Linux: Accidentally removed a content store file.

[henrychoi_yw]

Dear All,
I was trying to clean up the Linux storage the other day and I accidentally removed a directory in content store, after that when i start Alfresco, it gives me an error message:

2015-06-01 23:40:15,845  INFO  [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] [main] The Alfresco root data directory ('dir.root') is: /opt/alfresco-4.0.d/alf_data
2015-06-01 23:40:15,851  ERROR [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] [main] CONTENT INTEGRITY ERROR: System content not found in content store.
2015-06-01 23:40:15,851  ERROR [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] [main] Ensure that the 'dir.root' property is pointing to the correct data location.
2015-06-01 23:40:15,853  ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] [main] Context initialization failed
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: 05010000 Ensure that the 'dir.root' property is pointing to the correct data location.
   at org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker.check(ConfigurationChecker.java:248)
   at org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker.access$000(ConfigurationChecker.java:68)
   at org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker$1.execute(ConfigurationChecker.java:179)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:388)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:278)
   at org.alfresco.repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker.onBootstrap(ConfigurationChecker.java:183)
   at org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:56)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEventInternal(SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.java:209)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SafeApplicationEventMulticaster.java:180)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:303)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:911)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:428)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:276)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:197)
   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:4135)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4630)
   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:445)
   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)

What can I do next ? Is there anyway I can recover the content store back or modify the database to skip scanning the files?
I do need the latest files back.
Please if there is anyone that can help.
Really urgent, thanks alot.

[henrychoi_yw]

Hi mrogers
Thanks very much for your help. I can startup alfresco again and get the files out. There is an error shows in Share when I try to login. Will work on that error later on.

[mrogers]

One thing to try would be turning "strict" mode off on the ConfigurationChecker bean.  (by setting system.bootstrap.config_check.strict=false in your alfresco-global.properties. That may get your repo up and running so at least you have access to your content.

Unfortunatley you appear to be missing some important content.   You may be able to patch in equivalent stuff from another instance of alfresco.

[henrychoi_yw]

Hi mrogers
I am getting:
An error has occured in the Share component: /share/service/components/dashlets/my-docs-editing.
It responded with a status of 500 - Internal Error.
Error Code Information: 500 - An error inside the HTTP server which prevented it from fulfilling the request.
Error Message: 05090067 Failed to process template org/alfresco/components/dashlets/my-docs-editing.get.html.ftl
Server: Alfresco Spring WebScripts - v1.0.0 (Release 958) schema 1,000
Time: Jun 9, 2015 2:58:10 PM
After files been deleted from content store and set system.bootstrap.config_check.strict=false
I want to know the above error is telling me that I deleted my-docs-editing dashlet ?

Thanks very much for your time