Nuxeo 6.0 does not start after applying latest hotfix -- FreeMarker exception

[Steven_Huwig1]

The message after sudo service nuxeo start:

 Expression nuxeo.server.declare_datasources is undefined on line 51, column 21 in server.xml.nxftl.
 The problematic instruction:
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 ==> if !isWizard && nuxeo.server.declare_datasources == "true" [on line 51, column 3 in server.xml.nxftl]
Java backtrace for programmers:
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 freemarker.core.InvalidReferenceException: Expression nuxeo.server.declare_datasources is undefined on line 51, column 21 in server.xml.nxftl.
 	at freemarker.core.TemplateObject.assertNonNull(TemplateObject.java:124)

What do I need to do to troubleshoot/repair this problem?

[Florent_Guillau · Accepted solution]

You must have a custom overloaded server.xml.nxftl. There is no nuxeo.server.declare_datasources anymore in Nuxeo 6.0, it's been changed (with opposite meaning) to nuxeo.db.embeddedDatasources in NXP-14728.

Take the server.xml.nxftl from the standard distribution (templates/common-base/conf/server.xml.nxftl) and re-apply your custom changes to it.

[Steven_Huwig1]

Thank you, this is exactly what was wrong. Of course there is a secondary error after this is cleared.

[Steven_Huwig1]

Seems as though my local configuration also has a web.xml.nxftl in its conf/ folder -- perhaps this is a similar issue? (We used it to conditionally deploy a servlet filter for request logging)

[Steven_Huwig1]

I left out the bottom of the stack trace that was checking for the runtime's initialization status

[Florent_Guillau]

You should carefully review the changes you made in your customized templates. Start with the standard Nuxeo ones and add your customizations one by one to see which one breaks.