RabbitMQ as Windows service: badarith error on rpc.erl - windows

Question

I am experiencing some problems with RabbitMQ started as a service on Windows.
Operative System: Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows NT version 6.2 Server)
(build 9200)
Erlang: R16B03 (erts-5.10.4)
RabbitMQ: 3.2.2
Goal: create a RabbitMQ cluster with three servers: Srv1, Srv2, Srv3.
Note: I have carefully followed the official documentation
All the following operations are executed as user "Administrator".
FIRST SCENARIO: start RabbitMQ from command line as a background process
I used the command "rabbitmq-server -detached" on Srv1.
Result: a file ".erlang.cookie" is created under C:\Users\Administrator
The execution of the command "rabbimqctl status" is successful and gives me the current state of the node.
I can then copy the file .erlang.cookie in the same folder on Srv2 and Srv3 and successfully create a cluster.
SECOND SCENARIO: start RabbitMQ as a service (this is requirement I have)
Result: the file ".erlang.cookie" is created under C:\Windows.
When I type the command "rabbitmqctl status" another file .erlang.cookie is created under C:\Users\Administrator and I receive the following result:
C:\Program Files\Aspect\DashBoard\RabbitMQ\sbin>rabbitmqctl.bat status
Status of node 'rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4' ...
Error: unable to connect to node 'rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4': nodedown
DIAGNOSTICS
===========
nodes in question: ['rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4']
hosts, their running nodes and ports:
- RABBITMQ-NODE4: [{rabbit,49428},{rabbitmqctl3045334,49434}]
current node details:
- node name: 'rabbitmqctl3045334#rabbitmq-node4'
- home dir: C:\Users\Administrator
- cookie hash: 0DLAKf8pOVrGC016+6BDBw==
We know that this is ok because the two cookies are different.
So I copy the .erlang.cookie file from C:\Windows into C:\Users\Administrator and I try again the same command. This time I get:
C:\Program Files\Aspect\DashBoard\RabbitMQ\sbin>rabbitmqctl.bat status
Status of node 'rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4' ...
Error: unable to connect to node 'rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4': nodedown
DIAGNOSTICS
===========
nodes in question: ['rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4']
hosts, their running nodes and ports:
- RABBITMQ-NODE4: [{rabbitmqctl1178095,49471}]
current node details:
- node name: 'rabbitmqctl1178095#rabbitmq-node4'
- home dir: C:\Users\Administrator
- cookie hash: TIuqp21HOQSoUJT8JfgRQw==
C:\Program Files\Aspect\DashBoard\RabbitMQ\sbin>rabbitmqctl.bat status
Status of node 'rabbit#RABBITMQ-NODE4' ...
Error: {badarith,[{rabbit_vm,bytes,1,[]},
{rabbit_vm,'-mnesia_memory/0-lc$^0/1-0-',1,[]},
{rabbit_vm,mnesia_memory,0,[]},
{rabbit_vm,memory,0,[]},
{rabbit,status,0,[]},
{rpc,'-handle_call_call/6-fun-0-',5,
[{file,"rpc.erl"},{line,205}]}]}
Please notice the Error at the end: "badarith" in rpc.erl, line 205.
I think that the file is Erlang\lib\kernel-2.16.4\src\rpc.erl
The function is this one:
handle_call_call(Mod, Fun, Args, Gleader, To, S) ->
RpcServer = self(),
%% Spawn not to block the rpc server.
{Caller,_} =
erlang:spawn_monitor(
fun () ->
set_group_leader(Gleader),
Reply =
%% in case some sucker rex'es
%% something that throws
case catch apply(Mod, Fun, Args) of
{'EXIT', _} = Exit ->
{badrpc, Exit};
Result ->
Result
end,
RpcServer ! {self(), {reply, Reply}}
end),
{noreply, gb_trees:insert(Caller, To, S)}.
and line 205 is 'case catch apply(Mod, Fun, Args) of'
THIRD SCENARIO: start RabbitMQ as a named user to avoid it to create the file .erlang.cookie under C:\Windows
I set the RabbitMQ service to log on as the user "Administrator", this way it does not create the file under C:\Windows but only under C:\User\Administrator.
Result: when the service starts, the file ".erlang.cookie" is created only under C:\User\Administrator.
When I type the command "rabbitmqctl status" I get the same error as in the provious case (badarith...).
Now the question: I have not found any information about this error (badarith).
Could anyone give me a suggestion about how to troubleshoot/avoid this?