startup error when configuring ldap

[chuck_irvine]

When I configure activiti enterprise to use my local ldap server, per the enterprise admin guide, I get the following error:

<code>
org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No qualifying bean of type [com.activiti.service.idm.LdapSyncService] is defined
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBean(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:371)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBean(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:331)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:968)
   at com.activiti.conf.Bootstrapper.initLdapSync(Bootstrapper.java:572)
   at com.activiti.conf.Bootstrapper.onApplicationEvent(Bootstrapper.java:177)
   at com.activiti.conf.Bootstrapper.onApplicationEvent(Bootstrapper.java:93)
   at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.invokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:151)
<code>

This error prevents the activiti-app webapp from being deployed.

I'm  attaching all activiti related property files and my tomcat startup file.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[chuck_irvine]

Note that this problem occurs whether I have my ApacheDS ldap server running or not. So, perhaps the problem can be duplicated by simply installing my ldap property file into tomcat (version 8).

[jbarrez]

Do you happen to have some other logs? There seems to be missing some logging for the actual exception.

I don't see anything wrong with the config directly (maybe make ldap.synchronization.full.enabled set to true).

Which version is this? Did you only change the properties or did some more customizations?

[chuck_irvine]

Good call, Joram. After setting ldap.sync.full.enabled to true, activiti-app deployed without error and sync'ed both my users and groups. I was  also able to log in as one of the sync'ed users. Super!!! That was a big step. Thanks, Thanks! I had also opened a case for this problem with Alfresco customer support. I'll close that ticket after documenting the fix.

[jonnyg]

Interested as well in this fix, as we've seen it in 1.4.3. Filed issue #00681905.

As the stacktrace shows, the root cause is in Bootstrapper line 572:
<java>
  protected void initLdapSync(ContextRefreshedEvent event)
  {
    LdapSyncService ldapSyncService = (LdapSyncService)event.getApplicationContext().getBean(LdapSyncService.class);
    if (ldapSyncService != null) {
      ldapSyncService.asyncExecuteFullSynchronizationIfNeeded(null);
    } else {
      this.log.warn("No instance of " + LdapSyncService.class + " found. Sync with external source not happening.");
    }
  }
</java>
and the LdapSyncService bean (com.activiti.conf.IdmSyncServiceConfiguration) is configured conditionally, only if either of the sync properties are set to true.

[jbarrez]

@JonnyG : what fix are you looking for exactly? (there has been some serious refactoring for the ldap sync service, so want to check what we've done against this)

[jonnyg]

At a minimum, have it working. Through v1.4.3, if BOTH ldap.sync.full.enabled or  ldap.sync.differential.enabled are set to false, you will get error as above.

[jbarrez]

That has been fixed. The bootstrapper now checkes the sync properties, not the auth property.

[jonnyg]

Thanks – which version?

[jbarrez]

What I meant is that 'I fixed it' on the master branch. So 1.5.