Geronimo DuplicateBundleException

Tuesday, 13 November 2012 13:59

Error starting Geronimo or Websphere CE �: DuplicateBundleException: Bundle "org.apache.aries.proxy"

If you get the following error starting your Geronimo or Websphere CE application server :

org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework$DuplicateBundleException: 
Bundle "org.apache.aries.proxy" version "0.3.0" has already been installed from: 
reference:file:/>/D://AppServerCommunityEdition/repository/org/apache/aries/proxy/org.apache.aries.proxy/0.3/org.apache.aries.proxy-0.3.jar 

You have probably tried to use Symbolic Link with your Windows which is not always a good idea. Whatever you did you can probably fix this issue with the following.

In your Geronimo or Websphere CE installation folder execute the following command to clean your OSGI bundle cache

geronimo -vvv -c run

As a reminder with below the commands argument available for Geronimo.bat/Geronimo.sh.

args for debug, jpda run, jpda start, run and start commands:
  -q     --quiet           No startup progress
  -l     --long            Long startup progress
  -c     --clean           Clean OSGi bundle cache
  -v     --verbose         INFO log level
  -vv    --veryverbose     DEBUG log level
  -vvv   --veryveryverbose Trace log level
  -o     --override        Override configurations. USE WITH CAUTION!
  -h     --help            Detailed help.
  -s     --secure          Enable Geronimo for two way secure JMX communication.

You should now be able to make start your favorite application server

If this article save you several hours of investigation please click on

or put a small comment