Failed to Create Cookie file RabbitMQ in Windows
erlang, rabbitmq
Solution
Set the home drive to some dir in the dos shell before executing the cli.
Create a startup file, e.g start-rabbit.bat, with contents below.
set HOMEDRIVE=C:/conf/rabbitmq :: Or your favorite dir
rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management
Use a folder in C drive c:/conf/rabbitmq. The rabbitmq system will write the cookie file there.
It is a good idea not to dirty rabbitmq-xxx.bat installed files.
Problem
I am trying to run the following command ``` rabbitmq-plugins.bat enable rabbitmq_management ``` and its giving me an error like this: 11:36:55.464 [error] Failed to create cookie file 'h:/.erlang.cookie': enoent I am using windows 7, Erlang Version R16B01 and RabbitMQ-Server version 3.1.5 I am using my work PC and our Corporate policy sets the HOMEDRIVE to h: and HOMEPATH to / and i dont think they will let me change this. I can see the .erlang.cookie file under C:\Windows. Could someone let me know of a workaround for this ? Thanks in advance !