adoafmctl.sh: exiting with status 204

One of our site i need to change SERVER IP address in Oracle application r12 on linux 5.

I changed IP address on both server ( we have two server 1. db server 2. application server)

after changing the server IP when we are trying to start application service, application service ended with below error message:

adoafmctl.sh: exiting with status 204

Cause: Server IP address change

Solution: 

Step:

1. logon to application server with applmgr user

2. go to $INST_TOP

3.  stop application services ($ cd $INST_TOP/admin/scripts )

4. delete following files

rm -fr $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/oacore/persistence/*
rm -fr $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/oafm/persistence/*
rm -fr $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/persistence/*

4. execute autoconfig on application tier 

$cd $INST_TOP/admin/scripts

$. ./autoconfig {hit enter}

5. start all application services

6. re-test the issue

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