Use of relative-to in path in domain mode prevents the server from starting

Environment

• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)

  • 7.1.0

• domain.xml/host.xml configuration:

    <paths>
        <path name="apps.log.dir" path="/apps/logs" relative-to="jboss.domain.base.dir"/>
    </paths>
  

Issue

• Error WFLYCTL0362: Capabilities required by resource x are not available.

• Use of relative-to in path in domain mode prevents the server from starting with the following error:

    [Host Controller] 13:28:05,730 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller] (Controller Boot Thread) WFLYCTL0362: Capabilities required by resource '/path=apps.log.dir' are not available: 
    [Host Controller] org.wildfly.management.path.jboss.domain.base.dir in context 'global'; Possible registration points for this capability: 
    [Host Controller] /host=master/path=* 
    [Host Controller] /host=master/server-config=*/path=* 
    [Host Controller] /path=*
  

Resolution

Apply the latest EAP Update. The issue was fixed in EAP 7.1 Update 3+ , but you should be on EAP 7.4 latest Update at this time.

Root Cause

Known bug Content from issues.jboss.org is not included.JBEAP-14549 - Use of relative-to in path in domain mode prevents the server from starting up.

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