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Getting 'AAA-SYS-0002 The service cannot process the request because it has not been initialized' when accessing IBM Cognos Analytics site

Troubleshooting


Problem

In a new Cognos Analytics  11.1.7 installation configured to use an empty Content store using the default host and port settings in Cognos Configuration and Anonymous access  enabled, the Cognos service starts up successfully, no error messages in cogaudit.log but accessing the environment in a web browser using the dispatcher URL fails with the following error message:
AAA-SYS-0002   The service cannot process the request because it has not been initialized

Document Location

Worldwide

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Modified date:
14 January 2026

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ibm16258097