Loads of errors with new external authentication subsystem

[gronfelt]

I'm trying to set up Alfresco with CAS, using the new authentication subsystem "external", as described in the wiki. However, when I set the authentication chain to

authentication.chain=external1:external‍

I end up with a lot of exceptions on server startup. First this:

11:03:46,117 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Starting 'Authentication' subsystem, ID: [managed, external1]
11:03:46,171 INFO  [org.alfresco.config.JndiPropertyPlaceholderConfigurer] Loading properties file from class path resource [alfresco/alfresco-shared.properties]
11:03:46,190 ERROR [org.alfresco.fileserver] CIFS server configuration error, Error creating bean with name 'localAuthenticationService' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/subsystems/Authentication/external/external-authentication-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sysAdminParams' while setting bean property 'sysAdminParams'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'localAuthenticationService' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/subsystems/Authentication/external/external-authentication-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sysAdminParams' while setting bean property 'sysAdminParams'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanDefinition(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:360)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanFactory.java:914)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:241)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:227)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:267)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:110)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1100)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:862)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:423)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:249)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:155)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:246)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:291)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:352)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory.start(ChildApplicationContextFactory.java:460)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory.getApplicationContext(ChildApplicationContextFactory.java:514)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.DefaultChildApplicationContextManager.getApplicationContext(DefaultChildApplicationContextManager.java:236)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:102)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
   at $Proxy180.isActive(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.filesys.config.ServerConfigurationBean.processCIFSServerConfig(ServerConfigurationBean.java:175)
   at org.alfresco.filesys.AbstractServerConfigurationBean.init(AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java:475)
   at org.alfresco.filesys.AbstractServerConfigurationBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java:824)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster$1.run(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:77)
   at org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor.execute(SyncTaskExecutor.java:49)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:75)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:246)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:617)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:355)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory.start(ChildApplicationContextFactory.java:460)
   at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.AbstractPropertyBackedBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractPropertyBackedBean.java:276)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster$1.run(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:77)
   at org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor.execute(SyncTaskExecutor.java:49)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:75)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:246)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:617)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:355)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:189)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:69)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
   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:525)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:627)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:553)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:488)
   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(LifecycleSupport.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:516)
   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(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.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)
11:03:46,207 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChildApplicationContextFactory] Startup of 'fileServers' subsystem, ID: [default] complete
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Then it continues further below:

11:07:11,975 INFO  [org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper] Successfully Initialized Web Framework
11:07:12,245 ERROR [org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractRuntime] Exception from executeScript - redirecting to status template error: 09100001 Wrapped Exception (with status template): Error creating bean with name 'localAuthenticationService' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/subsystems/Authentication/external/external-authentication-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sysAdminParams' while setting bean property 'sysAdminParams'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
org.alfresco.web.scripts.WebScriptException: 09100001 Wrapped Exception (with status template): Error creating bean with name 'localAuthenticationService' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/subsystems/Authentication/external/external-authentication-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sysAdminParams' while setting bean property 'sysAdminParams'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractWebScript.createStatusException(AbstractWebScript.java:613)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.DeclarativeWebScript.execute(DeclarativeWebScript.java:165)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer$2.execute(RepositoryContainer.java:371)
   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:326)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecute(RepositoryContainer.java:421)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecuteAs(RepositoryContainer.java:438)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.executeScript(RepositoryContainer.java:261)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:295)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:172)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.servlet.WebScriptServlet.service(WebScriptServlet.java:122)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
   at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
   at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
   at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
   at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'localAuthenticationService' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/subsystems/Authentication/external/external-authentication-context.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sysAdminParams' while setting bean property 'sysAdminParams'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:275)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:110)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1100)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:862)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:423)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:249)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:155)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:246)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:757)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.subsystems.SubsystemChainingAuthenticationService.getUsableAuthenticationServices(SubsystemChainingAuthenticationService.java:119)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AbstractChainingAuthenticationService.authenticate(AbstractChainingAuthenticationService.java:162)
   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.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:304)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
   at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:80)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
   at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
   at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:147)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
   at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
   at $Proxy25.authenticate(Unknown Source)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.bean.AbstractLoginBean.login(AbstractLoginBean.java:72)
   at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.bean.LoginPost.executeImpl(LoginPost.java:79)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.DeclarativeWebScript.executeImpl(DeclarativeWebScript.java:223)
   at org.alfresco.web.scripts.DeclarativeWebScript.execute(DeclarativeWebScript.java:70)
   … 21 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named 'sysAdminParams' is defined
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanDefinition(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:360)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanFactory.java:914)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:241)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:227)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:267)
   … 53 more
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The last part is repeated when I try to access Alfresco Explorer.

I'm using Sun JDK 1.6.0_14 and the Tomcat that's bundled in the installer.

[gronfelt]

I temporarily solved this by commenting out the following part in external-authentication-context.xml:

      <property name="sysAdminParams">
         <ref bean="sysAdminParams" />
      </property>
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However, since I have no idea why the property was there in the first place and how this will affect functionality, this obviously doesn't feel like a very good solution.

[siarheibaidun]

Where can I find external-authentication-context.xml file?
I've installed 3.2. community edition. There is nothing similar…

[siarheibaidun]

… found it in sources HEAD\root\projects\repository\config\alfresco\subsystems\Authentication\external\

[nowhere]

Hi gronfelt,
I have error before your, it's not finding localAuthenticationService:

org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No bean named '
localAuthenticationService' is defined
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.
getBeanDefinition(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:360)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getMerg
edBeanDefinition(AbstractBeanFactory.java:914)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean
(AbstractBeanFactory.java:241)…‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

when I attempt a login.
Have you any idea about? I was thinking it doesn't see my authentication subsystem…
If have any suggestion I'd be happy to hear!
Greetings

[kbonnet]

I think this is solved with Alfresco 3.2R2.

[nowhere]

Even with 3.2R version.
Thanks

[kbonnet]

You say

Even with 3.2R version.

But did you try 3.2R2? The external subsystem has been fixed in that version.

Koen

[nowhere]

Yes,
currently I switched to 3.2R2 version.

Nowhere