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December 19, 2018
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Running ColdFusion 10 on a server Running Windows Server 2016

  • December 19, 2018
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I have installed ColdFusion 10 on a server running Windows Server 2016.  I then installed the Mandatory Update.  I am getting the following server error 404 - File or directory not found when I try to access the following URL https://saweb1.matrix.txstate.edu/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm.  Searching the Adobe website I found an article that mentions installing an updated wsconfig.jar to correct the problem.  I have been unable to locate a copy of the wsconfig.jar to download.  Will an updated copy of the wsconfig.jar file resolve my error or do I need to install something else?

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    Charlie Arehart
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    Charlie ArehartCommunity Expert
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    December 19, 2018

    Do other cf pages in the site work? If so, then your issue is that as of cf2016, you're no longer to access the admin via iis. Instead you're to use cf's built-in web server. Try:

    https://saweb1.matrix.txstate.edu:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm

    But note that the port would likely be blocked by default (by your firewall) if accessed from off the server, so you may need to be on the server to access it (an intentional security protection).

    In that case, if the above doesn't work while in a browser ON the server, try changing the domain name to localhost or 127.0.0.1 (keeping the port).

    Let us know how it goes 

    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)
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    jc01txstateAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 19, 2018

    Charlie,

    Adding the port number did not fix the problem. In your response you mentioned cf2016. We are trying to setup cf10. Will cf10 run on a server running Windows Server 2016 or do we need to upgrade to cf2016?

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    Dave WattsCommunity Expert
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    December 19, 2018

    Charlie's message had you trying to use the built-in web server. But if you didn't choose that during the initial installation, it won't be available.

    I suspect that CF 10 doesn't come with a compatible web connector for the version of IIS that comes with Windows Server 2016. You might be able to upgrade the web connector after the initial install through the CF Admin update page, but that has to work for you to be able to do that in the first place. So, my recommendation is that you uninstall and reinstall CF 10 from scratch, and during the install you choose "built-in web server" when prompted. Then, CF will not be configured to use IIS at all, and it will use its own web server at TCP/8500 by default and you'll be able to use the URL that Charlie gave you. Then, you can log in and install whatever updates are available, and finally you can run the web server configuration tool by itself (as admin) and try making connections to IIS then.

    Dave Watts, Fig Leaf Software

    Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC
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