Hi Jason-
Glad to hear things are working for you.
Note that this line looks to be mixing Windows and UNIX style environment
parameters (‘$’ vs ‘%’):
=> ACTIVEMQ_CONFIGS="/etc/default/activemq $HOME/.activemqrc
${ACTIVEMQ_HOME%/}/bin/setenv"
-Matt
> On Aug 3, 2026, at 9:19 AM, Jason Jackson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I am testing the settings on a different host and everything appears to be
> working correctly.
>
> I am performing a little more research; the issue may be the original host I
> used.
>
>
> Jason
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jason Jackson <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2026 10:04 AM
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: ActiveMQ 6.3.0 Setup and Configuration Questions
>
>
> I forgot to mention that ActiveMQ 6.3.0 fails to load if the following line
> is modified:
>
> ACTIVEMQ_CONFIGS="/etc/default/activemq $HOME/.activemqrc
> ${ACTIVEMQ_HOME%/}/bin/setenv"
>
> My modification would look similar to the following:
>
> ACTIVEMQ_CONFIGS="/etc/default/activemq $HOME/.activemqrc
> $BROKER_HOME/bin/setenv"
>
>
> Jason
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jason Jackson <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2026 9:50 AM
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Subject: ActiveMQ 6.3.0 Setup and Configuration Questions
>
> I am in the process of walking through an ActiveMQ 6.3.0 install to observe
> the differences and see what changes may or may not be required.
>
> I run multiple brokers on a single instance/host and have not experienced any
> issues.
>
> Top create the configuration files need, I execute the following command:
>
> $ACTIVEM_HOME/bin/activemq create $BROKER_CONF_LOCATION/$BROKER_NAME
>
> When the command completes, I copy over the following raw files:
>
> /conf/activemq.xml
> All files and directories in /bin
>
> Thes files withing these directories are then updated for each specific
> broker.
>
> ActiveMQ Classic 6.3.0 still provides this option and I am able to perform
> the same steps.
>
> Walking through an installatioon and configuration I have noticed the
> following:
>
> 1 - If ACTIVEMQ_CONF in /bin/activemq is modified in any activemq fails
> to load.
> 2 - If I set export ACTIVEMQ_CONF=/path/conf/BROKER_NAME activemq fails
> to load
>
> Here is the section within /bin/activemq that I have modified in the past:
>
> # Active MQ configuration directory
> if [ -z "$ACTIVEMQ_CONF" ] ; then
> # For backwards compat with old variables we let ACTIVEMQ_CONFIG_DIR
> set ACTIVEMQ_CONF
> if [ -z "$ACTIVEMQ_CONFIG_DIR" ] ; then
> ACTIVEMQ_CONF="${ACTIVEMQ_BASE%/}/conf"
> else
> ACTIVEMQ_CONF="$ACTIVEMQ_CONFIG_DIR"
> fi
> fi
>
> The previous versions/release do not have this issue.
>
> Is there a setting and/or flag that prevents the use of custom ACTIVEMQ_CONF
> locations?
>
> The option of updating and setting this in previous releases allows for
> brokers to be completely independent.
>
>
> Jason
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