JVM failed to start: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/usr/libexec/StartupItemContext; error=2, No such file or directory

Question

In my OS X Yosemite, I'm trying to start-domain in terminal:

sh asadmin start-domain mythMobile

and I get error:

JVM failed to start: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/usr/libexec/StartupItemContext" (in directory "/Applications/glassfish4/glassfish/domains/mythMobile/config"): error=2, No such file or directory
Command start-domain failed.

This problem appeared after I've installed beta Yosemite on my mac. Before I had Mavericks, everything worked correctly.

Have anybody faced with such problem?

score 46 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 18 '14 at 08:22

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To work-around that, you can start GF in verbose mode using:

asadmin start-domain --verbose domain1

edited Jul 18 '14 at 08:22

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answered Jul 18 '14 at 08:13

davidd

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https://java.net/jira/browse/GLASSFISH-15118 Why not to use the --verbose option. – Augunrik Nov 14 '14 at 12:13
How can I set this in IntelijIDEA IDE run configuration ? – Siamand Mar 05 '15 at 07:34
@SiamandMaroufi You can set the command used to start the Glassfish server in the Run configurations see the [screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/rLgE4oP.png) – The Dude Jun 10 '15 at 14:48
I've tried `asadmin start-domain domain1 --verbose` as stated in other solutions here, but this is the ONLY correct answer – Nico Van Belle Jun 29 '18 at 08:07

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '14 at 15:53

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Apple removed the file under OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). Unfortunately the path to the file is hard coded within the GlassFish startup code (GFLauncher.java) and not configurable.

The GlassFish team is already aware of the issue: https://java.net/jira/browse/GLASSFISH-21113

I hope there will be a fix for GlassFish 3 as well, since we still use it in production.

GFLauncher Code: http://grepcode.com/file/repo1.maven.org/maven2/org.glassfish.admin/launcher/3.1.1/com/sun/enterprise/admin/launcher/GFLauncher.java?av=f

answered Jul 10 '14 at 15:53

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The issue is RESOLVED (https://java.net/jira/browse/GLASSFISH-21113). Fix Version/s: 4.0.1, 4.1 – Almas Adilbek Aug 27 '14 at 05:45
Hey, did you guys created the file StartupItemContext.sh ? I putted the file in both paths already /usr/libexec/ and in /domains/domain1/config/ I can't make it run GF in eclipse ! :'( help, please – jompi Oct 17 '14 at 22:29
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Create the file /usr/libexec/StartupItemContext as described in GLASSFISH-21113, and make sure it is executable: `chmod +x /usr/libexec/StartupItemContext` – Marcel Oct 26 '14 at 15:20

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '16 at 13:54

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Reinstalling the entire current version of glassfih4 folder solved my issue on OS X 10.11.3. Then I simply ran in ../glassfish4/galssfish/ sudo ./bin/asadmin start-domain and then it worked again...

answered Apr 21 '16 at 13:54

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JVM failed to start: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/usr/libexec/StartupItemContext; error=2, No such file or directory

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