
  5. Stop File Agent in the service and Connect:Direct.
  6. Start Connect:Direct and File Agent
 Go to C:\Program Files\Sterling Commerce\Connect:Direct v6.1.00\install\logs
Check the file agent.log for errors, then
  1. Restore the original log4j2.xml
  2. Stop and start Install Agent and Connect:Direct.
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Resolving The Problem

Make sure the Common Name of the Certificate and the user proxy name matches.
If the user proxy name has a space before the user proxy name string, then the connection will not work. The exact string has to match. No spaces before and after the user proxy name are allowed.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2022

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ibm16585028