[AWIPS #QPD-426476]: Unable to start CAVE

Hi Carl,

Can you confirm to me your operating system?  

What is returned from

uname -a

and

cat /etc/centos-release


> Hi Michael,
> I have tried a complete reinstall of the Unidata version of AWIPS2 a couple
> times now and I'm running into the same problem each time.  After removing
> all awips2 rpms and directories The EDEX group install  (yum groupinstall
> awips2-server) works flawlessly, and the CAVE install starts out that way,
> but then reports warnings about a third of the way through.  Once it gets
> to the install of this package: "awips2-cave-viz-cots-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64",
> I start getting these warnings...
> 
> Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package
> awips2-cave-viz-cots-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64
> backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 05:25:47 UTC 2015
> backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 05:25:47 UTC 2015
> installation STARTED: Sat Feb 28 05:25:53 UTC 2015
> restoring backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:00 UTC 2015
> restoring backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 06:09:00 UTC 2015
> warning: %post(awips2-cave-viz-cots-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64) scriptlet failed,
> exit status 1
> Installing :
> awips2-cave-viz-base-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64
> 35/74
> Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package
> awips2-cave-viz-base-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64
> backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:01 UTC 2015
> backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 06:09:01 UTC 2015
> installation STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:07 UTC 2015
> restoring backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:16 UTC 2015
> restoring backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 06:09:16 UTC 2015
> warning: %post(awips2-cave-viz-base-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64) scriptlet failed,
> exit status 1
> Installing :
> awips2-cave-viz-common-core-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64
> 36/74
> Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package
> awips2-cave-viz-common-core-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64
> backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:16 UTC 2015
> backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 06:09:16 UTC 2015
> installation STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:22 UTC 2015
> restoring backup STARTED: Sat Feb 28 06:09:28 UTC 2015
> restoring backup COMPLETE: Sat Feb 28 06:09:28 UTC 2015
> warning: %post(awips2-cave-viz-common-core-14.2.1-18n7.x86_64) scriptlet
> failed, exit status 1
> 
> All of the rest of the CAVE RPM packages have the same warning. The install
> continues and reports that the RPMs were installed successfully, but CAVE
> won't start. EDEX runs fine, but with CAVE, the initial splash panel
> displays briefly and then goes away. The console log contains this error:
> No component specified, defaulting to 'viz'
> No component by name: viz, exiting...
> Exited at 2015-02-27 19:56:30+00:00 with an exit status of 0
> 
> When I looked online for solutions to "POSTIN scriptlet failure" problems,
> they seemed to be related to problems with "selinux" however I have selinux
> disabled. Any advice you have on how I can get CAVE running again would be
> greatly appreciated.  In my work with the University of Alaska I need this
> to be functional for verification of satellite imagery that is being
> generated for the NWS offices here.
> 
> Regards,
> Carl Dierking
> UAF / GINA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > > I recently tried to clean up my AWIPS2 installation and reinstall
> > > everything again from scratch, The installation for EDEX went pretty well
> > > and I've been able to ingest data.  However I am unable to get CAVE to
> > > start.  The initial splash panel is displayed for a few seconds and then
> > it
> > > goes away.  In my console.log there is only this...
> > >
> > > No component specified, defaulting to 'viz'
> > > No component by name: viz, exiting...
> > > Exited at 2015-02-27 19:56:30+00:00 with an exit status of 0
> > >
> > > The log is not particularly helpful, so I'm not sure what component is
> > > missing or not specified.  "AlertViz" is running and I can display it's
> > > dialog. Do you have any advice on how to track down this problem?
> > >
> > > Carl Dierking
> > > GINA / Univ of AK
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Carl,
> >
> > I'm not sure what the cause of this problem is without more information.
> > I would recommend removing ~/caveData from the awips user account and then
> > start CAVE again, but if the problem persists the best thing to do is a
> > complete removal and reinstall.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: QPD-426476
> > Department: Support AWIPS
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: QPD-426476
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open