<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>I&#39;m a beginner on 
RabbitMQ and i&#39;m having some problems to enable management plugin. The 
rabbitmq server is up and running, but when i try to enable the plugin, i
 get this in the windows command prompt:<br>

<br>C:\Program Files (x86)\RabbitMQ Server\rabbitmq_server-3.1.5\sbin&gt;rabbitmq-plugi<br>ns.bat enable rabbitmq_management<br>{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.erlang.<br>


cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[]}<br>{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},crash_report,[[{initial_call,{auth,init,[&#39;<br>Argument__1&#39;]}},{pid,&lt;0.19.0&gt;},{registered_name,[]},{error_info,{exit,{&quot;Failed t<br>

o create cookie file &#39;u:/.erlang.cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[{auth,init_cookie,0,[{file,&quot;a<br>
uth.erl&quot;},{line,285}]},{auth,init,1,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,139}]},{gen_server,<br>init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_server.erl&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{fi<br>le,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,239}]}]},[{gen_server,init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_server.erl&quot;<br>


},{line,328}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,239}]}]}<br>},{ancestors,[net_sup,kernel_sup,&lt;0.10.0&gt;]},{messages,[]},{links,[&lt;0.17.0&gt;]},{di<br>ctionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{heap_size,610},{stack_size,27},{<br>


reductions,964}],[]]}<br>{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,net_<br>sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.erl<br>ang.cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[{auth,init_cookie,0,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,285}]},{auth,<br>


init,1,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,139}]},{gen_server,init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_server.<br>erl&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,239}<br>]}]}},{offender,[{pid,undefined},{name,auth},{mfargs,{auth,start_link,[]}},{rest<br>


art_type,permanent},{shutdown,2000},{child_type,worker}]}]}<br>{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},supervisor_report,[{supervisor,{local,kern<br>el_sup}},{errorContext,start_error},{reason,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,aut<br>


h,{&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.erlang.cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[{auth,init_cookie<br>,0,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,285}]},{auth,init,1,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,139}]},<br>{gen_server,init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_server.erl&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_<br>


apply,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,239}]}]}}}},{offender,[{pid,undefined},{nam<br>e,net_sup},{mfargs,{erl_distribution,start_link,[]}},{restart_type,permanent},{s<br>hutdown,infinity},{child_type,supervisor}]}]}<br>


{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},crash_report,[[{initial_call,{application_<br>master,init,[&#39;Argument__1&#39;,&#39;Argument__2&#39;,&#39;Argument__3&#39;,&#39;Argument__4&#39;]}},{pid,&lt;0.<br>9.0&gt;},{registered_name,[]},{error_info,{exit,{{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,n<br>


et_sup,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,auth,{&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/<br>.erlang.cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[{auth,init_cookie,0,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,285}]},{a<br>uth,init,1,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,139}]},{gen_server,init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_ser<br>


ver.erl&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,<br>239}]}]}}}}},{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}},[{application_master,init,4,[{file,&quot;app<br>lication_master.erl&quot;},{line,133}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.<br>


erl&quot;},{line,239}]}]}},{ancestors,[&lt;0.8.0&gt;]},{messages,[{&#39;EXIT&#39;,&lt;0.10.0&gt;,normal}]<br>},{links,[&lt;0.8.0&gt;,&lt;0.7.0&gt;]},{dictionary,[]},{trap_exit,true},{status,running},{h<br>eap_size,610},{stack_size,27},{reductions,150}],[]]}<br>


{error_logger,{{2013,9,6},{12,46,51}},std_info,[{application,kernel},{exited,{{s<br>hutdown,{failed_to_start_child,net_sup,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,auth,{&quot;F<br>ailed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.erlang.cookie&#39;: enoent&quot;,[{auth,init_cookie,0,[{<br>


file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,285}]},{auth,init,1,[{file,&quot;auth.erl&quot;},{line,139}]},{gen_<br>server,init_it,6,[{file,&quot;gen_server.erl&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply<br>,3,[{file,&quot;proc_lib.erl&quot;},{line,239}]}]}}}}},{kernel,start,[normal,[]]}}},{type,<br>


permanent}]}<br>{&quot;Kernel pid terminated&quot;,application_controller,&quot;{application_start_failure,kern<br>el,{{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,net_sup,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,au<br>th,{\&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.erlang.cookie&#39;: enoent\&quot;,[{auth,init_coo<br>


kie,0,[{file,\&quot;auth.erl\&quot;},{line,285}]},{auth,init,1,[{file,\&quot;auth.erl\&quot;},{line,<br>139}]},{gen_server,init_it,6,[{file,\&quot;gen_server.erl\&quot;},{line,304}]},{proc_lib,i<br>nit_p_do_apply,3,[{file,\&quot;proc_lib.erl\&quot;},{line,239}]}]}}}}},{kernel,start,[norm<br>


al,[]]}}}&quot;}<br><br>Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump<br>Kernel pid terminated (application_controller) ({application_start_failure,kerne<br>l,{{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,net_sup,{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,aut<br>


h,{&quot;Failed to create cookie file &#39;u:/.<br><br></div>I get the same error when try to list plugins with rabbitmq-plugins.bat list.<br><br></div>It&#39;s happening in three machines completely differents running Windows 7 (two) and Windows Servver 2008 R2 (one).<br>

<br></div>Also, i&#39;m using rabbitmq-server-3.1.5 and Erlang R16B01.<br><br></div>Please, could anyone help?<br><br></div>Thanks!</div>