Issue
- The ESET PROTECT Web Console is inaccessible after the ESET PROTECT Server was installed using the All-in-one installer
- The
era.war
file located at%ProgramFiles%\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat_folder\webapps
was not extracted into theera
directory (ReplaceTomcat_folder
with the actual folder name in your system)
Details
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This issue occurs on Windows Server installations and is caused when the Apache Tomcat service is being logged into as a Network Service.
Solution
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Click Start, type services.msc and press Enter.
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Right-click the Apache Tomcat service, and select Stop from the context menu.
Figure 1-1
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When the process is stopped, right-click Apache Tomcat again and select Properties from the context menu.
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Click Log On, select Local System account, click Apply and click OK.
Figure 1-2
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Navigate to your Tomcat directory (directory location and name may differ):
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat_folder
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Open the webapps folder.
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Delete the existing
era.war
file and copy theera.war
file from the All-in-one installer files into webapps(C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat_folder\webapps)
.
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Click Start, type services.msc and press Enter.
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Right-click the Apache Tomcat service and select Start from the context menu.
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Allow the file to complete extraction; this can take several minutes. After the extraction is complete, verify that you can log in to the ESET PROTECT Web Console (the default address is
https://localhost/era
). Close the ESET PROTECT Web Console when you are finished. -
Stop the Apache Tomcat service again.
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Right-click the service and click Properties.
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In the Log On tab, select This account. Type "Network Service", erase both password fields and click Apply → OK.
Figure 1-3
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Start the Apache Tomcat service again and verify that you can access the ESET PROTECT Web Console (the default address is
https://localhost/era
).