Debugging configtool problems in RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2005-01-11
Article Number
000061352
Applies To
RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
Issue
Debugging configtool problems in RSA Federated Identity Manager (FIM) 2.5
Error executing: UPDATEVERSIONPATCH
The administration server could not be contacted
Cause
Various issues may arise, meaning the configtool utility will fail with a variety of error messages (two sample messages are shown here)
Resolution
There are 3 levels of diagnosis to resolve problems with configtool:

1. The error message itself may be enough to identify the issue

2. A log file showing a history of configtool commands may be reviewed; this log file is located at <INSTALLDIR>\log\configtoolhistory.log

3. Debugging may be enabled on configtool for expanded debugging. To enable debugging, modify the <INSTALLDIR>\bin\setenv.cmd file by finding the line (very near the end):

    set LOG4J_CONFIG=file:%PROPERTIES_DIR%\DisableAuditLogConfig.properties

and replace it with the following:

    set LOG4J_CONFIG=file:%PROPERTIES_DIR%\DebugAuditLogConfig.xml

This will now generate debug output in <INSTALLDIR>\log\debug.log

NOTE: Remember to change the setenv.cmd file back after you have finished debugging