"System cannot find the path specified" error causes PAM Silent Install to fail

Products

• CA Process Automation Base
• Process Automation Manager

Issue/Introduction

installation.log shows below error messages:

<ERROR <timestamp> ActiveMQSubstitutionAction::error> Error occured while reading the file OasisConfig.properties
java.io.FileNotFoundException: D:\Program Files\CA\PAM\server\c2o\.config\OasisConfig.properties (The system cannot find the path specified)

<ERROR <timestamp> MirrorDomain::error> Failed to copy the resource: D:\Program Files\CA\PAM\server\c2o\.c2orepository\.c2ocommonresources\lib\xerces\jars\serializer-2.7.2.jar - exception  D:\Program Files\CA\PAM\server\c2o\ext-lib\endorsed\serializer-2.7.2.jar (Access is denied)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: D:\Program Files\CA\PAM\server\c2o\ext-lib\endorsed\serializer-2.7.2.jar (Access is denied)

Environment

Release : 4.3.X and up

Component : Process Automation

Cause

1. Windows OS UAC(User Access Control) issue. 
2. The installer needs Administrator privileges.

Resolution

• Set Windows "UAC(User Access Control)" setting to "Never Notify"
• Open command prompt as "Run as Administrator"
• If any previous installation folders exists, either rename that or point install to another location and try installation.

Additional Information

More information on how to set the Windows UAC to "Never Notify" can be found here: HOW TO DISABLE WINDOWS UAC