PQ96461; 5.0.2.8: Error 100 when trying to start service through service GUI
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Abstract
Error 100 occurs when trying to start WebSphere® Application Server as a service through the Windows® service user interface.
 
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PQ96461 resolves the following problem:

Problem Summary:
An error occurs while starting WebSphere Application service dmgr. The error is "Error 100: Cannot create another system semaphore".

WebSphere Application Server starts correctly, but service status is not changed.

Local fix:
none

Problem Conclusion:
For services that were created with no "LogRoot" parameter specified, it is possible in some environments that the service will be unable to start. For example, this fails with a Japanese locale.

For configurations prior to 5.0.2.6 (cumulative fix 6), this may be due to problems parsing the server's pid from the stdout logs. On post 5.0.2.6 systems, there were problems with how the LogRoot path was defaulted and built for services that had no LogRoot explicitly set.

This fix takes care of both classes of problem. Many different things can cause the "Error 100" symptom, so here is a quick way to tell if this problem is the cause of an Error 100. After verifying no LogRoot parameter was set when the service was created, re-create the service with a LogRoot specified. If the service starts after this is done, then PQ96461 should resolve the problem.

Note: For above test, the LogRoot should be set to the log directory for the server. The log directory will be install_root\logs\server_name.
 
Prerequisites
Please download the UpdateInstaller below to install this fix.
 
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UpdateInstaller US English 7250000
 
 
Installation instructions
Please review the readme.txt for detailed installation instructions.
 
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Technical support
1-800-IBM-SERV (U.S. Only)
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
Problems (APARs) fixed
PQ96461
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > System Management/Repository
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0.2.8
Software edition:
Reference #: 4008273
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Nov 19, 2004