Ok I just reinstalled as per my post above. Didn't get it working but not the same issue and it took a lot longer to load this time which sounds about right.
Here is the reported error off http://localhost:8080/portal:
HTTP Status 500 -
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type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.InvocationException: Cannot invoke with a null interceptor[]
org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.process(PortalServlet.java:315)
org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:173)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
root cause
org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.InvocationException: Cannot invoke with a null interceptor[]
org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:157)
org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.process(PortalServlet.java:295)
org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:173)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the JBossWeb/2.0.0.GA logs.
And the log file:
2007-06-12 10:58:25,524 ERROR [org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet] Invocation exception
org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.InvocationException: Cannot invoke with a null interceptor[]
at org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:157)
at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.process(PortalServlet.java:295)
at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:173)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:156)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
2007-06-12 10:58:25,534 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/portal].[PortalServletWithPathMapping]] Servlet.service() for servlet PortalServletWithPathMapping threw exception
org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.InvocationException: Cannot invoke with a null interceptor[]
at org.jboss.portal.common.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:157)
at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.process(PortalServlet.java:295)
at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:173)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:156)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
2007-06-12 10:58:27,196 DEBUG [com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLogger] Periodic recovery - first pass <Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:58:27>
2007-06-12 10:58:27,196 DEBUG [com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.logging.arjLogger] StatusModule: first pass
2007-06-12 10:58:27,196 DEBUG [com.arjuna.ats.txoj.logging.txojLoggerI18N] [com.arjuna.ats.internal.txoj.recovery.TORecoveryModule_3] - TORecoveryModule - first pass
2007-06-12 10:58:27,196 DEBUG [com.arjuna.ats.jta.logging.loggerI18N] [com.arjuna.ats.internal.jta.recovery.info.firstpass] Local XARecoveryModule - first pass