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EM 12c: Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.2 Cloud Control Agent Start Fails with Error: targets.xml was rejected: loaded with a wrong agent token (Doc ID 1635652.1)

Last updated on JULY 09, 2021

Applies to:

Enterprise Manager Base Platform - Version 12.1.0.1.0 to 12.1.0.2.0 [Release 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.2 Cloud Control Agent start fails with the following error:

$ ./emctl start agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 2
Copyright (c) 1996, 2012 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Starting agent ........... failed.
Target Manager failed at Startup: targets.xml was rejected: loaded with a wrong agent token
Consult emctl.log and emagent.nohup in: <AGENT_INST>/sysman/log

There is no room on the file system, but the startup error persists even after space is made available.

Note:
The agent's target registration file is located here: <AGENT_INST>/sysman/emd/targets.xml

 

 

Cause

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