[ZOOKEEPER-982] zkServer.sh won't start zookeeper on an ubuntu 10.10 system due to a bug in the startup script.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 3.3.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: scripts
• Assignee: Thomas Koch
• Reporter: Bjørn Remseth
• Created: 02/Feb/11 09:52
• Updated: 12/Dec/11 17:47
• Resolved: 12/Dec/11 17:47

Description

When running "zkServer.sh start" I get these error messages:

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$sudo sh bin/zkServer.sh start
MX enabled by default
bin/zkServer.sh: 69: cygpath: not found
Using config:
grep: : No such file or directory
Starting zookeeper ...
STARTED
$ Invalid config, exiting abnormally
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The "Invalid config..." text is output from the server which terminates immediately after this message has been printed.

The fix is easy: Inside zkServer.sh change the line
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if $cygwin
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into

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if [ -n "$cygwin" ]
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This fixes the problem and makes the server run