KB Article #169347
installation error : "Could not find the main class: com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.SynMain. Program will exit."
Problem
-- getting such error when installing B2Bi (may occur with other products as well)
$ ./setupUNIX.sh
Initialization in progress
......Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:222)
at com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.error.events.InstallerException.<init>(InstallerException.java:103)
at com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.SynMain.loadInstallerVersionAndBuilderNumber(SynMain.java:70)
at com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.SynMain.<clinit>(SynMain.java:39)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:200)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.error.feedback.UserAction.<init>(UserAction.java:49)
at com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.error.feedback.UserAction.<clinit>(UserAction.java:24)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:200)
... 5 more
Could not find the main class: com.axway.synchronyInstaller.engine.SynMain. Program will exit.
Please verify that the directory "SynchronyInstaller#" has been deleted in the temp directory.
Resolution
* product DVD was probably located on a remote machine
* Copy the whole dvd to a local directory and run the setup again