Alfresco Server does not start after system reboot

[sydforum]

i m using 3.1 stable community version on an XP machine. After installation the Alfresco Server starts up perfectly for the first time, but when you reboot the machine both the Server & Virtual server gives error and does not start.
below is the error

Apr 27, 2009 1:58:16 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol init
INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:16 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 413 ms
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:16 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start
INFO: Starting service Catalina
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:16 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.18
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:16 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive alfresco.war
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:18 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext addApplicationL
istener
INFO: The listener "org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener" is
already configured for this context. The duplicate definition has been ignored.
13:58:30,115  INFO  [config.xml.XMLConfigService$PropertyConfigurer] Loading pro
perties file from class path resource [alfresco/file-servers.properties]
13:58:36,506  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database d
ialect org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect.
13:58:36,975  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the
schema.
13:58:38,115 Userystem INFO  [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco ro
ot data directory ('dir.root') is: C:\Alfresco\alf_data
13:58:38,178 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches
to apply …
13:58:38,350 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] No patches were requi
red.
13:58:38,365 Userystem INFO  [repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 1 module(s)
.
13:58:38,397 Userystem INFO  [repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Starting module '
org.alfresco.module.vti' version 1.0.
13:58:38,912 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco J
VM - v1.6.0_07-b06; maximum heap size 493.063MB
13:58:38,912 Userystem WARN  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco J
VM - WARNING - maximum heap size 493.063MB is less than recommended 512MB
13:58:38,912 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco s
tarted (Labs): Current version 3.0.0 (Stable 1526) schema 1002 - Installed versi
on 3.0.0 (Stable 1526) schema 1002
2009-04-27 13:58:38.975::INFO:  Logging to STDERR via org.mortbay.log.StdErrLog
2009-04-27 13:58:39.06::INFO:  jetty-6.1.14
2009-04-27 13:58:39.037::INFO:  Started SocketConnector@0.0.0.0:7070
13:58:39,053 Userystem ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] Context initializatio
n failed
java.lang.RuntimeException: No root found for :
   root path: /app:company_home/st:sites
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.handler.alfresco.VtiPathHelper$2.doWork(VtiPa
thHelper.java:502)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.handler.alfresco.VtiPathHelper$2.doWork(VtiPa
thHelper.java:484)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.runAs(Au
thenticationUtil.java:437)
        at org.alfresco.module.vti.handler.alfresco.VtiPathHelper.onBootstrap(Vt
iPathHelper.java:482)
        at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLi
fecycleBean.java:62)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster$1
.run(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:77)
        at org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor.execute(SyncTaskExecut
or.java:49)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.m
ulticastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:75)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publis
hEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:246)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refres
h(AbstractApplicationContext.java:355)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationCon
text(ContextLoader.java:244)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationConte
xt(ContextLoader.java:187)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitiali
zed(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContex
t.java:3843)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4
342)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase
.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:77
1)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:525)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:830)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:719
)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490
)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1149)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java
:311)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(Lifecycl
eSupport.java:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443
)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:5
16)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710
)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:39 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:39 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/alfresco] startup failed due to previous errors
log4j:ERROR LogMananger.repositorySelector was null likely due to error in class
reloading, using NOPLoggerRepository.
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:40 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive share.war
13:58:42,241  INFO  [web.site.FrameworkHelper] Successfully Initialized Web Fram
ework
Apr 27, 2009 1:58:42 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive studio.war
13:58:43,678  INFO  [web.scripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Registered 67 Web Scripts
(+0 failed), 71 URLs
13:58:43,678  INFO  [web.scripts.AbstractRuntimeContainer] Initialised Presentat
ion Web Script Container (in 220.757ms)
Exception in thread "CIFS Server" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.alfresco.jlan.debug.Debug.println(Debug.java:93)
        at org.alfresco.jlan.smb.server.SMBServer.run(SMBServer.java:550)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.quartz.core.QuartzSchedul
erThread).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
13:59:44,541  INFO  [web.scripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Registered 101 Web Scripts
(+0 failed), 105 URLs
13:59:44,541  INFO  [web.scripts.AbstractRuntimeContainer] Initialised WebFramew
ork Web Script Container (in 60855.207ms)
13:59:44,588  INFO  [web.site.FrameworkHelper] Successfully Initialized Web Fram
ework
Apr 27, 2009 1:59:44 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Apr 27, 2009 1:59:44 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 87850 ms
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.jbpm.job.executor.JobExecutorThread.run(JobExecutorThread.java:84
)
Exception in thread "AlfrescoJbpmJobExector:192.168.0.172:1" java.lang.NullPoint
erException
        at org.jbpm.job.executor.JobExecutorThread.run(JobExecutorThread.java:10
0)


Virtual Server error
INFO: Loading properties file from URL [file:C:/Alfresco/virtual-tomcat/conf/alf
resco-shared.properties]
Apr 27, 2009 2:28:09 PM org.springframework.core.io.support.PropertiesLoaderSupp
ort loadProperties
INFO: Loading properties file from URL [file:C:/Alfresco/virtual-tomcat/conf/alf
resco-virtserver.properties]
Apr 27, 2009 2:28:09 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListabl
eBeanFactory preInstantiateSingletons
INFO: Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.
DefaultListableBeanFactory@6ed322: defining beans [virtserver-properties,avmReau
thenticatingAdvisor,reauthenticatingAdvice,clientTicketHolder,authenticationServ
ice,avmRemote,avmRemoteTransport,avmRemoteTransportRaw,attributeService,attribut
eServiceTransport,attributeServiceTransportRaw,jndiInfoBean,virtServerInfo,virtS
erverMBeanServer,virtServerRegistry,serverConnector,virtServerExporter,virtWebap
pRegistry,cacheControlInfo]; root of factory hierarchy
Apr 27, 2009 2:28:09 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSinglet
onBeanRegistry destroySingletons
INFO: Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Default
ListableBeanFactory@6ed322: defining beans [virtserver-properties,avmReauthentic
atingAdvisor,reauthenticatingAdvice,clientTicketHolder,authenticationService,avm
Remote,avmRemoteTransport,avmRemoteTransportRaw,attributeService,attributeServic
eTransport,attributeServiceTransportRaw,jndiInfoBean,virtServerInfo,virtServerMB
eanServer,virtServerRegistry,serverConnector,virtServerExporter,virtWebappRegist
ry,cacheControlInfo]; root of factory hierarchy

[maroximus]

Hi,

I am having almost the same situation and cannot run services.
using Server 2003 Ent. Edition.

if someone have any idea, i would be very happy, want to use this good program…

regards

[ofrxnz]

I had a similar issue on an earlier version….

The problem was alfresco was coming up before networking and or the database.  As a result, the database couldn't be found.  I had to write a script that had a 2 Minuit delay before it started alfresco.

[sydforum]

i dont think so this error is because alfresco is coming up before the networking or database. i was starting the alfresco server & virtual server manually well after the system has started and network connectivity was available. Moreover can you also paste the script that you are saying helped you solve the issue, let us also try if it helps if indeed this is the reason for the error.

[like0537]

Can anybody explain this? i am having the same problem hope you help us.. thanks in advance!

[mrogers]

I suggest you start a new thread rather than raking up an old thread on an old version.    You are unlikely to have the same problem which was due to the patch creating the st:sites folder.