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ThingWorx Analytics - 'nssm.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

Modified: 28-Oct-2019   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Analytics 8.4 to 9.1

Description

  • ThingWorx Analytics Server will not start up
  • When using the start command, error message encountered:
    • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ThingWorx Analytics Server\
      Manage Services>C:\windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -File
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Server\bin\twas.p
      s1" start
      & : The term 'C:\Program Files (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Ser
      ver\third-party\bin\other\nssm.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
      function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or
      if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
      At C:\Program Files
      (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Server\bin\twas.ps1:11 char:28
      +             "start"     {& "$NSSM_EXE" start $servs }
      +                            ~~~~~~~~~~~
          + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...\other\nssm.e
         xe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
       
      & : The term 'C:\Program Files (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Ser
      ver\third-party\bin\other\nssm.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
      function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or
      if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
      At C:\Program Files
      (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Server\bin\twas.ps1:11 char:28
      +             "start"     {& "$NSSM_EXE" start $servs }
      +                            ~~~~~~~~~~~
          + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...\other\nssm.e
         xe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
       
      & : The term 'C:\Program Files (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Ser
      ver\third-party\bin\other\nssm.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet,
      function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or
      if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
      At C:\Program Files
      (x86)\ThingWorxAnalytics\Thingworx_Analytics_Server\bin\twas.ps1:11 char:28
      +             "start"     {& "$NSSM_EXE" start $servs }
      +                            ~~~~~~~~~~~
         + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...\other\nssm.e
         xe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
       
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