JBoss ON agent fails to start when using su in RHQ_AGENT_START_COMMAND with an invalid user id

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • error starting agent

    Failed to start - make sure the RHQ Agent is fully configured properly

  • Agent fails to start

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.2
  • Attempting to start the JBoss ON agent using its rhq-agent-wrapper.sh script
  • RHQ_AGENT_START_COMMAND environment variable is set to use the su or sudo command
  • The user passed to the su or sudo command is not valid

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