KB-1525 "java.lang.IllegalStateException: basedir [directory]\\ear\\suite.ear\\web.war does not exist" error thrown during application server startup
Symptoms
During application server startup, the following error is thrown:
21:47:40,069 INFO [stdout] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 92) 2018-03-15 21:47:40,067 [ServerService Thread Pool -- 92] ERROR com.appiancorp.common.config.ConfigObjectRepository - An error occurred while trying to retrieve the list of resources for the config object: [null]
21:47:40,074 INFO [stdout] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 92) java.lang.IllegalStateException: basedir <INCORRECT_APPIAN_HOME>\ear\suite.ear\web.war does not exist.
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The application server ultimately fails to start.
Cause
The value of AE_HOME defined in appian-home.properties located in <APPIAN_HOME>/ear/suite.ear/conf is not configured correctly.
Action
To fix this issue, perform the following:
- Stop the application server.
- Edit appian-home.properties and set the value of
AE_HOMEto the correct value of<APPIAN_HOME>. - Start the application server.
Affected Versions
This article applies to all versions of Appian.
Last Reviewed: March 2018
