Viktor, you're right. I didn't get any errors on my windows console but cassandra.yaml and log4j-server.properties need modifying.
On 22 March 2013 15:44, Viktor Jevdokimov <viktor.jevdoki...@adform.com>wrote: > You NEED to edit cassandra.yaml and log4j-server.properties paths before > starting on Windows. > > There're a LOT of things to learn for starters. Google for Cassandra on > Windows. > > > > Best regards / Pagarbiai > > Viktor Jevdokimov > Senior Developer > > Email: viktor.jevdoki...@adform.com > Phone: +370 5 212 3063 > Fax: +370 5 261 0453 > > J. Jasinskio 16C, > LT-01112 Vilnius, > Lithuania > > > > Disclaimer: The information contained in this message and attachments is > intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee and may be > confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are reminded that > the information remains the property of the sender. You must not use, > disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. If you have > received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and > irrevocably delete this message and any copies.> -----Original Message----- > > From: Marina [mailto:ppi...@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 17:21 > > To: user@cassandra.apache.org > > Subject: cannot start Cassandra on Windows7 > > > > Hi, > > I have downloaded apache-cassandra-1.2.3-bin.tar.gz and un-zipped it on > my > > Windows7 machine (I did not find a Windows-specific distributable...). > Then, I > > tried to start Cassandra as following and got an error: > > > > C:\Marina\Tools\apache-cassandra-1.2.3\bin>cassandra.bat -f Starting > > Cassandra Server Exception in thread "main" > > java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError > > Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Couldn't figure out log4j > > configuration: > > log4j-server.properties > > at > > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.initLog4j(CassandraDaemo > > n.java:81) > > at > > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.<clinit>(CassandraDaemon > > .java:57) > > Could not find the main class: > > org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon. Pr ogram will exit. > > > > C:\Marina\Tools\apache-cassandra-1.2.3\bin> > > > > It looks similar to the Cassandra issue that was already fixed: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2383 > > > > however I am still getting this error.... > > I am an Administrator on my machine, and have access to all files in the > > apache- cassandra-1.2.3\conf dir, including the log4j ones. > > > > Do I need to configure anything else on Winows ? I did not find any > > Windows- specific installation/setup/startup instructions - if there are > such > > documents somewhere, please let me know! > > > > Thanks, > > Marina > > > > > > -- Thanks Jabbar Azam
