Oracle WebServices Inspection Language Configuration Assistant Fails During OracleAS 10.1.3 Install

Symptoms

Output generated from configuration assistant "Oracle Web Services Inspection Language Configuration Assistant"
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Launcher
Configuration assistant "Oracle Web Services Inspection Language Configuration Assistant" failed

Cause of Scenario:

This error is caused by the ANT_HOME setting in the file /etc/ant.conf in some Linux distributions. The OracleAS 10.1.3 installation guide for Linux states that the ANT_HOME environment variable must be unset before installing the product. For example, refer to:

Oracle® Application Server Installation Guide 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1.0) for Linux x86

Solution for Scenario:

Ensure the ANT_HOME environment variable is unset. Note, it may be necessary to edit the /etc/ant.conf and comment out the line ANT_HOME

AND/OR

rename, or backup / then temporarily remove this file.

reference: metalink.oracle.com


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