topic Re: Seriously need help with Authentication in Alfresco Archive

Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:15:23 GMT

I'm desperately trying to put together a technology demo for one of our departments by Friday as a proof of concept and I'm having major issues with authentication.First I set up NTLM pass through, but that won't work with CIFS right now, so I can't use it.Then I tried to remove all the references t

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

gary_spencer — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:10:33 GMT

Hi,

Could you email me your alfresco.log, web.xml and file-servers.xml files. I'll see if I can figure out what's wrong.

The admin account should still be available if you've switched back to the original Alfresco setup.

Did you have the 'save password' checkbox ticked when you connected with CIFS ?. You could try mapping a drive to \\<server>\alfresco and specify the username/password using the 'different username' link in the Map Network Drive dialog.

Cheers

Gary

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:16:42 GMT

I had actually already started trying to reinstall.

So far the install has taken nearly 3 hours. Any idea why it would take so long? I have logging set to a threshold of "WARN", otherwise my disk fills up with a 50GB log file.

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:54:53 GMT

Ok… the reinstall finally finished… 253 minutes to reinstall from scratch.

Looks like I'm back to square one and Alfresco Authentication is working again.

Quick question would be, what do I do once the NTLM CIFS problem is resolved? If I add a bunch of users to the repository using Alfresco security, once I turn on NTLM Pass thru, will the users be duplicated?

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:52:50 GMT

And running out of time….

I performed a fresh install of Alfresco on my local machine (took over 6 hours to complete on XP with dual processors and a gig of RAM).

Then I undeployed Alfresco from our development server deleted the alf_data directory, copied my local alf_data directory over to our development server re-deployed Alfresco and now I can't log in as anyone.

I've seen other posts on here that somehow relate to this, but do I really have to go through another 6 hour install to sync this stuff up? What is the normal procedure for migrating Alfresco from one server to another?

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

steve — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:18:26 GMT

Hi,

Are you deploying to Jboss, and if so have you read this forum post:
http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?t=2202

It might help you with the log file sizes.

Steve

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

paulhh — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:58:12 GMT

Hi

Can you give us some background on platform and package that you are using? Using the installers (which have everything you need, self-contained), it takes about 5 minutes to get a vanilla install.

Thanks
Paul.

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:21:12 GMT

Hi,

Are you deploying to Jboss, and if so have you read this forum post:
http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?t=2202

It might help you with the log file sizes.

Steve

Yes, I deid that and it reduced the log file size, but didn't decrease the amount of time to install.

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:23:39 GMT

Hi

Can you give us some background on platform and package that you are using? Using the installers (which have everything you need, self-contained), it takes about 5 minutes to get a vanilla install.

Thanks
Paul.

I'm running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, 2 Xeon 3.2 GHz CPUs and 1 GB RAM on my local JBoss 4 server running JBoss Portal 2.2.1

I'm using a Sybase database server.

The last time I went through the install yesterday it took about 3 hours.

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

kevinr — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:12:13 GMT

Hi,

Are you deploying to Jboss, and if so have you read this forum post:
http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?t=2202

It might help you with the log file sizes.

Steve

Yes, I deid that and it reduced the log file size, but didn't decrease the amount of time to install.

Very strange - we have seen this issue with JBoss+Spring etc. producing insanely huge log files that massively slow down the Alfresco bootstrap with the default JBoss logging settings - but if you have made this change then it should cure the problem. I can and have performed a full install of Alfresco on my basic laptop in 15 minutes and on a dual Opteron server in 5 minutes…! Do you have any other loggers besides CONSOLE and FILE that may still be set to DEBUG or similar? Just trying to work out what it could be that's causing your slow down…

Thanks,

Kevin

Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

tcordova — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:14:54 GMT

Here's the contents of my log4j.xml file:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<!– ===================================================================== –>
<!–                                                                       –>
<!–  Log4j Configuration                                                  –>
<!–                                                                       –>
<!– ===================================================================== –>

<!– $Id: log4j.xml,v 1.26.2.5 2005/09/15 09:31:02 dimitris Exp $ –>

<!–
   | For more configuration infromation and examples see the Jakarta Log4j
   | owebsite: http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j
 –>

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/" debug="false">

   <!– ================================= –>
   <!– Preserve messages in a local file –>
   <!– ================================= –>

   <!– A time/date based rolling appender –>
   <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.DailyRollingFileAppender">
      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
      <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/server.log"/>
      <param name="Append" value="false"/>

      <!– Rollover at midnight each day –>
      <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd"/>
      <param name="Threshold" value="WARN"/>

      <!– Rollover at the top of each hour
      <param name="DatePattern" value="'.'yyyy-MM-dd-HH"/>
      –>

      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
         <!– The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n –>
         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>

         <!– The full pattern: Date MS Priority [Category] (Thread:NDC) Message\n
         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%c] (%t:%x) %m%n"/>
          –>
      </layout>
   </appender>

   <!– A size based file rolling appender
   <appender name="FILE" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/server.log"/>
     <param name="Append" value="false"/>
     <param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
     <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>

     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
       <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
     </layout>       
   </appender>
   –>

   <!– ============================== –>
   <!– Append messages to the console –>
   <!– ============================== –>

   <appender name="CONSOLE" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
      <param name="Target" value="System.out"/>
      <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>

      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
         <!– The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Message\n –>
         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %-5p [%c{1}] %m%n"/>
      </layout>
   </appender>

   <!– ====================== –>
   <!– More Appender examples –>
   <!– ====================== –>

   <!– Buffer events and log them asynchronously
   <appender name="ASYNC" class="org.apache.log4j.AsyncAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
     <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
     <appender-ref ref="SMTP"/>
   </appender>
   –>

   <!– EMail events to an administrator
   <appender name="SMTP" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
     <param name="To" value="admin@myhost.domain.com"/>
     <param name="From" value="nobody@myhost.domain.com"/>
     <param name="Subject" value="JBoss Sever Errors"/>
     <param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost"/>
     <param name="BufferSize" value="10"/>
     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
       <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
     </layout>
   </appender>
   –>

   <!– Syslog events
   <appender name="SYSLOG" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SyslogAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="Facility" value="LOCAL7"/>
     <param name="FacilityPrinting" value="true"/>
     <param name="SyslogHost" value="localhost"/>
     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
       <param name="ConversionPattern" value="[%d{ABSOLUTE},%c{1}] %m%n"/>
     </layout>
   </appender>
   –>

   <!– Log events to JMS (requires a topic to be created)
   <appender name="JMS" class="org.apache.log4j.net.JMSAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="Threshold" value="ERROR"/>
     <param name="TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName" value="java:/ConnectionFactory"/>
     <param name="TopicBindingName" value="topic/MyErrorsTopic"/>
   </appender>
   –>

   <!– Log events through SNMP
   <appender name="TRAP_LOG" class="org.apache.log4j.ext.SNMPTrapAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="ImplementationClassName" value="org.apache.log4j.ext.JoeSNMPTrapSender"/>
     <param name="ManagementHost" value="127.0.0.1"/>
     <param name="ManagementHostTrapListenPort" value="162"/>
     <param name="EnterpriseOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.0"/>
     <param name="LocalIPAddress" value="127.0.0.1"/>
     <param name="LocalTrapSendPort" value="161"/>
     <param name="GenericTrapType" value="6"/>
     <param name="SpecificTrapType" value="12345678"/>
     <param name="CommunityString" value="public"/>
     <param name="ForwardStackTraceWithTrap" value="true"/>
     <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>
     <param name="ApplicationTrapOID" value="1.3.6.1.4.1.24.12.10.22.64"/>
     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d,%p,[%t],[%c],%m%n"/>
     </layout>
   </appender>
   –>

   <!–  Emit events as JMX notifications
   <appender name="JMX" class="org.jboss.monitor.services.JMXNotificationAppender">
      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
      
      <param name="Threshold" value="WARN"/>
      <param name="ObjectName" value="jboss.system:service=Logging,type=JMXNotificationAppender"/>
      
      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
         <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m"/>
      </layout>
   </appender>
   –>
   
   <!– ================ –>
   <!– Limit categories –>
   <!– ================ –>

   <!– Limit the org.apache category to INFO as its DEBUG is verbose –>
   <category name="org.apache">
      <priority value="INFO"/>
   </category>

   <!– Limit the org.jgroups category to WARN as its INFO is verbose –>
   <category name="org.jgroups">
      <priority value="WARN"/>
   </category>

   <!– Limit jboss axis to INFO as its DEBUG is even more verbose –>
   <category name="org.jboss.axis">
      <priority value="INFO"/>
   </category>

   <!– Limit JBoss categories
   <category name="org.jboss">
      <priority value="INFO"/>
   </category>
   –>

   <!– Limit the JSR77 categories –>
   <category name="org.jboss.management">
      <priority value="INFO"/>
   </category>

   <!– Limit JBoss webservice category
   <category name="org.jboss.webservice">
      <priority value="DEBUG"/>
   </category>
   –>

   <!– Decrease the priority threshold for the org.jboss.varia category
   <category name="org.jboss.varia">
     <priority value="DEBUG"/>
   </category>
   –>

   <!– Show the evolution of the DataSource pool in the logs [inUse/Available/Max]
   <category name="org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.JBossManagedConnectionPool">
     <priority value="TRACE" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
   </category>
   –>

   <!–
      | An example of enabling the custom TRACE level priority that is used
      | by the JBoss internals to diagnose low level details. This example
      | turns on TRACE level msgs for the org.jboss.ejb.plugins package and its
      | subpackages. This will produce A LOT of logging output.
   <category name="org.jboss.system">
     <priority value="TRACE" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
   </category>
   <category name="org.jboss.ejb.plugins">
     <priority value="TRACE" class="org.jboss.logging.XLevel"/>
   </category>
   –>
  
   <!–
       | Logs these events to SNMP:
           - server starts/stops
           - cluster evolution (node death/startup)
           - When an EJB archive is deployed (and associated verified messages)
           - When an EAR archive is deployed
          
   <category name="org.jboss.system.server.Server">
     <priority value="INFO" />
     <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
   </category>
  
   <category name="org.jboss.ha.framework.interfaces.HAPartition.lifecycle">
     <priority value="INFO" />
     <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
   </category>

   <category name="org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer">
     <priority value="ERROR" />
     <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
   </category>
   
   <category name="org.jboss.ejb.EJBDeployer">
     <priority value="INFO" />
     <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
   </category>
   
   <category name="org.jboss.deployment.EARDeployer">
     <priority value="INFO" />
     <appender-ref ref="TRAP_LOG"/>
   </category>
  
   –>

   <!– ======================= –>
   <!– Setup the Root category –>
   <!– ======================= –>

   <root>
      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
      <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
   </root>

   <!– Clustering logging –>
   <!– Uncomment the following to redirect the org.jgroups and
      org.jboss.ha categories to a cluster.log file.

   <appender name="CLUSTER" class="org.jboss.logging.appender.RollingFileAppender">
     <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"/>
     <param name="File" value="${jboss.server.home.dir}/log/cluster.log"/>
     <param name="Append" value="false"/>
     <param name="MaxFileSize" value="500KB"/>
     <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>

     <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
       <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p [%c] %m%n"/>
     </layout>
   </appender>
   <category name="org.jgroups">
     <priority value="DEBUG" />
     <appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
   </category>
   <category name="org.jboss.ha">
     <priority value="DEBUG" />
     <appender-ref ref="CLUSTER"/>
   </category>
   –>

</log4j:configuration>
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Re: Seriously need help with Authentication

kevinr — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:42:11 GMT

As per this forum post: http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?t=2202

Can you change this section:


   <root>
      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
      <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
   </root> 
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To read as follows:


   <root>
      <priority value="INFO" />
      <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
      <appender-ref ref="FILE"/>
   </root> 
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You may also wish to uncomment this section:


   <!– Limit JBoss categories
   <category name="org.jboss">
      <priority value="INFO"/>
   </category>
   –>
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Please let us know if this helps.

Thanks,

Kevin