point alf_data on other hardisk with ntfs file system

[airbase9018]

hi, i have a problem changing the dir.root directory to point to other hard disk with ntfs file system.
i have a second hard disk in my server, formatted to ntfs, because its from windows. and im now using Linux (CentOS).

i aLready mounted the hard disk using the ntfs-3g for mounting. now i am able to read and write in the new hard disk. the location is /mnt/storage.

when i chage the dir.root=/opt/alfresco/alf_data to
dir.root=/mnt/storage/alf_data

then restarted aLfresco, then it got 404 error… the page cannot be found.
but when i change back the dir.root to its originaL location which "dir.root=/opt/alfresco/alf_data
alfresco works fine.

hope you can heLp me. thanks.

[pmonks]

Can you post a clean alfresco.log covering the startup process?

The easiest way to get a clean alfresco.log is:

1. shutdown Alfresco


2. move the existing alfresco.log (if any) out of the way


3. restart Alfresco


4. reproduce the problem (in this case simply wait until Alfresco has finished starting)


5. shut Alfresco back down


6. copy off the alfresco.log

Cheers,
Peter

[airbase9018]

this is the clean alfresco.log.. thanks…

11:22:36,656 WARN  [org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean] Could not detect RMI registry - creating new one11:22:43,035 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database dialect org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect.11:22:43,135 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Executing database script /opt/alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/AlfrescoSchemaCreate-org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect-13685.sql (Generated).11:22:55,194 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Executing database script /opt/alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/AlfrescoSchemaUpdate-org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect-13686.sql (Copied from classpath:alfresco/dbscripts/create/2.1/org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect/AlfrescoPostCreate-2.1-FKIndexes.sql).11:22:55,271 INFO  [org.alfresco.repo.domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] All executed statements written to file /opt/alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco/AlfrescoSchemaUpdate-All_Statements-13687.sql.11:22:57,843 ERROR [org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failedorg.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Bootstrap failed   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:444)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.onBootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:666)   at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:62)   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:241)   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:349)   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)   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:295)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)Caused by: javax.transaction.RollbackException: Transaction didn't commit: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:430)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:438)   … 35 moreCaused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2090)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.setStatus(IndexInfo.java:1111)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneBase.setStatus(AbstractLuceneBase.java:256)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.java:473)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.java:679)   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:634)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUtils.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:48)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:821)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:637)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:624)   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:307)   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:420)   … 36 moreCaused by: java.io.IOException: No such device   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map0(Native Method)   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map(FileChannelImpl.java:747)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatusToFile(IndexInfo.java:1953)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatus(IndexInfo.java:1942)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.access$1100(IndexInfo.java:115)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$PreparedTransition.transition(IndexInfo.java:1301)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$5.doWork(IndexInfo.java:1120)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2077)   … 47 more11:22:57,846 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListenerorg.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Bootstrap failed   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:444)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.onBootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:666)   at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:62)   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:241)   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:349)   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)   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:295)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)Caused by: javax.transaction.RollbackException: Transaction didn't commit: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:430)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:438)   … 35 moreCaused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2090)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.setStatus(IndexInfo.java:1111)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneBase.setStatus(AbstractLuceneBase.java:256)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.java:473)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.java:679)   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:634)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUtils.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:48)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:821)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:637)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:624)   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:307)   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:420)   … 36 moreCaused by: java.io.IOException: No such device   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map0(Native Method)   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map(FileChannelImpl.java:747)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatusToFile(IndexInfo.java:1953)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatus(IndexInfo.java:1942)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.access$1100(IndexInfo.java:115)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$PreparedTransition.transition(IndexInfo.java:1301)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$5.doWork(IndexInfo.java:1120)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2077)   … 47 more11:22:57,849 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.alfresco.web.app.ContextListenerorg.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Bootstrap failed   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:444)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.onBootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:666)   at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:62)   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:241)   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:349)   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)   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:295)   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)Caused by: javax.transaction.RollbackException: Transaction didn't commit: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:430)   at org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap.bootstrap(ImporterBootstrap.java:438)   … 35 moreCaused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error during run with lock.   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2090)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.setStatus(IndexInfo.java:1111)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneBase.setStatus(AbstractLuceneBase.java:256)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerImpl.java:473)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.prepare(AbstractLuceneIndexerAndSearcherFactory.java:679)   at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.AlfrescoTransactionSupport$TransactionSynchronizationImpl.beforeCommit(AlfrescoTransactionSupport.java:634)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationUtils.triggerBeforeCommit(TransactionSynchronizationUtils.java:48)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.triggerBeforeCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:821)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:637)   at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:624)   at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.commitTransactionAfterReturning(TransactionAspectSupport.java:307)   at org.alfresco.util.transaction.SpringAwareUserTransaction.commit(SpringAwareUserTransaction.java:420)   … 36 moreCaused by: java.io.IOException: No such device   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map0(Native Method)   at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.map(FileChannelImpl.java:747)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatusToFile(IndexInfo.java:1953)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.writeStatus(IndexInfo.java:1942)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.access$1100(IndexInfo.java:115)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$PreparedTransition.transition(IndexInfo.java:1301)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo$5.doWork(IndexInfo.java:1120)   at org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.index.IndexInfo.doWithFileLock(IndexInfo.java:2077)   … 47 more ERROR [net.sf.jooreports.openoffice.connection.SocketOpenOfficeConnection] disconnected 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[pmonks]

It looks like ntfs-3g doesn't support file locking properly (or perhaps at all), in which case Alfresco will unfortunately be unable to use NTFS filesystems mounted with it.

Cheers,
Peter

[airbase9018]

It looks like ntfs-3g doesn't support file locking properly (or perhaps at all), in which case Alfresco will unfortunately be unable to use NTFS filesystems mounted with it.

Cheers,
Peter

any suggestions? im kinda stuck right now… i have no idea what to do. the second harddisk should not be formatted because it has backup data on it…
thanks

[pmonks]

Basically you'll have to copy or move the alf_data directory off the NTFS volume and onto a filesystem that has locking support in Linux (which includes most "native" Linux filesystems - ext2, ext3, etc.).

I don't know enough details to know what's possible in your case, but if this were me I'd probably buy yet another hard drive, format it with a native Linux filesystem (whatever CentOS uses by default), then copy everything on the NTFS drive over to it.  At that point Alfresco should start working, and you'll have a spare hard drive that you can repurpose as appropriate.

Cheers,
Peter

[airbase9018]

okay… in our case, we have existing alfresco installed in a windows environment. now that we want it to run on Linux (especifically under CENTOS 5.1) we want the existing data from windows to be used in the Linux environment.

if we will format the new hard disk to ext3, can windows recognized that format? because we are pLanning to buy new harddisk and format it to ext3, then sLave it first to windows and copy aLL the data there. and then mount the new harddisk to the Linux environment..

what do you think??

thanks…

[airbase9018]

okay, i found a software that will  read the ext3, explore2fs, but it can only read, it doesnt support anymore write method.

[pmonks]

I'd suggest mounting the NTFS volume on a Linux machine, and copy from there to the ext3 drive.  Generally speaking Linux has better support for NTFS than Windows has for Linux filesystems.

Cheers,
Peter

[airbase9018]

how about this?
Ext2 Installable File System For Windows
http://www.fs-driver.org/

it can read/write ext2/ext3 in windows… and i tried it and it works. but it can support Large fiLes? Like 200GB - 300GB?? i will still have to find out.