Observations
A user tries to install the JOC Cockpit and gets an error when tryng to start the Windows service.
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| Start Jetty service for JOC (JobScheduler Operations Center)+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Le service SOS JOC (JobScheduler Operations Center) démarre.Le service SOS JOC (JobScheduler Operations Center) n'a pas pu êté lancé
Une erreur spécifique … un service s'est produit: 5.
Vous obtiendrez une aide supplémentaire en entrant NET HELPMSG 3547.
The log file joc.YYYY-MM-DD.log shows the following information:
[2016-12-26 14:08:11] [info] [10424] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.15.0 32-bit) started[2016-12-26 14:08:11] [info] [10424] Service sos_joc name SOS JOC (JobScheduler Operations Center)[2016-12-26 14:08:12] [info] [10424] Service 'sos_joc' installed[2016-12-26 14:08:12] [info] [10424] Commons Daemon procrun finished[2016-12-26 14:08:12] [info] [8708] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.15.0 32-bit) started[2016-12-26 14:08:12] [info] [8708] Running 'sos_joc' Service ...[2016-12-26 14:08:12] [info] [3988] Starting service ...[2016-12-26 14:08:13] [error] [3988] Failed to execute process[2016-12-26 14:08:13] [error] [3988] Invalid directory name.[2016-12-26 14:08:13] [error] [3988] ServiceStart returned 5[2016-12-26 14:08:13] [error] [3988] Invalid directory name.[2016-12-26 14:08:13] [info] [8708] Run service finished.
Explanations
The Windows Service tries to locate the Java Virtual Machine from a non-existing directory. This happens due to the fact that the JVM is not found from the PATH - as e.g. with the installer - but from the Windows Registry or JAVA_HOME environment variable. If the JAVA_HOME environment variable points to a non-existing directory then the above error "Invalid directory name" is raised and the Windows Service will not start.
A frequent misunderstanding is to point the JAVA_HOME to the bin directory of the JVM, e.g. JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111\bin when in fact it should point to the installation directory of the JDK or JRE, e.g. JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111.
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