Unable to Locate Directories

[spungey]

Hi,

I just installed 2.9.0B on XP sp2.  All went well.  This install is unable to locate any directories.  For instance if you try to set up a workflow "move to" rule and click on the "destination directory" link, it gives the "working" icon and never moves ahead.  Same thing happens if you try to check out to a different directory.

It does not produce any log file entries when entering this state.  It does not produce any log file entries when I tell it to stop trying.

The catalina log shows an FTP port in use, (below) and a stack trace for "file already exists" from when I tried to upload a file on top on an existing file (as it probably should have.)

Any clues on how to start troubleshooting or working around the bad behavior?  (Yeah, I'm a real newbie still.) 

–
Richard



17:21:55,080  ERROR [alfresco.ftp.protocol] FTP Socket error
java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359)
        at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319)
        at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185)
        at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:141)
        at org.alfresco.filesys.ftp.FTPNetworkServer.run(FTPNetworkServer.java:4
07)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
17:21:56,267 Userystem WARN  [alfresco.util.OpenOfficeConnectionTester] A conn
ection to OpenOffice could not be established.
17:21:56,361 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco J
VM - v1.6.0-b105; maximum heap size 506.313MB
17:21:56,361 Userystem INFO  [service.descriptor.DescriptorService] Alfresco s
tarted (Community Network): Current version 2.9.0 (B 683) schema 116 - Installed
version 2.9.0 (B 683) schema 116
Jan 19, 2008 5:21:59 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080

[spungey]

Naturally, I found the answer right after posting.   ops:

Got firebug, installed it, restarted, no change.  Switched it on and *poof* all is well.  Should this be listed as a requirement when using firefox?

Since that's settled, what should I do about the FTP port being in use and blocking openoffice?
–
Richard

[loftux]

Try in a command window: netstat -bv
This will list the application that is currently using the FTP port.

As for Open Office, I don't think it is the FTP port that is blocking the start of Open Office. I once had the same problem with Open Office not starting. Turned out is was unable to determine default language for the gui (even if it is not displaying the gui). Started it once manually with gui, copied the resulting config directory to the alfresco open office config directory. Sorry I cannot remember paths.

/Peter Löfgren

[paupaches]

Hi,
I did what you did and it worked. However, I do not see how firebug can solve this. Does it modify the behaviour of Firefox and works around a bug? It just amazes me.

[mikeh]

Firebug subtly alters how asynchronous Ajax requests work within Firefox and hence masked a small bug we had with the pickers.

Thanks,
Mike