I should add, I also ran ant -f setup.xml, as required by the docs.
Jim Driscoll wrote:
>
> I needed to install b41 (for a demo), so I decided to try out our
> instructions.
>
> I've installed b41 for windows, found here:
>
> https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/22Mar06.html
>
> I ran java to install it to C:\Sun
>
> Then, I added a couple environment variables:
>
> GLASSFISH_HOME = C:\Sun\glassfish
> PATH = %PATH%;%GLASSFISH_HOME%\lib\ant\bin;%GLASSFISH_HOME%\bin
>
> (Note: please add instructions to add ant to the path before step 4 on
> the download page)
>
> Then, I run asadmin (why not just asadmin start, btw?)
>
> asadmin start-domain domain1
>
> Which is the instruction found here:
>
> https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/quickstart/index.html
>
> What I get is:
>
> Starting Domain domain1, please wait.
> Log redirected to C:\Sun]glassfish\domains\domain1\log
> C:\Sun]glassfish\domains is not a directory
> CLI156 Could not start the domain domain1.
>
> OK, I'm not dumb. Maybe if I just create the directory?
>
> md domains
>
> asadmin start-domain domain1
> starting...
> log redirected...
> Domain domain1 does not exist in C:\Sun\glassfish\domains. Use a
> different domain name or the --domaindir option.
> CLI156 Could not start the domain domain1.
>
> OK, I give up.
>
> What am I doing wrong, and what documentation SHOULD I be reading to
> tell me what to do?
>
> Jim
>
>