topic AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest us in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187937#M141067 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have an Alfresco Community installation (2.9.0C dev) which worked quite god, but now I get this error when trying to access the WebCLient:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>16:34:09,669 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.config.xml.XMLConfigService$PropertyConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/file-servers.properties]<BR />16:34:15,371 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Creating VirtServerRegistry MBean<BR />16:34:16,402 WARN&nbsp; [org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean] Could not detect RMI registry - creating new one<BR />16:34:16,543 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Created JMX serverConnector<BR />16:34:30,870 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database dialect org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect.<BR />16:34:37,291 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the schema.<BR />16:34:45,728 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco root data directory ('dir.root') is: C:\Alfresco\alf_data<BR />16:34:46,024 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches to apply …<BR />16:34:49,649 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 0 module(s).<BR />16:34:52,071 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco JVM - v1.5.0_12-b04; maximum heap size 506.313MB<BR />16:34:52,071 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco started (Community Network): Current version 2.9.0 (C_dev 816) schema 124 - Installed version 2.9.0 (C_dev 816) schema 124<BR />16:35:27,614 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco].[Faces Servlet]] Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception<BR />org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user.<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:213)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:109)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:75)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:870)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)<BR />Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:113)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(FacesContextUtils.java:50)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext(FacesContextUtils.java:81)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Repository.getServiceRegistry(Repository.java:556)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Preferences.getNodeService(Preferences.java:107)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Preferences.getValue(Preferences.java:79)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.Application.getLanguage(Application.java:691)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:187)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;… 16 more<BR />16:35:28,708 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco].[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception<BR />java.lang.NullPointerException<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.FacesHelper.getManagedBean(FacesHelper.java:153)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.PageTag.getWindowOnloadCode(PageTag.java:374)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.PageTag.doStartTag(PageTag.java:284)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspService(error_jsp.java:74)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:98)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:328)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:315)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:265)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:691)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:471)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:403)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:364)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:213)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:870)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)<SPAN 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/><SPAN>What also happend is that Alfresco created a directory under alf_data/lucene-indexes called "indexbackup_temp" and under this a directory "indexbackup_temp" and so on.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:55 GMT useeliger 2008-10-02T14:41:55Z AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest us https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187937#M141067 I have an Alfresco Community installation (2.9.0C dev) which worked quite god, but now I get this error when trying to access the WebCLient:16:34:09,669 INFO&nbsp; [org.alfresco.config.xml.XMLConfigService$PropertyConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/file-servers.propert Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:55 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187937#M141067 useeliger 2008-10-02T14:41:55Z Re: AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest us https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187938#M141068 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am also having this problem, is there a solution?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:45:02 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187938#M141068 unknown-user 2010-10-27T14:45:02Z Re: AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest us https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187939#M141069 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This occurs when you delete the Guest Home. I was able to get back into alfresco as admin, and fully delete the Guest user &amp; recreate it. The errors ceased and the login screen appeared.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Alf will no longer auto-login as guest with the ability to browse, and a login screen will appear instead (not the worst thing to happen).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A reinstall couldn't hurt at this point if you are accustom to browsing documents as the Guest user.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:05:27 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187939#M141069 unknown-user 2010-10-27T16:05:27Z Re: AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest us https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187940#M141070 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Deleting the guest account in Alfresco will break the entire installation. FYI.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:36:01 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/alfrescoruntimeexception-failed-to-authenticate-as-guest-us/m-p/187940#M141070 unknown-user 2011-01-04T21:36:01Z