# Error run Wowza from Eclipse

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [September 28, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999 "2015-09-28T16:14:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Thanh\_Dang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Thanh\_Dang](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thanh_Dang)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/1 "2015-09-28T16:14:35Z")

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I try insert video on VOD stream follow intruction:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-insert-a-pre-roll-or-mid-roll-for-video-on-demand-playback-in-flash-rtmp-client](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-insert-a-pre-roll-or-mid-roll-for-video-on-demand-playback-in-flash-rtmp-client)

But not successfull. When i run Wowza from Eclipse cpnsole logs:

ERROR server comment - StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/machine.wdb): : java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wowza Media Systems\Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0\stats\machine.wdb (Access is denied)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.file.StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.StatsDatabase.open(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.StatsManager$StatsManagerWorker.run(Unknown Source)|

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseMachine:Open() failed to open C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/machine.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsManagerWorker:run() Error Opening DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/machine.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseMachine:close() Attempted to close unopen DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/machine.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/server.wdb): : java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wowza Media Systems\Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0\stats\server.wdb (Access is denied)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.file.StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.StatsDatabase.open(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.StatsManager$StatsManagerWorker.run(Unknown Source)|

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseServer:Open() failed to open C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/server.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsManagerWorker:run() Error Opening DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/server.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseServer:close() Attempted to close unopen DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/server.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/vhost\_defaultVHost\_.wdb): : java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wowza Media Systems\Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0\stats\vhost\_defaultVHost\_.wdb (Access is denied)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.file.StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.StatsDatabase.open(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.StatsManager$StatsManagerWorker.run(Unknown Source)|

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseVHost:Open() failed to open C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/vhost\_defaultVHost\_.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsManagerWorker:run() Error Opening DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/vhost\_defaultVHost\_.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseVHost:close() Attempted to close unopen DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/vhost\_defaultVHost\_.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_live.wdb): : java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wowza Media Systems\Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0\stats\application\_defaultVHost\_live.wdb (Access is denied)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.file.StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.StatsDatabase.open(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.StatsManager$StatsManagerWorker.run(Unknown Source)|

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseApplication:Open() failed to open C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_live.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsManagerWorker:run() Error Opening DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_live.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseApplication:close() Attempted to close unopen DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_live.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_vod.wdb): : java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wowza Media Systems\Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0\stats\application\_defaultVHost\_vod.wdb (Access is denied)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.open(Native Method)|at java.io.RandomAccessFile.(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.file.StatsFileDatabase.openDatabase(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.database.StatsDatabase.open(Unknown Source)|at com.wowza.wms.stats.StatsManager$StatsManagerWorker.run(Unknown Source)|

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseApplication:Open() failed to open C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_vod.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsManagerWorker:run() Error Opening DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_vod.wdb

ERROR server comment - StatsDatabaseApplication:close() Attempted to close unopen DB. C:/Program Files (x86)/Wowza Media Systems/Wowza Streaming Engine 4.2.0/stats/application\_defaultVHost\_vod.wdb

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### Author: ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/2 "2015-09-29T16:19:57Z")

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Hi,

Could you try the following and see if these alerts go away:

- navigate to /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/stats

- delete the files in that directory ( rm /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/stats/\*)

- restart Wowza.

Wowza will recreate the stats database files once it is back up. If the alerts continue to happen then please raise a ticket by emailing your findings to support@wowza.com, including a link to this thread and zipped up copies of your [install-dir[/conf/ and [install-dir]/logs.

Regards,

Salvadore

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### Author: ![Raissel\_Ramirez\_Oroz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Raissel\_Ramirez\_Oroz](https://community.wowza.com/u/Raissel_Ramirez_Oroz)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/3 "2022-03-16T10:08:18Z")

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Hi,  
I just installed Wowza and Eclipse on my Mac.  
First I got some access issues that I solved granting Eclipse permissions to access /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine. Now I get permission denied for /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine/stats/\*.wdb files…  
I tried installing Wowza in a different location but the installer didn’t give me the choice. Any hints on this please?

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### Author: ![Connessione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Connessione](https://community.wowza.com/u/Connessione)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/4 "2022-03-16T19:32:00Z")

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Did you try the steps mentioned in the [previous](http://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/2) post ?

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### Author: ![Raissel\_Ramirez\_Oroz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Raissel\_Ramirez\_Oroz](https://community.wowza.com/u/Raissel_Ramirez_Oroz)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/error-run-wowza-from-eclipse/45999/5 "2022-03-17T10:58:24Z")

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Yes of course I’ve tried.  
I’ve noticed that the \*.wdb filea are re-created even without restarting Wowza but I still get the same access problem. Then I stop Wowza before deleting the files, and restart it afterwards, that works fine.  
I’m still unable to build the module, the issue now is that it’s looking for a different key that the one in the system:

[main] ERROR _Server_ - writeKeyToFile: java.io.FileNotFoundException: /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine/keys/st/1647517514444.key (Permission denied)

~ % ls /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine/keys/st/  
1647516542322.key

SORTED:  
Just need to ensure full permissions to /Library/WowzaStreamingEngine
