can't start rhq-agent.sh

[indeed_1]

Hi

I try to install rhq-agent.sh on a machine but when I execute this script below error appear, any idea?

[root@rhel bin]# ./rhq-agent.sh

[root@rhel bin]# RHQ 4.13.0 [07169c1]

Answer the following questions to setup this RHQ Agent instance.

- After each prompt, a default value will appear in square brackets.

  If you press the ENTER key without providing any value,

  the new preference value will be set to that default value.

- If you wish to rely on the system internal default value and

  not define any preference value, enter '!*'.

- If you wish to stop before finishing all the questions but still

  retain those preferences you already set, enter '!+'.

- If you wish to cancel before finishing all the questions and revert

  all preferences back to their original values, enter '!-'.

- If you need help for a particular preference, enter '!?'.

Agent Name [localhost] : Failed to start the agent

java.lang.NullPointerException

        at org.rhq.enterprise.communications.util.prefs.Setup.prompt(Setup.java:303)

        at org.rhq.enterprise.communications.util.prefs.Setup.setup(Setup.java:193)

        at org.rhq.enterprise.agent.promptcmd.SetupPromptCommand.performBasicSetup(SetupPromptCommand.java:108)

        at org.rhq.enterprise.agent.AgentMain.main(AgentMain.java:455)

Agent will be restarted soon to see if the failure condition cleared up

FYI:

1-java home path set in this file "rhq-agent-env.sh" for below value:

RHQ_JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64"

2-set server ip in "agent-configuration.xml" file for below values:

"rhq.agent.server.bind-address"

"rhq.communications.connector.bind-address"

"serverBindAddress"

Thanks,

[burmanm]

Try again by running rhq-agent as some non-priviledged user (that is, not root).

[burmanm]

Also, use 4.13.1 instead of 4.13.0, the 4.13.1 has a hotfix for couple of .sh issues.