CF2025 Cfstart on linux

[Hugo38047523ugx1]

Post a brandnew CF2025 in Ubuntu linux 22.04.1 installation unable to start the server, I have selected the installation as Developer mode and Developer Profile. Setup an apache2 connector. I am unclear if I should provide the sudo password when promted or the CFIDE admin password as in older versions CF2021 for instance which always required elevation.

myuser@myhost:/opt/coldfusion/cfusion/bin$ sudo ./cfstart.sh
Starting ColdFusion 2025 server ...
Your account has expired; please contact your system administrator.
su: Authentication failure
There has been an error starting ColdFusion 2025 server, please check the logs.

I can't find the logs in /cfusion/logs folder either. Any ideas?

[BKBK]

Send an e-mail to cfinstal[at]adobe.com and request their help.

Please let us know how it goes afterwards.

[Hugo38047523ugx1 · Accepted solution]

Hello, thanks for the contact email details.

Recieved support and it is confirmed that my system apache user is having some authentication issues (I guess Ubuntu related), changed the owner of coldfusion directory and all files and subfolders another user (root) and was able to run the server sucessfully.

I still need to figure out was is going on with the local apache user which is typically what I use to run coldfusion

sudo sh cfstart 

[BKBK]

Thanks for the update and for sharing the solution.