# Gateway won't start **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [September 14, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195 "2010-09-14T16:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![willys\_truck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@willys\_truck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/willys_truck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/1 "2010-09-14T16:02:49Z")
MacBookPro, OSX 10.6.4 So I downloaded the zip, installed it exactly as per the README, and could not get the gateway to start. [quote]# ignition start Starting Ignition Gateway… # ignition status Ignition Gateway is not running. [/quote] There was also nothing in the log file. I then uncommented the `#wrapper.java.command.loglevel=INFO ` line in ignition.conf and finally got some results in the log: `INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Trying to build context for "main" but a required config.xml property is missing INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:84) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:244) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Trying to build context for "main" but a required config.xml property is missing INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.buildContexts(CatapultBase.java:587) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.startTomcat(CatapultBase.java:183) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:82) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 08:49:19 | WrapperSimpleApp: ... 6 more ` The problem is, I don’t know which config.xml properties need to be set in order to build the context. Also, what do the permissions/user/group need to be for the /usr/local/ignition folder and files, i.e what access level and user/group does ignition need to run under? And obviously localhost:8088 won’t pull up the Ignition Gateway server, because it isn’t running. I did have a local Apache server running, but shut it down before trying Ignition. Could this be causing part of the problem or be a future problem? Is Ignition assuming certain files or symlinks are in certain locations? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/2 "2010-09-14T17:06:54Z")
The config.xml should be in the root directory of Ignition and the contents look like:[code]\ Catapult Properties main 8088 8043 ctx0 7.1.6.5739 [/code] Whatever user is starting Ignition needs to have read/write access to the following files and folders: contexts (folder) request response You need to have execute permissions on the following files: ignition-gateway ignition.sh gch.sh Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![willys\_truck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@willys\_truck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/willys_truck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/3 "2010-09-14T19:13:57Z")
Strange, my config.xml was missing the last two entries. So I added them in, and tried to restart. Progress! The server starts, but I get a 404 error. Also, log shows these errors: `INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:19 | WrapperManager: Initializing... INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | Error updating web.xml for context main INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/local/ignition/tomcat/webapps/ctx0/WEB-INF/web.xml (No such file or directory) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.io.FileInputStream.(FileInputStream.java:106) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.util.FileUtil.readAll(FileUtil.java:81) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.updateWebXML(CatapultBase.java:615) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.buildContexts(CatapultBase.java:599) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.startTomcat(CatapultBase.java:183) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:82) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:244) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637) ... ... INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | SEVERE: Error starting static Resources INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base /usr/local/ignition/tomcat/webapps/ctx0 does not exist or is not a readable directory INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:141) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:3957) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4126) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded.start(Embedded.java:825) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.startTomcat(CatapultBase.java:207) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:82) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:244) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | Sep 14, 2010 1:03:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | Sep 14, 2010 1:03:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | SEVERE: Error getConfigured INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | Sep 14, 2010 1:03:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/09/14 13:03:21 | SEVERE: Context [/main] startup failed due to previous errors ` The folder /usr/local/ignition/tomcat/webapps/ctx0 does not exist: all I have in webapps is a ROOT folder. The ignition file structure permissions are fully open, yet it’s not creating that folder? Should I copy the web.xml from tomcat/conf to tomcat/webapps/ctx0? ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/4 "2010-09-14T19:22:04Z")
Reset your config.xml file to the \_clean one in the root of Ignition. The clean does not have the last two entries that I posted. Ignition will alter the config.xml adding those two entries. Ignition will also create the ctx0 folder. I think you are still running into permission problems. Do a chmod -R 777 ./\* on that directory just to try. ---
**Author:** ![willys\_truck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@willys\_truck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/willys_truck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/5 "2010-09-14T20:24:46Z")
Prior to reading your last post, I decided to purge and re-install ignition. I thought maybe something went askew with permissions somewhere, and it only took a few seconds to do. Again I re-set the permissions like last time, by the README.txt and with your last post’s hints. No 777, just normal perms. Then I got an `Address already in use:8088`error. So checked ports with `# lsof -Pnl +M -i4` and for some reason, a java (previous gateway?) process was blocking ports 8088 and 8043. I killed the process, restarted the server, and it worked. Now the main Gateway page loads. SUGGESTION: Perhaps the additional permissions and executable info could be added into the README? It would have been helpful when troubleshooting this problem. Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/6 "2010-09-14T20:36:40Z")
Great! We are in the process of making a better Mac OS X installer so your suggestion is noted. ---
**Author:** ![cjudson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cjudson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cjudson)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/7 "2010-10-03T01:02:02Z")
I have a similar problem but with different circumstances. I upgraded to the latest version and all was working fine until I rebooted the machine. Now the Gateway fails to start and the event log shows: The Ignition Gateway service terminated with service-specific error Incorrect function… I can manually restart it but it shuts down immediately. I removed the Ignition program and reinstalled. No luck. Running Windows 7. My permissions are “full control”. I’ve tried setting the service logon to both Local System Account and the Network Service account. Suggestions? Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/8 "2010-10-04T15:11:23Z")
Can you post the contents of the wrapper.log file located in Ignition’s install directory? ---
**Author:** ![cjudson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cjudson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cjudson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/9 "2010-10-05T02:06:01Z")
STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | --\> Wrapper Started as Service STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | Java Service Wrapper Standard Edition 32-bit 3.3.9 STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | Copyright © 1999-2009 Tanuki Software, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | [wrapper.tanukisoftware.org](http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.org) STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | Licensed to Inductive Automation for Ignition Gateway STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:13 | Launching a JVM… INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:14 | WrapperManager: Initializing… INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded start INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | INFO: Starting tomcat server INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.18 INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/jsp\_2\_0.xsd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/jsp\_2\_1.xsd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/web-jsptaglibrary\_1\_1.dtd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/web-jsptaglibrary\_1\_2.dtd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/web-jsptaglibrary\_2\_0.xsd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:19 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.DigesterFactory register INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | WARNING: Could not get url for /javax/servlet/jsp/resources/web-jsptaglibrary\_2\_1.xsd INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:19 | INFO [SRClassLoader] [18:57:19,773]: SRClassLoader init INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SRContext] [18:57:20,334]: Ignition["/main", state=STOPPED] ContextState = STARTING INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [BundleUtil] [18:57:20,334]: Requested load of resource bundle ‘common’ for locale ‘en\_US’, received bundle for ‘’ INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SRContext] [18:57:20,350]: Starting Ignition 7.1.6 (b5739) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SRContext] [18:57:20,350]: Reloading JDBC classloader. INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SecureRandomProvider] [18:57:20,475]: Creating SecureRandom object… INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SecureRandomProvider] [18:57:20,475]: Generating seed… INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SecureRandomProvider] [18:57:20,475]: … Seed Created. INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [SecureRandomProvider] [18:57:20,475]: … SecureRandom Created. INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [BundleUtil] [18:57:20,553]: Requested load of resource bundle ‘common’ for locale ‘en\_US’, received bundle for ‘’ INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [BundleUtil] [18:57:20,553]: Requested load of resource bundle ‘gateway’ for locale ‘en\_US’, received bundle for ‘’ INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [Application] [18:57:20,631]: [SRContext] init: Wicket core library initializer INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,631]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IBehaviorListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.behavior.IBehaviorListener.onRequest()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,631]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IBehaviorListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.behavior.IBehaviorListener.onRequest()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,631]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IFormSubmitListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.IFormSubmitListener.onFormSubmitted()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,631]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IFormSubmitListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.IFormSubmitListener.onFormSubmitted()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=ILinkListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.link.ILinkListener.onLinkClicked()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=ILinkListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.link.ILinkListener.onLinkClicked()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IOnChangeListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.IOnChangeListener.onSelectionChanged()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IOnChangeListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.IOnChangeListener.onSelectionChanged()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IRedirectListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.IRedirectListener.onRedirect()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IRedirectListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.IRedirectListener.onRedirect()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IResourceListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.IResourceListener.onResourceRequested()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IResourceListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.IResourceListener.onResourceRequested()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IActivePageBehaviorListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.behavior.IBehaviorListener.onRequest()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [RequestListenerInterface] [18:57:20,646]: registered listener interface [RequestListenerInterface name=IActivePageBehaviorListener, method=public abstract void org.apache.wicket.behavior.IBehaviorListener.onRequest()] INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [Application] [18:57:20,646]: [SRContext] init: Wicket extensions initializer INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [ClusterManagerImpl] [18:57:20,662]: ClusterState = CONNECTING INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [WebApplication] [18:57:20,662]: [SRContext] Started Wicket version 1.4.5 in deployment mode INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | Oct 4, 2010 6:57:20 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol init INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | SEVERE: Error initializing endpoint INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM\_Bind:8088 INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint.init(JIoEndpoint.java:502) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol.init(Http11Protocol.java:176) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initialize(Connector.java:1058) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded.start(Embedded.java:830) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.startTomcat(CatapultBase.java:207) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:82) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:244) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: Encountered an error running main: INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: java.lang.RuntimeException: LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM\_Bind:8088 INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:84) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at org.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.run(WrapperSimpleApp.java:244) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: Caused by: LifecycleException: Protocol handler initialization failed: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM\_Bind:8088 INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector.initialize(Connector.java:1060) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded.start(Embedded.java:830) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.CatapultBase.startTomcat(CatapultBase.java:207) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: at com.inductiveautomation.catapult.Catapult.main(Catapult.java:82) INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | WrapperSimpleApp: … 6 more INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:20 | INFO [JChannel] [18:57:20,709]: JGroups version: 2.6.3.GA INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:21 | WARN [SHARED\_LOOPBACK] [18:57:20,927]: failed to join /224.0.0.75:7500 on eth3: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 0: no Inet4Address associated with interface INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:21 | WARN [SHARED\_LOOPBACK] [18:57:20,958]: failed to join /224.0.0.75:7500 on net5: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 0: no Inet4Address associated with interface INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:21 | WARN [SHARED\_LOOPBACK] [18:57:20,958]: failed to join /224.0.0.75:7500 on net7: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 0: no Inet4Address associated with interface INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:21 | INFO [ClusterManagerImpl] [18:57:21,504]: ClusterState = JOINING INFO | jvm 1 | 2010/10/04 18:57:23 | Please use CMSClassUnloadingEnabled in place of CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled in the future STATUS | wrapper | 2010/10/04 18:57:23 | \<-- Wrapper Stopped ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/10 "2010-10-05T15:17:12Z")
The log file shows that port 8088 is already in use. You need to find the process that is bound to that port and kill it or change the Ignition port. ---
**Author:** ![cjudson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cjudson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cjudson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/11 "2010-10-10T14:53:59Z")
A file of port and process info is attached. I can close port 8088 but it reopens in a few seconds. Unless you see something promising here I’d like to abandon this approach and change the port. I think I’m dealing with a strange quirk on this particular machine. However, since I can’t get the gateway running I’m perplexed as to how to make a port change. The manual says: The port can only be set through the Gateway Control Utility. It cannot be changed from the gateway configuration portal. If the port is already in use, the Ignition gateway will not be allowed to start. In this case, the Gateway Control Utility may be used from the server machine to select a different port for the server. Can you elaborate on that? I don’t understand the last sentence. Thanks, Charlie [tcpports.txt](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/ae6b5c883bcaf347f01381461dc69193f6053aea.txt) (16 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/12 "2010-10-12T16:06:21Z")
Hi, The port is normally changed through the GCU, but it simply resides in an XML file, so it may be easier for you to just edit that. Go to “{install directory}\Ignition\tomcat\webapps\ctx0\WEB-INF” and edit “web.xml”. Look for “http.port” and change the value to whatever you would like. After restarting the gateway, you should be up and running. Regards, ---
**Author:** ![Kraenbring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Kraenbring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kraenbring)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/13 "2016-05-04T17:41:22Z")
I had the same issue and turns out Wonderware’s aaLogger.exe was the culprit. I found it using SysInternals TCPView. Very handy app! [technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sys … 97437.aspx](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897437.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![steve.aaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@steve.aaron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steve.aaron)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/14 "2020-12-31T16:21:48Z")
> [@Colby.Clegg](#): > > “{install directory}\Ignition\tomcat\webapps\ctx0\WEB-INF” and edit “web.xml” I am having the same issue. I cannot find the XML file that is described in this forum. “{install directory}\Ignition\tomcat\webapps\ctx0\WEB-INF” and edit “web.xml” ---
**Author:** ![mhechtman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mhechtman/32/22794_2.png) [@mhechtman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mhechtman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-wont-start/2195/15 "2022-09-28T21:20:10Z")
This is different in Ignition 8: default linux: /usr/local/bin/ignition/data/gateway.xml default windows: C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\data\gateway.xml ```auto 8088 false 8043 false ```