"Failed parsing the plugin config file" error using WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2 Express Plug-ins
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
The IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express plug-ins cannot be located. The Web server error log reports the following message:

"Failed parsing the plugin config file."
 
Resolving the problem
The "Failed parsing the plugin config file" error is reported in the IBM HTTP Server log when the Application Server cannot find the plugin-cfg.xml file, or when values in the plugin-cfg.xml file are not valid.

To correct this error:
  1. Navigate to the location where the plugin-cfg.xml file resides for the Web server. By default, this location is:

    c:\InstallDirectory\Plugins\config\cells\plugin-cfg.xml

    Where InstallDirectory is the location where WebSphere Application Server - Express is installed.

  2. Open plugin-cfg.xml in an ASCII text editor and verify that the paths with the plugin-key.kbd and plugin-key.sth are valid. For example:

    <Property Name = "keyring" Value =
    "C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\Websphere\Express502\AppServer\etc\plugin-key.kbd"/>
    <Property Name="stashfile" Value = C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\Websphere\Express502\AppServer\etc\plugin-key.sth"/>

  3. If the paths of plugin-key.kbd and plugin-key.sth are not valid, correct the paths to these files and save plugin-cfg.xml in the ASCII text editor.

  4. Copy plugin-cfg.xml to the location where the Application Server is looking. By default, this location is:

    c:\InstallDirectory\Appserver\config\cells\plugin-cfg.xml

  5. Restart both IBM HTTP Server and the Application Server to ensure that the changes made to plugin-cfg.xml are used.
 
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers WebSphere Application Server - Express Install and migration Linux, Windows, UNIX 5.0.2 All Editions
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server - Express > Install and migration
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0.2
Software edition:
Reference #: 1145080
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 16, 2004