topic Can't able to open alfresco client when using LDAP in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/can-t-able-to-open-alfresco-client-when-using-ldap/m-p/222168#M175298 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN style="color:#FF0000;">org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user.<BR />caused by:<BR />java.lang.NullPointerException</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hide Details</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:211) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:106) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:75) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationComponent.setCurrentUser(AbstractAuthenticationComponent.java:168) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationComponent.setGuestUserAsCurrentUser(AbstractAuthenticationComponent.java:336) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationComponent.setGuestUserAsCurrentUser(AbstractAuthenticationComponent.java:324) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationServiceImpl.authenticateAsGuest(AuthenticationServiceImpl.java:207) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:296) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:177) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:144) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:80) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:166) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:166) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.java:275) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:69) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:166) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:107) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:166) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at $Proxy24.authenticateAsGuest(Unknown Source) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:155) </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>… 14 more</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 May 2009 10:13:46 GMT navaskhan17 2009-05-29T10:13:46Z Can't able to open alfresco client when using LDAP https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/can-t-able-to-open-alfresco-client-when-using-ldap/m-p/222168#M175298 org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user.caused by:java.lang.NullPointerExceptionHide Detailsorg.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user. at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHel Fri, 29 May 2009 10:13:46 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/can-t-able-to-open-alfresco-client-when-using-ldap/m-p/222168#M175298 navaskhan17 2009-05-29T10:13:46Z Re: Can't able to open alfresco client when using LDAP https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/can-t-able-to-open-alfresco-client-when-using-ldap/m-p/222169#M175299 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Have u copied and edited below files </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1) ldap-authentication-context.xml</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2) ldap-authentication.properties</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Please provide more details about your configuration.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Mahesh</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 May 2009 19:41:17 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/can-t-able-to-open-alfresco-client-when-using-ldap/m-p/222169#M175299 mahkath 2009-05-29T19:41:17Z