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Errors starting Java app server

Problem

You see error messages when starting the app server for your Java application. For example:

Error opening zip file: newrelic.jar
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Agent library failed to init: instrument

Solution

The path to the Java agent jar file must be fully qualified in the -javaagent JVM switch. If the path is not correctly specified, errors will be thrown on app server startup, and the JVM will exit.

To correct this problem, specify the full path to the newrelic.jar file in the -javaagent switch. For example, if the newrelic.jar file is in a directory named newrelic inside the Tomcat home directory /home/tomcat, specify the switch like this:

-javaagent:/home/tomcat/newrelic/newrelic.jar
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