Loading
Upcoming Mandatory Changes to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)Read More
Salesforce Enforces New Security Requirements in Summer 2026Read More

Adding new node to cluster throws an error message " installer returned status BadBootstrapFile"

Publish Date: Jul 8, 2026
Description

When adding a new node using a bootstrap file, an error message is displayed after running the initialize-tsm script:

An error occurred during installation.
Secure storage is enabled, and the bootstrapped crypto keystore is present, but no keystore password is present
ERROR: installer returned status BadBootstrapFile.

 

Resolution

1. Manually add the missing line to the bootstrap file.

"cryptoKeyStorePassword":""

2. Reinitialize the node after adding the missing line to the bootstrap file.

Knowledge Article Number

005317135

 
Loading
Salesforce Help | Article