Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Update 2 Troubleshooting Guide

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# `asadmin` `start-domain` Command Fails

The command `asadmin start-domain` fails with one of the following errors:

- Error: `CLI143 There is more than one domain...`

- Error: `Could Not Start Domain`

## Error: `CLI143 There is more than one domain...`

### Description

When issued with no arguments, the command `asadmin start-domai`n fails with the error:

    CLI143 There is more than one domain in C:\\Sun\\AppServer\\domains.
    Please use operand to specify the domain.
    CLI156 Could not start the domain null.

This error occurs when there is more than one domain in the domains directory, none of them is named `domain1,` and no domain is specified with the `start-domain` command.

### Solution

Specify the domain when issuing the `start-domain` command:

    asadmin start-domain domain1

## Error: `Could Not Start Domain`

### Description

This message comes from Application Server 8. The full message looks like either:

    Could not start the domain.
    There are no domains.

or

    Could not start the domain.
    No default domain. Need to enter a domain.

This error occurs when Application Server 8 is installed on the same system, and its `asadmin` command (at `/usr/sbin`) is found on the `PATH` before the `asadmin` command for Application Server 8 at install_dir`/bin`. The situation is especially likely to occur on Solaris/Linux systems when `.` is not specified as part of the `PATH` variable. Without `.` in the `PATH`, the `asadmin` command in `/usr/sbin` is found first, even when the current directory is install_dir`/bin`.

### Solution

Make sure install_dir`/bin` is in the `PATH` ahead of `/usr/sbin`, or that `.` is in the `PATH` ahead of `/usr/sbin` if you access `asadmin` by changing directories to install_dir`/bin`. Alternatively, if you do change to install_dir`/bin` to run `asadmin`, be sure to include`./` in the command name; for example:

    cd install_dir/bin
    ./asadmin

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