My guess is that it needs to create the properties file to store the parameters that you will set up during the install. Leading on from what Ben mentioned, it most likely doesn't have permissions to create the directory and/or put the file in it and so the installer doesn't start
Ali On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Ben koech <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you create a directory .OpenMRS? and changed its ownership? > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Mhawila <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> I have a scenario which puzzles me. I have noticed that every time I do a >> clean installation of OS ( I use ubuntu) and then proceed with installing >> tomcat, loading existing openmrs database into mysql server and finally >> deploying war file in tomcat webapps directory I do not get what I can call >> the expected behavior. The strange thing is that, the first time I try to >> access openmrs from the browser I get an error displayed below. >> >> *Error!* >> A runtime properties file is needed for OpenMRS to start up consistently. >> OpenMRS is unable to create this file: >> /usr/share/tomcat6/.OpenMRS/openmrs-runtime.properties >> Because of this error: No such file or directory >> >> You must correct this before continuing. >> >> My understanding tells me that, since openmrs runtime properties file >> does not exist in my system, then the openmrs installer should kick in, >> however that is not the case with me all the time. I need someone to >> explain why I this happens. >> >> By the way I always fix this issue by creating runtime properties file >> manually. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Mhawila A. >> >> ------------------------------ >> Click here to >> unsubscribe<[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l>from >> OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list > > > > > -- > Benard Koech > Systems Implementer. > USAID AMPATH. > HCT/PHCT Informatics. > +254 722 747 774 > > ------------------------------ > Click here to > unsubscribe<[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l>from > OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list > -- Ali Habib Director, Informatics Interactive Research and Development Ph: +92-21-34327697 [email protected] _________________________________________ To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the body (not the subject) of your e-mail. [mailto:[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l]
