2561935 - AS Java process (server, dispatcher, etc.) fails with “Cannot change to working directory”

Symptom

The AS Java is not able to start. One or more AS Java process (server, dispatcher, etc.) are failing to start.

The following error is present in the dev_<process_name> trace related to the failed process (e.g dev_dispatcher):

[...]
[Thr 9999] *** ERROR => Can't change working directory [X:\usr\sap\<SID>\<INST_ID>\j2ee\cluster\dispatcher] (rc = 2) [jlnchxxi.c 397]
[Thr 9999] *** ERROR => Cannot change to working directory [X:\usr\sap\<SID>\<INST_ID>\j2ee\cluster\dispatcher] (rc=-1) [jlnchxxi.c 812]

[Thr 1111] Thu Apr 15 12:00:00 1979
[Thr 1111] JLaunchCloseProgram: good bye (exitcode = -1)
[...]

Environment

SAP NetWeaver Application Server for Java

Product

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Keywords

startup, error, fails, server, dispatcher, can't, cannot, change, working, directory, exitcode, -1 , KBA , BC-JAS-COR , Enterprise Runtime, Core J2EE Framework , Problem

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