JMETER_HOME environment variable is not defined

Question

I tried to execute JMeter 4.0 from the command prompt in Windows 7.

I got the following error during execution:

The JMETER_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly This environment variable is needed to run this program

I set C:\apache-jmeter-4.0\bin to JMETER_HOME variable, but the problem remains

I can start JMeter with its jar file.

I use jdk1.8.0_162 and set JAVA_HOME environment variable correctly.

Aladdin

Answer 1

You should set JMETER_HOME to main JMeter directory as C:\apache-jmeter-4.0

Also don't set JMeter directory to JAVA_HOME variable (should hold Java installation path)

Chromyl

I set JAVA_HOME to Java installation folder. – Aladdin

I responding to your statement: "I set C:\apache-jmeter-4.0\bin to JAVA_HOME variable" – Chromyl

Answer 2

Ensure you have installed Java and JMETER Gui works fine first.

Then,

At User Variables add JMETER_HOME followed by D:\Jmeter (Where Jmeter is installed) Next select Path in User variables and add D:\Jmeter\bin(Where Jmeter bin path is)

Save and restart cmd.

P.S: This is for Windows solution

Objection

Answer 3

• First ensure you've Java installed
• Second you need to ensure the working directory of your call is the JMeter installation directory.

Assumption your JMeter installation is located under:

C:\Program Files (x86)\apache-jmeter-4.0

then you need to set this as working directory.

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As you can read in the jmeter.bat file itself:

JMETER_HOME - installation directory. Will be guessed from location of jmeter.bat

Jeremiah

Answer 4

Asually a wrong JMETER_HOME entry causes this. make sure you have JMETER_HOME pointed to jmeter folder not inside bin directory. For example ,from my local windows i am able to see this thie environment variable

Type : echo %JMETER_HOME%

Malediction

Answer 5

This might sound obvious, but I'm getting this error on machines that don't have Java installed. Of course, though a better message might have been nice!

Jointed

Please check accepted answer, that solution is working. – Aladdin

@Aladdin That is the accepted answer for your specific issue, however the symptoms happen to be the same as when Java isn't installed. It's an obvious thing, but the error might not point you to that. – Jointed

Answer 6

Easiest way: just delete the JMETER_HOME environment variable, run jmeter.bat and variable will be added automatically.

Conchology

Answer 7

For me, setting the Windows environment variable didn't help. Instead it worked when I set the variable at the command line (using the root folder of jmeter).

Like this:

SET JMETER_HOME=C:\apache-jmeter-4.0

Ladysmith

Answer 8

1. ensure java is installed and can check with java —version
2. assuming the path jmeter installed is C:\apache-jmeter-5.3
   1. add the user variable
      1. press new
      2. add Jmeter variable name as JMETER_HOME
      3. variable value as: C:\apache-jmeter-5.3
   2. add the path
      1. look for Path system variable and press edit
      2. edit it to have C:\apache-jmeter-5.3\bin
      3. it doesnt have Path(very unlikely), than press new and add variable name as path and value as C:\apache-jmeter-5.3\bin
   3. restart cmd and type jmeter should do the job.

Confederation

Answer 9

One reason for getting this error is to have JMETER_HOME variable defined in the environment variables but pointing to the wrong location. I had this problem due to previous installation.

Manxman

Answer 10

I got pass this error by commenting out the following in jmeter.bat

if exist "%JMETER_HOME%\bin\jmeter.bat" goto okHome echo The JMETER_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly echo This environment variable is needed to run this program goto end

Drusy

Answer 11

You don't need to set JMETER_HOME path explicitly under user variables, just add/change under system variables under path variable as your bin path. If you already have earlier version of JMeter just append with latest version. Path looks like : C:\XXX\apache-jmeter-4.0\bin

Maurizio