Cannot enable rabbitmq-management plugin on Windows

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So, this is what I've done:

Installed Erlang on my Windows x64 bit machine
Installed RabbitMQ
Started RabbitMQ service

At this step I have no errors. When, however, I try to enabe rabbitmq-management, I get some error messages in the console. The way I try to enable it is this one:

C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin>rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

This results in:

Applying plugin configuration to rabbit@Jacobian... failed

To add to this, I know about this thread, but I'm not sure what this command means SET HOMEDRIVE=C:. Nevertheless, I tried it like so:

C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin>  SET HOMEDRIVE=C:
C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin>  rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

But I still got the same error message. Thanks!

EDIT:

EDIT

It seems, like RabbitMQ became RubbishMQ. The catch is I followed very standard and very basic steps to install RabbitMQ now on Ubuntu machine and got a terrible list of error messages once again. These are the steps I followed:

apt-get install pkg-config automake autoconf libsigc++-2.0-dev 
git clone git://github.com/alanxz/rabbitmq-c.git
cd rabbitmq-c
# Enable and update the codegen git submodule
git submodule init
git submodule update
# Configure, compile and install
autoreconf -i && ./configure && make && sudo make install 
rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

When I run the last command I get tons of error messages. Among them I see such as "error_logger ... Error when reading ./.erlang.cookie: eaccess". So, I guess there are some secret missing steps or some voodoo spell, that can make it work. But I do not know all that stuff and hope to hear some advice. This is what I expect to see - 1) step by step installation of RabbitMQ on Windows and step by step test, that all works 2) the same for Ubuntu. Ready, Steady, Go!

It is a `.erlang.cookie` problem, please read this: https://www.rabbitmq.com/windows-quirks.html Copy the file .erlang.cookie manually from %SystemRoot% to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%. — Gabriele Santomaggio, Nov 27 '15 at 08:36
And in terms of Windows, what these paths mean? What systemroot? What homepath? You can make a full answer from this and I will definitely accept it! — Jacobian, Nov 27 '15 at 08:41
It seems like nobody knows how to install and use RabbitMQ on Windows or Linux. Fantastic! — Jacobian, Dec 11 '15 at 16:05
See this, May Helpful. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18661791/failed-to-start-rabbitmq-management-plugin-on-windows — Dhaval Asodariya, Dec 12 '15 at 09:32
@Dhaval Asodariya. I've already mentioned that thread in my own question ("To add to this, I know about this thread...." <-- have a look above), and I must confess that it is not useful any more. — Jacobian, Dec 12 '15 at 16:16

score 25 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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I faced the same problem and my investigations led me to https://stackoverflow.com/a/34538688 which helped me solve it. After following the steps in that answer, start the service and the problem should be solved.

Basically, the problem is caused by the RabbitMQ installer not registering the service correctly.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Jan 20 '16 at 17:04

Eric Kamara

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I followed the same steps, still i am getting same error. – Mohan Gopi Feb 27 '16 at 12:01
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This should've been a comments instead of an answer ;P – Matías Fidemraizer Jun 07 '17 at 09:50

score 20 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '17 at 23:48

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Somehow, this solved my issue from Command Prompt run as administrator.

C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin> SET HOMEDRIVE=C: C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin> rabbitmq-service remove C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin> rabbitmq-service install C:\...\rabbitmq-server-3.5.6\sbin> rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

Thanks @jacboian

answered Jun 23 '17 at 23:48

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Note: You need to stop and start rabbitmq-service after these instructions – Sean Gildea Jul 25 '19 at 19:29

score 11 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 27 '15 at 08:56

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Check if this file C:\Windows\.erlang.cookie and this file C:\Users\youruser\.erlang.cookie are equals.

If not, copy C:\Windows\.erlang.cookie to C:\Users\youruser\.erlang.cookie

youruser is the windows user you are using to enable the management console. for example in my case: C:\Users\gabriele\.erlang.cookie

answered Nov 27 '15 at 08:56

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Unfortunatelly, sir, I must confess, that it does not help. I copied `C:\Windows\.erlang.cookie` to my home directory and restarted RabbitMQ, but to no avail. I still get thoese error messages when I try to enable plugins :( – Jacobian Nov 27 '15 at 11:25
That's strange, try to do the same executing the `rabbitmq-server.bat` and not service – Gabriele Santomaggio Nov 28 '15 at 07:56
At what stage should I do that? Before trying to enable plugins? – Jacobian Nov 28 '15 at 09:20
I tried to execute `rabbitmq-server.bat` and got `BOOT FAILED`. So, my all dozens attempts ended in failure. – Jacobian Dec 05 '15 at 08:34
you don't have to execute it using doubleclick, go to the `cmd` and execute it. – Gabriele Santomaggio Dec 10 '15 at 08:43
Actually, I ran it through `cmd` and not by doubleclicking. – Jacobian Dec 10 '15 at 16:40
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This worked - Please make sure you remove the "Read Only" from users cookie - Right click on file - Security - Uncheck "Read Only", Then copy it from C:\windows to home directory – gavi Oct 22 '16 at 20:06

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 28 '17 at 13:57

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I faced the same problem, but none of presented solution helped me. Maybe someone will find my solution helpfull.

After running

rabbitmq-service.bat install

command I found that RabbitMQ service in windows service manager was added but didn't run. I turned it on manually and then

rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

command runs perfectly.

After that http://localhost:15672 run successfully

answered Sep 28 '17 at 13:57

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worked as a charm – Tindona Jun 15 '23 at 10:28

score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 25 '15 at 06:55

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Try: rabbitmq-server start. Worked for me

answered Dec 25 '15 at 06:55

alx

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Does not work. I'm getting "init terminating in do_boot" error message – Jacobian Dec 26 '15 at 07:43

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered May 11 '18 at 05:57

As soon as I installed RabbitMQ I was not able to open localhost:15672 that was because i didnot enabled the plugins in order to enable that open "RabbitMQ Command Prompt (sbin dir)" and run the following command

rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

It will enable all the plugins that is associated with the RabbitMQ. Now open the browser and type http://localhost:15672 it will open a RabbitMQ console login with "guest as username" and "guest as password".

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered May 11 '19 at 15:56

open powershell at

C:\Program Files\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.7.14\sbin>

and run

.\rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

then if you encounter this error:

 ******************************
 ERLANG_HOME not set correctly.
 ******************************

 Please either set ERLANG_HOME to point to your Erlang installation or place 
 the RabbitMQ server distribution in the Erlang lib folder.

go to ERLANG_HOME-StackOverflow

Aleksandar Cvisic · Answer 8 · 2023-08-24T06:04:16.137

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Suprisingly, running

rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management

instead of

rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq-management

worked for me. I don't know the reason, but it's a quick fix to try (using underscore instead of dash).

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answered Sep 12 '21 at 14:33

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered May 21 '18 at 04:54

Here are the steps I did to fix the problem.

Remove RabbitMQ and Erlang
Remove registry entries under HKLM/SOFTWARE/Ericsson/Erlang/ErlSrv.
Remove all .erlang.cookie (possibly in %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% and %SYSTEMROOT%)
Install Erlang then RabbitMQ WITH ADMIN USER.
Make sure in system environment, ERLANG_HOME with C:\Program Files\erlyour version number exist. If not, create.
Run rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management from RabbitMQ sbin folder

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited May 15 '20 at 23:32

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Check compatibility of ERLANG AND RabbitMQ server version https://www.rabbitmq.com/which-erlang.html Download and install compatible version for both. After that there's no need to set ERLANG path in system variable.

It worked for me.

Thanks

edited May 15 '20 at 23:32

Chad

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answered May 15 '20 at 11:30

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 05 '21 at 15:05

After uninstalling the RabbitMQ, I also faced this issue.

Fixed the issue by doing,

Uninstall both Erlang and RabbitMQ. and restart the computer. then again install the RabbitMQ and relevant Erlang.

Then followed the following steps.

Open CMD in administarion mode.
Change the directory in Windows Command to the RabbitMQ sbin folder:

Enter the following commands:

rabbitmq-service.bat stop

press Enter

rabbitmq-service.bat remove

Press Enter

rabbitmq-service.bat install

Press Enter

rabbitmq-service.bat start

Press Enter

score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 10 '21 at 09:11

If you are not able to make it work even after trying other solutions, just use Docker. It is the best and quickest way to run RabbitMQ.

Please note, you need to have docker installed on your machine and then run the below commands.

Step 1: Pull the rabbitmq docker image

docker pull rabbitmq:3-management

Step 2: Run it

docker run --rm -it -p 15672:15672 -p 5672:5672 rabbitmq:3-management

You can access RabbitMQ at http://localhost:15672

herve · Answer 13 · 2022-03-25T14:52:40.713

No need to reinstall RabbitMq, that's just that the file enabled_plugins is not located in the right place.

On Windows Server 2019, the (required) file, enabled_plugins was not located in the right place.

I had do copy it from C:\Users\User1\AppData\Roaming\RabbitMQ\enabled_plugins to the folder of another user, for example C:\Users\Uer2\AppData\Roaming\RabbitMQ This answer helped me to find the answer : https://serverfault.com/a/500046

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Dec 24 '22 at 13:50

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set Port Protocols and Ports Type "IPv6" Local port ALL Windows firewall with advanced security

answered Dec 24 '22 at 13:50

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score 0 · Answer 15 · edited Apr 30 '23 at 11:22

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I was getting this error while running the cmd

rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

After I checked the supported versions of rabbitMQ and ERLang in this page "https://www.rabbitmq.com/which-erlang.html", I reinstalled the Rabbit MQ. Issue resolved.

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