Error :: Failed to find 'app:dictionary' node

[currix]

Hello,

I was asked to install alfresco in a debian server, what I did installing alfresco community 3.4.d using the binary installer for linux-x32. I have been working with linux and doing system administration for quite a while but I have to admit that I have no experience whatsoever on alfresco, apache, or databases administration. After running smoothly for some months, alfresco stopped working. When trying to connect the following error appears in the browser:

HTTP Status 404 -

type Status report

message

description The requested resource () is not available.

Apache Tomcat/6.0.26



Looking at my alfresco.log files I found the following two errors

(1)
ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] Failed to get local domain/workgroup name, using default of WORKGROUP
ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] (This may be due to firewall settings or incorrect <broadcast> setting)

(2)
ERROR [org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: 08020000 Failed to find 'app:dictionary' node


Now, the only error registered in the log file each time I try to restart alfresco is the second one.From what I read it seems that the program can't find the dictionary node (is this a physical directory?) which is needed for a correct functioning. The alfresco.log file from the day when this error appeared first can be found below.

I think that this is the right forum for this topic. I am sorry if this is not the right place and I will resubmit it to a more appropriate forum. I will greatly appreciate any tip or help to fix this problem.

alfresco.log:

14:02:23,250 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/repository.properties]
14:02:23,260 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/transaction.properties]
14:02:23,264 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.d/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/test/alfresco-global.properties]
14:02:23,266 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from file [/opt/alfresco-3.4.d/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/tests/alfresco-global.properties]
14:02:23,266 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertiesFactoryBean] Loading properties file from URL [file:/opt/alfresco-3.4.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties]
14:02:23,357 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:23,522 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:23,570 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:40,866 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TemplateProcessorRegistry] Registered template processor Repository Template Processor for extension ftl
14:02:40,869 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptProcessorRegistry] Registered script processor Repository Script Processor for extension js
14:02:47,152 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database dialect org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect.
14:02:48,090 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the schema.
14:02:48,172 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'sysAdmin' subsystem, ID: [sysAdmin, default]
14:02:48,191 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:48,192 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:48,192 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:48,204 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'sysAdmin' subsystem, ID: [sysAdmin, default] complete
14:02:50,279 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'thirdparty' subsystem, ID: [thirdparty, default]
14:02:50,299 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:50,300 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:50,301 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:50,974 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'thirdparty' subsystem, ID: [thirdparty, default] complete
14:02:50,974 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'OOoDirect' subsystem, ID: [OOoDirect, default]
14:02:50,995 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:50,996 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:50,996 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:51,396 WARN  [org.alfresco.util.OpenOfficeConnectionTester] An initial OpenOffice connection could not be established.
14:02:51,405 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'OOoDirect' subsystem, ID: [OOoDirect, default] complete
14:02:52,719 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco root data directory ('dir.root') is: /opt/alfresco-3.4.d/alf_data
14:02:52,926 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches to apply …
14:02:53,717 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter] No patches were required.
14:02:53,725 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 0 module(s).
14:02:53,754 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'fileServers' subsystem, ID: [fileServers, default]
14:02:53,784 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:53,785 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:53,785 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:54,184 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Authentication' subsystem, ID: [Authentication, managed, alfrescoNtlm1]
14:02:54,205 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:54,206 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:54,206 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:54,338 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'Authentication' subsystem, ID: [Authentication, managed, alfrescoNtlm1] complete
14:02:59,364 ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] Failed to get local domain/workgroup name, using default of WORKGROUP
14:02:59,364 ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] (This may be due to firewall settings or incorrect <broadcast> setting)
14:02:59,489 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'fileServers' subsystem, ID: [fileServers, default] complete
14:02:59,489 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'imap' subsystem, ID: [imap, default]
14:02:59,504 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:59,505 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:59,505 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:59,574 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'imap' subsystem, ID: [imap, default] complete
14:02:59,575 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, outbound]
14:02:59,587 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:59,588 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:59,588 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:59,667 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, outbound] complete
14:02:59,667 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, inbound]
14:02:59,680 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:59,681 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:59,681 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:02:59,732 WARN  [org.springframework.beans.GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor] Invalid JavaBean property 'blockedSenders' being accessed! Ambiguous write methods found next to actually used [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setBlockedSenders(java.util.List)]: [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setBlockedSenders(java.lang.String)]
14:02:59,733 WARN  [org.springframework.beans.GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor] Invalid JavaBean property 'allowedSenders' being accessed! Ambiguous write methods found next to actually used [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setAllowedSenders(java.util.List)]: [public void org.alfresco.email.server.EmailServer.setAllowedSenders(java.lang.String)]
14:02:59,750 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'email' subsystem, ID: [email, inbound] complete
14:02:59,751 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'googledocs' subsystem, ID: [googledocs, default]
14:02:59,778 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:02:59,779 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:02:59,779 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:03:00,206 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'googledocs' subsystem, ID: [googledocs, default] complete
14:03:00,208 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] Enabled - calculate missing user usages …
14:03:00,270 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] Found 0 users to recalculate
14:03:00,270 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.usage.UserUsageTrackingComponent] … calculated missing usages for 0 users
14:03:00,270 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Synchronization' subsystem, ID: [Synchronization, default]
14:03:00,283 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/version.properties]
14:03:00,284 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
14:03:00,284 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.FixedPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/domain/cache-strategies.properties]
14:03:00,362 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'Synchronization' subsystem, ID: [Synchronization, default] complete
14:03:00,411 ERROR [org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: 07210000 Failed to find 'app:dictionary' node
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.scheduled.ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl.locatePersistanceFolder(ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl.java:132)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.scheduled.ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl$ScheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap$1$1.execute(ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl.java:489)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:381)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:253)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.scheduled.ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl$ScheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap$1.doWork(ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl.java:494)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.runAs(AuthenticationUtil.java:508)
   at org.alfresco.repo.action.scheduled.ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl$ScheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap.onBootstrap(ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl.java:481)
   at org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:56)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:97)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.java:78)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:294)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:858)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:419)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:261)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:192)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:47)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:63)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3972)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4467)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:546)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:637)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:563)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:498)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1277)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:321)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:785)
   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:519)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:581)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
14:03:11,802 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Registered 264 Web Scripts (+0 failed), 274 URLs
14:03:11,803 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Registered 8 Package Description Documents (+0 failed)
14:03:11,804 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Registered 0 Schema Description Documents (+0 failed)
14:03:11,996 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractRuntimeContainer] Initialised Spring Surf Container Web Script Container (in 2559.4558ms)
14:03:12,061 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TemplateProcessorRegistry] Registered template processor freemarker for extension ftl
14:03:12,184 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptProcessorRegistry] Registered script processor javascript for extension js
14:03:12,353 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TemplateProcessorRegistry] Registered template processor freemarker for extension ftl
14:03:12,359 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptProcessorRegistry] Registered script processor javascript for extension js
14:03:12,513 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TemplateProcessorRegistry] Registered template processor freemarker for extension ftl
14:03:12,519 INFO  [org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptProcessorRegistry] Registered script processor javascript for extension js

[janv]

The "app:dictionary" node corresponds to /Company Home/Data Dictionary location and is required for storing various system config in the repository. Have you or some other "admin" user inadvertently deleted this location ? If you search JIRA you will find other examples where this has happened either at the "Data Dictionary" level or below, eg. https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/MNT-7493

You could try disabling that particular job and possibly others (via custom config changes, as needed) until you can re-start your system. At this point, you could try to navigate using Alfresco Explorer and/or Admin Node Browser to see if that location/node exists. If not, then you could try checking the trashcan (via Alfresco Explorer) for "Data Dictionary" and then as admin attempt to restore it.

Alternatively (or if all else fails) then you may need to restore (a separate instance) from your last regular backup. You could then attempt to export the "Data Dictionary" from that backup and re-import back into your live instance, although this may require dedicated help from Alfresco Support (and an upgrade to Alfresco Enterprise).

Best regards,
Jan

[currix]

Thank you for your detailed answer. I have checked the link that you suggest and it also seems relevant. In fact, I do not act as the alfresco admin, I have just installed it in one of our nodes. And I have been called once the problem started. But it seems that what happened is what you say. Tomorrow I will carefully try to work out a solution following your suggestions.

Regards, and thanks again,

Curro

[currix]

Hello Jan,

I have talked with the acting Alfresco admins and they have told me that, trying to arrange in a better way the information, they deleted some directories that were empty (sigh…). I am afraid that this is what caused Alfresco to stop working, as described in the link provided in your answer.

I will try to proceed as you suggested and check if the directories are in the Trash folder. However, I do not have any idea of how to disable jobs if alfresco is not starting. I guess there is some config file where the different jobs that will be started are defined, though I have not found how to do this. I will greatly appreciate a tip on this point.

Again thanks for your help. Best regards.

Curro

[janv]

I've looked at the stacktrace again and in this case it is a spring bean (ScheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap.onBootstrap) being invoked on startup/bootstrap rather than a job per-se.

WARNING: these steps have not been tested. Please take a full backup before proceeding (at your own risk) !

Temporarily edit the bootstrap.xml file in the exploded war and comment-out the bean …

<!– TEMP
   <bean id="scheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap" class="org.alfresco.repo.action.scheduled.ScheduledPersistedActionServiceImpl$ScheduledPersistedActionServiceBootstrap">
       <property name="scheduledPersistedActionService" ref="scheduledPersistedActionService" />
       <property name="transactionHelper" ref="retryingTransactionHelper" />
    </bean>
–>
‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

… once you have a recovered your system, shutdown and then reverse the change (ie. comment the bean back in), re-start and re-test.

However, you may find that there are other bootstrap beans and/or jobs that also depend on the "Data Dictionary" (or below).

If you are in any doubt (or for future peace of mind) I would highly recommend that you consider Enterprise + Support.

Best regards,
Jan

[midoscofield]

Hello,
This solution is for Sheduled action folder,but how about the rendering action root node? i cannot disable the checking for this folder.
Any idea please?