Cannot find Alfresco Repository on this server (6.2 zip installation)

statira — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:33:21 GMT

I'm trying to install alfresco community 6.2 (zip, not docker) and failing to do so. I use this script https://github.com/loftuxab/alfresco-ubuntu-install/blob/master/alfinstall.sh and with it I'm able to run 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 versions of alfresco, but 6.2.0 fails.

I have
Ubuntu 20.04
tomcat-8.5.43
Java 8
Postgresql 12.5

I tried to use java 11.0.1 which is used in the docker deployment but it won't even start

NOTE: Picked up JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS: --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED
-Djava.endorsed.dirs=/opt/alfresco/tomcat/endorsed is not supported. Endorsed standards and standalone APIs
in modular form will be supported via the concept of upgradeable modules.
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

With Java 8 I get Cannot find Alfresco Repository on this server. (Does this application have access to alfresco-global.properties? Does this application have cross-context permissions?) in the web interfase and the logs are:

04-Feb-2021 11:01:28.728 SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start:
org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/alfresco]]
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:167)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:743)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:719)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:714)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:614)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1823)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: javax.xml.parsers.FactoryConfigurationError: Provider for class javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory cannot be created
at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.findServiceProvider(FactoryFinder.java:311)
at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.find(FactoryFinder.java:267)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory.newInstance(SAXParserFactory.java:127)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester.getFactory(Digester.java:462)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester.getParser(Digester.java:642)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.descriptor.web.WebXmlParser.<init>(WebXmlParser.java:62)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.webConfig(ContextConfig.java:1098)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:769)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:299)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:94)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5063)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
... 10 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Provider for class javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory cannot be created
at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.findServiceProvider(FactoryFinder.java:308)
... 21 more
Caused by: java.util.ServiceConfigurationError: javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory: Provider org.alfresco.xmlfactory.SAXParserFactoryXercesImpl could not be instantiated
at java.util.ServiceLoader.fail(ServiceLoader.java:232)
at java.util.ServiceLoader.access$100(ServiceLoader.java:185)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$LazyIterator.nextService(ServiceLoader.java:384)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$LazyIterator.next(ServiceLoader.java:404)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$1.next(ServiceLoader.java:480)
at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder$1.run(FactoryFinder.java:294)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javax.xml.parsers.FactoryFinder.findServiceProvider(FactoryFinder.java:289)
... 21 more
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/alfresco/util/log/log4j/SanitizingPatternLayout has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0 (unable to load class [org.alfresco.util.log.log4j.SanitizingPatternLayout])
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:2398)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:857)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1329)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1182)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.loadClass(Loader.java:198)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.instantiateByClassName(OptionConverter.java:327)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.instantiateByKey(OptionConverter.java:124)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseAppender(PropertyConfigurator.java:797)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.parseCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:768)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.configureRootCategory(PropertyConfigurator.java:648)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:514)
at org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator.doConfigure(PropertyConfigurator.java:580)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConver

Re: Cannot find Alfresco Repository on this server (6.2 zip installation)

abhinavmishra14 — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:40:26 GMT

Checkout this supported platform documentation: https://docs.alfresco.com/6.2/concepts/supported-platforms-ACS.html

Java11 is is the supported version for 6.2.x. Infact preview version of 6.x also requires java11.

This script seems to be compitable with 6.1.x if you read it: https://github.com/loftuxab/alfresco-ubuntu-install/blob/master/alfinstall.sh

I would suggest you update the following as per supported platforms (see link above) and also skip java 8 installation during the process.

export TOMCAT_DOWNLOAD=http://archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-8/v8.0.53/bin/apache-tomcat-8.0.53.tar.gz
export JDBCPOSTGRESURL=https://jdbc.postgresql.org/download
export JDBCPOSTGRES=postgresql-42.2.5.jar
export JDBCMYSQLURL=https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-J
export JDBCMYSQL=mysql-connector-java-5.1.47.tar.gz

export LIBREOFFICE=https://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/6.4.0/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_6.4.0_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
export ALFRESCO_PDF_RENDERER=https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/service/local/repositories/releases/content/org/alfresco/alfresco-pdf-renderer/1.1/alfresco-pdf-renderer-1.1-linux.tgz

export ALFREPOWAR=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/content-services-community/6.1.1/content-services-community-6.1.1.war
export ALFSHAREWAR=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/share/6.1.0/share-6.1.0.war
export ALFSHARESERVICES=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/alfresco-share-services/6.1.0/alfresco-share-services-6.1.0.amp
export ALFMMTJAR=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/alfresco-mmt/6.0/alfresco-mmt-6.0.jar

export ASS_DOWNLOAD=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/alfresco-search-services/1.3.0.1/alfresco-search-services-1.3.0.1.zip

export LXALFREPOWAR=https://downloads.loftux.net/alfresco/alfresco-platform/LX101/alfresco-platform-LX101.war
export LXALFSHAREWAR=https://downloads.loftux.net/alfresco/share/LX101/share-LX101.war
export LXALFSHARESERVICES=https://downloads.loftux.net/alfresco/alfresco-share-services/LX101/alfresco-share-services-LX101.amp
export LXAOS_AMP=https://downloads.loftux.net/alfresco/aos-module/alfresco-aos-module/1.2.0.1/alfresco-aos-module-1.2.0.1.amp


export GOOGLEDOCSREPO=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/integrations/alfresco-googledocs-repo/3.0.4.3/alfresco-googledocs-repo-3.0.4.3.amp
export GOOGLEDOCSSHARE=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/integrations/alfresco-googledocs-share/3.0.4.3/alfresco-googledocs-share-3.0.4.3.amp

export AOS_VTI=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/aos-module/alfresco-vti-bin/1.2.2/alfresco-vti-bin-1.2.2.war
export AOS_SERVER_ROOT=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/alfresco-server-root/6.0.1/alfresco-server-root-6.0.1.war
export AOS_AMP=https://downloads.loftux.net/public/content/org/alfresco/aos-module/alfresco-aos-module/1.2.2/alfresco-aos-module-1.2.2.amp

Install java11 and set it to the path and make it a default version on your sever.

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