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

i experiencing problems rabbitmq started 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 rabbitmq cluster 3 servers: srv1, srv2, srv3.

note: have followed official documentation

all following operations executed user "administrator".

first scenario: start rabbitmq command line background process

i used command "rabbitmq-server -detached" on srv1. result: file ".erlang.cookie" created under c:\users\administrator execution of command "rabbimqctl status" successful , gives me current state of node. can copy file .erlang.cookie in same folder on srv2 , srv3 , create cluster.

second scenario: start rabbitmq service (this requirement have)

result: file ".erlang.cookie" created under c:\windows. when type command "rabbitmqctl status" file .erlang.cookie created under c:\users\administrator , receive following result:

c:\program files\aspect\dashboard\rabbitmq\sbin>rabbitmqctl.bat status status of node 'rabbit@rabbitmq-node4' ... error: unable connect node 'rabbit@rabbitmq-node4': nodedown  diagnostics ===========  nodes in question: ['rabbit@rabbitmq-node4']  hosts, running nodes , 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 ok because 2 cookies different. copy .erlang.cookie file c:\windows c:\users\administrator , try again same command. time get:

c:\program files\aspect\dashboard\rabbitmq\sbin>rabbitmqctl.bat status status of node 'rabbit@rabbitmq-node4' ... error: unable connect node 'rabbit@rabbitmq-node4': nodedown  diagnostics ===========  nodes in question: ['rabbit@rabbitmq-node4']  hosts, running nodes , 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 error @ end: "badarith" in rpc.erl, line 205. think file erlang\lib\kernel-2.16.4\src\rpc.erl function one:

handle_call_call(mod, fun, args, gleader, to, s) ->     rpcserver = self(),     %% spawn not block rpc server.     {caller,_} =     erlang:spawn_monitor(       fun () ->           set_group_leader(gleader),           reply =                %% in case sucker rex'es                %% 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 'case catch apply(mod, fun, args) of'

third scenario: start rabbitmq named user avoid create file .erlang.cookie under c:\windows

i set rabbitmq service log on user "administrator", way not create file under c:\windows under c:\user\administrator. result: when service starts, file ".erlang.cookie" created under c:\user\administrator. when type command "rabbitmqctl status" same error in provious case (badarith...).

now question: have not found information error (badarith). give me suggestion how troubleshoot/avoid this?