Tomcat for the Spectrum OneClick WebApp Will Not Start: xvfb-run: command not found
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Issue/Introduction
Tomcat for the OneClick WebApp will not start when running $SPECROOT/webtomcat/bin/startWebTomcat.sh.
The following error is seen in the $SPECROOT/webtomcat/logs/catalina.out file:
/opt/spectrum/webtomcat/bin/catalina.sh: line 464: xvfb-run: command not found
/opt/spectrum/webtomcat/bin/catalina.sh: line 475: xvfb-run: command not found
Environment
Release: All Supported Releases
Spectrum OneClick WebApp
Cause
Missing the ‘X virtual frame buffer’ (Xvfb) RPM for Linux
Resolution
As noted in the "Troubleshooting Launching/Starting Webtomcat" section of the documentation, the ‘X virtual frame buffer’ (Xvfb) RPM is a prerequisite.
System Requirements for Linux
yum install -y xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
NOTE:: if you cannot find this package in your repos, you ca try this command:
yum install -y --enablerepo rhel-7-server-optional-rpms xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
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