Essbase 21c: Configuration Tool config.sh Does Not Launch, Errors with "java.awt.HeadlessException: No X11 DISPLAY variable was set" (Doc ID 2745302.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 21, 2021

Applies to:

Symptoms

Running the config.sh produces below error: 

cd <>/essbase/bin
./config.sh -log=$HOME/esbconf.log -log_priority=ALL

$HOME/esbconf.log

com.oracle.cie.wizard.internal.engine.EmbeddedEngine - Adding command action to the queue: [com.oracle.cie.wizard.internal.engine.WizardCommandAction : command='ERROR' param[0]='1' param[1]='java.awt.HeadlessException:
No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program performed an operation which requires it.' ]
FINEST [10] com.oracle.cie.wizard.internal.engine.EmbeddedEngine - Task Action Parameter: 1
FINEST [10] com.oracle.cie.wizard.internal.engine.EmbeddedEngine - Task Action Parameter: java.awt.HeadlessException:
No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program performed an operation which requires it.
java.awt.HeadlessException:
No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program performed an operation which requires it.
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.checkHeadless(GraphicsEnvironment.java:204)

Cause

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