# WowzaStreamEngine4.7.8 can not find system.properties

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamengine4-7-8-can-not-find-system-properties/54383>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [December 30, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamengine4-7-8-can-not-find-system-properties/54383 "2019-12-30T19:04:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![feng\_johnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@feng\_johnny](https://community.wowza.com/u/feng_johnny)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamengine4-7-8-can-not-find-system-properties/54383/1 "2019-12-30T19:04:57Z")

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Default install，I can’t find this file，but Woza some times can repeat this error。

java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/conf/system.properties (No such file or directory) at java.base/java.io.FileInputStream.open0(Native Method) at java.base/java.io.FileInputStream.open(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.io.FileInputStream.(Unknown Source) at com.shinyv.wowza.plugin.listener.WatchVHostListener$1$1.onApplicationInstanceCreate(WatchVHostListener.java:73) at com.wowza.wms.application.Application.notifyApplicationInstanceCreate(Application.java:671) at com.wowza.wms.application.Application.getAppInstance(Application.java:594) at com.wowza.wms.module.ModuleConnect.connect(ModuleConnect.java:1135) at com.wowza.wms.request.RequestProcessFunctions.processFunctions(RequestProcessFunctions.java:89) at com.wowza.wms.request.RequestProcessData.flushFunction(RequestProcessData.java:70) at com.wowza.wms.request.RequestProcessData.processNextRequest(RequestProcessData.java:924) at com.wowza.wms.request.RTMPRequestAdapter.service(RTMPRequestAdapter.java:575) at com.wowza.wms.server.ServerHandler.a(ServerHandler.java:709) at com.wowza.wms.server.ServerHandler.a(ServerHandler.java:407) at com.wowza.wms.server.ServerHandler.messageReceived(ServerHandler.java:536) at com.wowza.wms.server.ServerHandlerThreadedSession.run(ServerHandlerThreadedSession.java:109) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

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**Author:** ![Mac\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/mac_hill/32/434_2.png) [@Mac\_Hill](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mac_Hill)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowzastreamengine4-7-8-can-not-find-system-properties/54383/2 "2019-12-30T21:01:58Z")

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We also need to take a closer look at your setup to see why you are getting this error @feng johnny

Please submit a support ticket in order to have full access to your config and logs. Thank you.

[https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket)