AFX startup issues due to extra '.' character in afx_server startup script in RSA Governance & Lifecycle
Article Number
Applies To
- RSA Governance & Lifecycle 8.0.0
Issue
In the afx_server script, there is a dot '.' character at the end of the PATH definition causing errors during AFX start-up:
Cause
There has been an extra character added to the script by mistake that needs to be removed.
Resolution
- RSA Governance & Lifecycle 8.0.0 P04
- RSA Governance & Lifecycle 8.1.0
Workaround
To fix the issue please follow the below steps:
- Navigate to Aveksa UI
- Go to AFX>Servers> AFX server and download server archive
- Unzip the folder and go to ${AFX_HOME}/bin, look for the file: afx_server
- Navigate to line which defines the M2_HOME in the PATH variable, you will find a '.' at the end of the path as depicted below.
The PATH definition should be around line 70 of the script.
- Remove the dot "." at the end of the line 70 above, so that is looks like this:
- Save the file and this should help you start AFX without problems.
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