Unable To Use WebLogic Portal (WLP) Applications Due To "Cannot Open TEMP Post File under /tmp/_wl_proxy" Error

(Doc ID 1476018.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 05, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Weblogic Server - Version 8.1 and later
Oracle WebLogic Portal - Version 8.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Apache instances are used as load balancers in front of WebLogic Portal cluster. When portal users try to access portal applications by accessing the Load Balancer (Apache) URL which posts data, the following error show up in browser:

Cause

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