Slingshot Alfresco 3.0 Labs Nightly Build

[alexr]

For some reason I can't get Slingshot running out-of-the-box (nightly build labs version).

I have downloaded the AlfrescoLabs-slingshot-dev-Setup.exe (80 MB 11 july version) from
the Nightly Build downloads section.

After running setup of this Alfresco Lab version (using the HSQLDB database option).
I get the following log to my console (dos box). After which both starting Slingshot
and Alfresco fail.
The logs I have placed below.

Can somebody please help me to get Slingshot running.

Regards,

Alex

The console log when starting the Alfresco server:

CompilerOracle: exclude org/apache/lucene/index/IndexReader$1 doBody
CompilerOracle: exclude org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo$Mer
ger mergeIndexes
CompilerOracle: exclude org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/lucene/index/IndexInfo$Mer
ger mergeDeletions
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol init
INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8181
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 687 ms
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start
INFO: Starting service Catalina
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/5.5.23
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost start
INFO: XML validation disabled
Jul 11, 2008 10:30:38 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive alfresco.war
10:30:54,625  INFO  [config.xml.XMLConfigService$PropertyConfigurer] Loading pro
perties file from class path resource [alfresco/file-servers.properties]
10:30:55,656  INFO  [alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Creating VirtServerRegi
stry MBean
10:30:56,718  WARN  [remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean] Could not detect RMI r
egistry - creating new one
10:30:56,812  INFO  [alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Created JMX serverConne
ctor
10:30:59,703  ERROR [transform.swf.PDFToSWFContentTransformer] Failed to start S
WF2PDF transformer:
Execution result:
   os:         Windows XP
   command:    pdf2swf -V
   succeeded:  false
   exit code:  1
   out:
   err:        Cannot run program "pdf2swf": CreateProcess error=2, The system c
annot find the file specified
10:31:00,562  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database d
ialect org.hibernate.dialect.HSQLDialect.
10:31:00,562  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Alfresco is using the HSQL d
efault database. Please only use this while evaluating Alfresco, it is NOT recom
mended for production or deployment!
10:31:01,046  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the
schema.
10:31:02,328  ERROR [util.exec.RuntimeExecBootstrapBean] Bootstrap command faile
d:
Execution result:
   os:         Windows XP
   command:    "D:/Alfresco/openoffice/program/soffice" "-accept=socket,host=loc
alhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" "-env:UserInstallation=file://D:
/Alfresco/openoffice" -nologo -headless -nofirststartwizard -nocrashrep -noresto
re
   succeeded:  false
   exit code:  2
   out:
   err:        Cannot run program ""D:/Alfresco/openoffice/program/soffice"": Cr
eateProcess error=3, The system cannot find the path specified
10:31:03,328 Userystem INFO  [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco ro
ot data directory ('dir.root') is: D:\Alfresco\alf_data
10:31:03,406 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches
to apply …
10:31:03,546 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] No patches were requi
red.
10:31:03,562 Userystem INFO  [repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 0 module(s)
.
10:31:04,750 Userystem WARN  [alfresco.util.OpenOfficeConnectionTester] An ini
tial OpenOffice connection could not be established.
10:31:04,765 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco J
VM - v1.6.0_02-b06; maximum heap size 506.313MB
10:31:04,765 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco s
tarted (Labs): Current version 3.0.0 (slingshot-dev 939) schema 128 - Installed
version 3.0.0 (slingshot-dev 939) schema 128
10:31:10,750 Userystem WARN  [web.scripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Unable to regis
ter script classpath:alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/invit
e/invites.get.desc.xml due to error: Failed to parse web script description docu
ment org/alfresco/repository/invite/invites.get.desc.xml ; Error on line 3 of do
cument  : The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity referenc
e. Nested exception: The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the enti
ty reference.
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive slingshot.war
10:31:14,859  INFO  [web.site.FrameworkHelper] Successfully Initialized Web Fram
ework
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:14 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8181
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:14 AM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load
INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:15 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 37047 ms


An Alfresco startup: http://localhost:8181/alfresco/
Terminates with the following Apache Error.[/b]

HTTP Status 500 -

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception

org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest user.
   org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:213)
   org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(AuthenticationHelper.java:109)
   org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:75)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.5.23 logs.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23



A Slingshot startup: http://localhost:8181/slingshot/
Terminates with the following Apache Error.

HTTP Status 500 -

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception

javax.servlet.ServletException: Unable to retrieve object: site-index of type: page
   org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:121)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)

root cause

org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Unable to retrieve object: site-index of type: page
   org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectManager.java:136)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
   org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper.java:186)
   org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpRequestContextFactory.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHelper.java:181)
   org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:117)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)

root cause

org.alfresco.web.framework.exception.ModelObjectPersisterException: Error loading object id: site-index from persister id: RemoteStore_/site-data/pages_page
   org.alfresco.web.framework.MultiModelObjectPersister.getObject(MultiModelObjectPersister.java:110)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectManager.java:132)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
   org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper.java:186)
   org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpRequestContextFactory.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHelper.java:181)
   org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:117)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)

root cause

org.alfresco.web.framework.exception.ModelObjectPersisterException: Failure to load model object for path: site-index.xml
   org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObjectByPath(StoreModelObjectPersister.java:172)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(StoreModelObjectPersister.java:104)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.java:85)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.MultiModelObjectPersister.getObject(MultiModelObjectPersister.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectManager.java:132)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
   org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper.java:186)
   org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpRequestContextFactory.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHelper.java:181)
   org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:117)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)

root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException
   org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.getEncoding(DocumentHelper.java:292)
   org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.parseText(DocumentHelper.java:273)
   org.alfresco.connector.AlfrescoAuthenticator.authenticate(AlfrescoAuthenticator.java:82)
   org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.handshake(AuthenticatingConnector.java:359)
   org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.call(AuthenticatingConnector.java:110)
   org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.callGet(RemoteStore.java:380)
   org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.hasDocument(RemoteStore.java:170)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObjectByPath(StoreModelObjectPersister.java:132)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(StoreModelObjectPersister.java:104)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.java:85)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.MultiModelObjectPersister.getObject(MultiModelObjectPersister.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectManager.java:132)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
   org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
   org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper.java:186)
   org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpRequestContextFactory.java:106)
   org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHelper.java:181)
   org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:117)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.5.23 logs.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23


The Alfresco/Tomcat Log after trying to start Slingshot is:

perties file from class path resource [alfresco/file-servers.properties]
10:30:55,656  INFO  [alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Creating VirtServerRegi
stry MBean
10:30:56,718  WARN  [remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean] Could not detect RMI r
egistry - creating new one
10:30:56,812  INFO  [alfresco.mbeans.VirtServerRegistry] Created JMX serverConne
ctor
10:30:59,703  ERROR [transform.swf.PDFToSWFContentTransformer] Failed to start S
WF2PDF transformer:
Execution result:
   os:         Windows XP
   command:    pdf2swf -V
   succeeded:  false
   exit code:  1
   out:
   err:        Cannot run program "pdf2swf": CreateProcess error=2, The system c
annot find the file specified
10:31:00,562  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Schema managed by database d
ialect org.hibernate.dialect.HSQLDialect.
10:31:00,562  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] Alfresco is using the HSQL d
efault database. Please only use this while evaluating Alfresco, it is NOT recom
mended for production or deployment!
10:31:01,046  INFO  [domain.schema.SchemaBootstrap] No changes were made to the
schema.
10:31:02,328  ERROR [util.exec.RuntimeExecBootstrapBean] Bootstrap command faile
d:
Execution result:
   os:         Windows XP
   command:    "D:/Alfresco/openoffice/program/soffice" "-accept=socket,host=loc
alhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" "-env:UserInstallation=file://D:
/Alfresco/openoffice" -nologo -headless -nofirststartwizard -nocrashrep -noresto
re
   succeeded:  false
   exit code:  2
   out:
   err:        Cannot run program ""D:/Alfresco/openoffice/program/soffice"": Cr
eateProcess error=3, The system cannot find the path specified
10:31:03,328 Userystem INFO  [repo.admin.ConfigurationChecker] The Alfresco ro
ot data directory ('dir.root') is: D:\Alfresco\alf_data
10:31:03,406 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] Checking for patches
to apply …
10:31:03,546 Userystem INFO  [admin.patch.PatchExecuter] No patches were requi
red.
10:31:03,562 Userystem INFO  [repo.module.ModuleServiceImpl] Found 0 module(s)
.
10:31:04,750 Userystem WARN  [alfresco.util.OpenOfficeConnectionTester] An ini
tial OpenOffice connection could not be established.
10:31:04,765 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco J
VM - v1.6.0_02-b06; maximum heap size 506.313MB
10:31:04,765 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco s
tarted (Labs): Current version 3.0.0 (slingshot-dev 939) schema 128 - Installed
version 3.0.0 (slingshot-dev 939) schema 128
10:31:10,750 Userystem WARN  [web.scripts.DeclarativeRegistry] Unable to regis
ter script classpath:alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/invit
e/invites.get.desc.xml due to error: Failed to parse web script description docu
ment org/alfresco/repository/invite/invites.get.desc.xml ; Error on line 3 of do
cument  : The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity referenc
e. Nested exception: The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the enti
ty reference.
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:12 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive slingshot.war
10:31:14,859  INFO  [web.site.FrameworkHelper] Successfully Initialized Web Fram
ework
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:14 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8181
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:14 AM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load
INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource
Jul 11, 2008 10:31:15 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 37047 ms
10:32:33,859  ERROR [[localhost].[/alfresco].[Faces Servlet]] Servlet.service()
for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception
org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException: Failed to authenticate as Guest use
r.
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(Authen
ticationHelper.java:213)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(Authen
ticationHelper.java:109)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(Authentica
tionFilter.java:75)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl
icationFilterChain.java:215)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF
ilterChain.java:188)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperV
alve.java:210)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextV
alve.java:174)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j
ava:127)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j
ava:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal
ve.java:108)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.jav
a:151)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java
:870)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.p
rocessConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpo
int.java:528)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFol
lowerWorkerThread.java:81)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP
ool.java:685)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null
        at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:113)
        at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getWebApplicationContex
t(FacesContextUtils.java:50)
        at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicati
onContext(FacesContextUtils.java:81)
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Repository.getServiceRegistry(Reposi
tory.java:562)
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Preferences.getNodeService(Preferenc
es.java:107)
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Preferences.getValue(Preferences.jav
a:79)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.Application.getLanguage(Application.java:691)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationHelper.authenticate(Authen
ticationHelper.java:187)
        … 16 more
10:32:36,718  ERROR [[localhost].[/alfresco].[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servle
t jsp threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.FacesHelper.getManagedBean(FacesHelper.j
ava:153)
        at org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.PageTag.getWindowOnloadCode(PageTag.java
:374)
        at org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.PageTag.doStartTag(PageTag.java:284)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspService(error_jsp.java:74)
        at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:98)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper
.java:328)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:3
15)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:265)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl
icationFilterChain.java:269)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF
ilterChain.java:188)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDisp
atcher.java:691)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(Applica
tionDispatcher.java:471)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationD
ispatcher.java:403)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDis
patcher.java:301)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.j
ava:364)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValv
e.java:213)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j
ava:135)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j
ava:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal
ve.java:108)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.jav
a:151)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java
:870)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.p
rocessConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpo
int.java:528)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFol
lowerWorkerThread.java:81)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP
ool.java:685)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
10:33:43,250  INFO  [web.site.FrameworkHelper] CachedFileSystem started
10:33:45,312  ERROR [[localhost].[/slingshot].[pageRendererServlet]] Servlet.ser
vice() for servlet pageRendererServlet threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.getEncoding(DocumentHelper.java:292)
        at org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.parseText(DocumentHelper.java:273)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AlfrescoAuthenticator.authenticate(AlfrescoAut
henticator.java:82)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.handshake(Authenticati
ngConnector.java:359)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.call(AuthenticatingCon
nector.java:110)
        at org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.callGet(RemoteStore.java:380)
        at org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.hasDocument(RemoteStore.java:170
)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObjectByPath(
StoreModelObjectPersister.java:132)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(StoreM
odelObjectPersister.java:104)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(
RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.java:85)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.MultiModelObjectPersister.getObject(MultiM
odelObjectPersister.java:106)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectMa
nager.java:132)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper
.java:186)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpReque
stContextFactory.java:106)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHel
per.java:181)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherSer
vlet.java:117)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl
icationFilterChain.java:269)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF
ilterChain.java:188)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperV
alve.java:210)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextV
alve.java:174)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j
ava:127)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j
ava:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal
ve.java:108)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.jav
a:151)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java
:870)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.p
rocessConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpo
int.java:528)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFol
lowerWorkerThread.java:81)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP
ool.java:685)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
10:34:01,078  ERROR [[localhost].[/slingshot].[pageRendererServlet]] Servlet.ser
vice() for servlet pageRendererServlet threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.getEncoding(DocumentHelper.java:292)
        at org.dom4j.DocumentHelper.parseText(DocumentHelper.java:273)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AlfrescoAuthenticator.authenticate(AlfrescoAut
henticator.java:82)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.handshake(Authenticati
ngConnector.java:359)
        at org.alfresco.connector.AuthenticatingConnector.call(AuthenticatingCon
nector.java:110)
        at org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.callGet(RemoteStore.java:380)
        at org.alfresco.web.scripts.RemoteStore.hasDocument(RemoteStore.java:170
)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObjectByPath(
StoreModelObjectPersister.java:132)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.StoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(StoreM
odelObjectPersister.java:104)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.getObject(
RemoteStoreModelObjectPersister.java:85)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.MultiModelObjectPersister.getObject(MultiM
odelObjectPersister.java:106)
        at org.alfresco.web.framework.ModelObjectManager.getObject(ModelObjectMa
nager.java:132)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getObject(Model.java:385)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.Model.getPage(Model.java:128)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.SlingshotPageMapper.execute(SlingshotPageMapper
.java:186)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.HttpRequestContextFactory.newInstance(HttpReque
stContextFactory.java:106)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.FrameworkHelper.initRequestContext(FrameworkHel
per.java:181)
        at org.alfresco.web.site.servlet.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherSer
vlet.java:117)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl
icationFilterChain.java:269)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF
ilterChain.java:188)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperV
alve.java:210)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextV
alve.java:174)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j
ava:127)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j
ava:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal
ve.java:108)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.jav
a:151)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java
:870)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.p
rocessConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpo
int.java:528)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFol
lowerWorkerThread.java:81)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP
ool.java:685)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

[steve]

Hi,
That's because it is still in development and at the present time is likely to have issues - as you have found out.
It is worth while looking in Jira to assess how the development is progressing, and keep looking at the nightly builds because we are running it internally so issues like this won't be around for very long.
(BTW, this issue has been resolved since it also impacted me…)
Steve

[alexr]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the update. I was just looking forward to see the new Alfresco
client in action on my own pc and assumed that since Luis demonstrated it on one of the break-out/tech sessions
this nightly build would work. I will watch the Jira and just try the nightly builds as they become available and see how it progresses till the following
release stages.
I am glad it has been resolved.
Keep up the good works.

Regards,

Alex

[alexr]

Hi Kevin,

I had a chance to try out the Share client of the nightly build (July 29th) (Alfresco Labs-3a.1017-Mini-Setup.exe) on a MySQL database
and the interface looks cool. I guess Share won't be an immediate replacement for the current Alfresco client (not in this release), but I can see it getting there.

Regards,

Alex