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Open source RabbitMQ. core server and tier 1 (built-in) plugins

From rabbitmq-server-4.2 4.2.9-r2 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-09 by running rabbitmq-server --help (exit 1) · terse output. permalink

/usr/bin/rabbitmq-server: cd: line 47: can't cd to ~rabbitmq: No such file or directory
id: unknown ID 1100
id: unknown ID 1100
2026-11-09 15:17:18.795929+00:00 [warning] <0.144.0> Failed to create PID file "/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit@localhost.pid" directory: no such file or directory
2026-11-09 15:17:19.535819+00:00 [error] <0.209.0> Failed to create feature flags file "/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit@localhost-feature_flags" directory: no such file or directory
2026-11-09 15:17:19.567370+00:00 [error] <0.209.0>
2026-11-09 15:17:19.567370+00:00 [error] <0.209.0> BOOT FAILED
2026-11-09 15:17:19.567370+00:00 [error] <0.209.0> ===========
2026-11-09 15:17:19.567370+00:00 [error] <0.209.0> Error during startup: {error,failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory}
2026-11-09 15:17:19.567370+00:00 [error] <0.209.0>

BOOT FAILED
===========
Error during startup: {error,failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory}

{exit,terminating,[{applicati2026-11-09 15:17:20.569253+00:00 [notice] <0.45.0> Application rabbit exited with reason: {failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory,{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]}}
on_controller,call,2,[{file,"application_controller.erl"},{line,511}]},{application,'-ensure_all_started/3-lc$^0/1-0-',1,[{file,"application.erl"},{line,367}]},{application,ensure_all_started,3,[{file,"application.erl"},{line,367}]},{rabbit,'-start_it/1-fun-0-',1,[{file,"rabbit.erl"},{line,444}]},{timer,tc,2,[{file,"timer.erl"},{line,595}]},{rabbit,start_it,1,[{file,"rabbit.erl"},{line,440}]},{init,start_it,1,[]},{init,start_em,1,[]}]}
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>   crasher:
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     initial call: application_master:init/3
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     pid: <0.208.0>
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     registered_name: []
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     exception exit: {failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory,
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>                         {rabbit,start,[normal,[]]}}
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>       in function  application_master:init/3 (application_master.erl, line 143)
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     ancestors: [application_controller,<0.10.0>]
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     message_queue_len: 1
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     messages: [{'EXIT',<0.209.0>,normal}]
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     links: [<0.45.0>]
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     dictionary: []
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     trap_exit: true
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     status: running
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     heap_size: 233
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     stack_size: 29
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>     reductions: 70
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>   neighbours:
2026-11-09 15:17:20.569493+00:00 [error] <0.208.0>
Kernel pid terminated (application_controller) ("{application_start_failure,rabbit,{failed_to_create_feature_flags_file_directory,{rabbit,start,[normal,[]]}}}")

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