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QRadar: scaserver Daemon fails to Start due to empty server.ini file

Troubleshooting


Problem

In some scenarios, the scaserver daemon might fail to start, causing the service to enter a failed state. The following error messages are observed in the system logs:
systemd[1]: Starting scaserver daemon...
scaserver[274027]: [scaserver_update_settings.sh] Updating /store/dca//server.ini threads value to 45
scaserver[274027]: [scaserver_update_settings.sh] Updating /store/dca/dca/init/dca_license/dca_license_settings_user.txt with console address localhost
scaserver[274027]: [scaserver_update_settings.sh] Updating /store/dca/dca/init/dca_update/dca_update_settings_user.txt with console address localhost
systemd[1]: Started scaserver daemon.
scaserver[274550]: SERVER_INI=server.ini
scaserver[274550]: Error reading server.ini. Exiting.
systemd[1]: scaserver.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
systemd[1]: Unit scaserver.service entered failed state.
systemd[1]: scaserver.service failed.

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Modified date:
10 June 2025

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ibm17234599