12 Replies Latest reply on Jul 8, 2012 12:44 PM by mathakin

Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 29, 2012 10:24 AM

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to deploy an ear on JBoss AS 7.1. It giving error.

19:54:33,750 ERROR [org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore] (MSC service thread 1-2) Critical error during OpenCms initialization: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties.: org.opencms.main.CmsException: Critical error during OpenCms initialization: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties.
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.setErrorCondition(OpenCmsCore.java:320) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.CmsInitException.setErrorCondition(CmsInitException.java:121) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.CmsInitException.<init>(CmsInitException.java:92) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.initContext(OpenCmsCore.java:1224) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.upgradeRunlevel(OpenCmsCore.java:1736) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsListener.contextInitialized(OpenCmsListener.java:87) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:3392) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3850) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]
    at org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:90) [jboss-as-web-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1811)
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1746)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]

19:54:33,765 ERROR [org.opencms.main.OpenCmsListener] (MSC service thread 1-2) Critical error during OpenCms initialization: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties.: org.opencms.main.CmsInitException: Critical error during OpenCms initialization: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties.
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.initContext(OpenCmsCore.java:1224) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.upgradeRunlevel(OpenCmsCore.java:1736) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsListener.contextInitialized(OpenCmsListener.java:87) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:3392) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3850) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]
    at org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:90) [jboss-as-web-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1811)
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1746)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties (The system cannot find the path specified)
    at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:120) [rt.jar:1.6.0_25]
    at org.opencms.util.CmsPropertyUtils.loadProperties(CmsPropertyUtils.java:98) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.initContext(OpenCmsCore.java:1222) [opencms-7.5.2.jar:]
    ... 10 more

19:54:33,875 INFO  [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/]] (MSC service thread 1-2) org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.utils.Log ERROR: logLevelConf: ERROR
19:54:33,875 INFO  [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/]] (MSC service thread 1-2) org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter ERROR: unable to find urlrewrite conf file at /WEB-INF/urlrewrite.xml
19:54:33,922 INFO  [org.jboss.web] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBAS018210: Registering web context: 
19:54:33,922 INFO  [org.jboss.as] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBAS015951: Admin console listening on http://127.0.0.1:9990
19:54:33,922 ERROR [org.jboss.as] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBAS015875: JBoss AS 7.1.1.Final "Brontes" started (with errors) in 31909ms - Started 385 of 466 services (2 services failed or missing dependencies, 78 services are passive or on-demand)
19:54:34,062 INFO  [org.jboss.as.server] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 2) JBAS018559: Deployed "ri-ear-0.0.0.01-SNAPSHOT.ear"

I have "opencms.properties" file on "opencms.war\WEB-INF\config " path. I don't know what is going on with this ear.

please help to find out solution for this error.

1. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

sfcoy May 29, 2012 10:56 AM (in response to avneesh)

You cannot access resources in the WEB-INF directory as files. You must use javax.servlet.ServletContext#getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String).

This would be a bug in OpenCMS.
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2. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 12:27 AM (in response to sfcoy)

thanks for quick reply Stephen. Could you please explain it for me , where I have to use "javax.servlet.ServletContext#getResourceAsStream(java.lang.String)" . I mean in which file and which place.
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3. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

sfcoy May 30, 2012 12:51 AM (in response to avneesh)

Looks like line 98 in org.opencms.util.CmsPropertyUtils. It's in the stack trace above...
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4. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 1:54 AM (in response to sfcoy)

Do you mean I have to change in jar file (opencms.jar), becuase where this modification needed is a class in jar. here is the method of CmsPropertyUtils

public static ExtendedProperties loadProperties(String file)
    throws IOException
   {
    FileInputStream input = null;
    ExtendedProperties properties = null;
     try
    {
       input = new FileInputStream(new File(file));
       properties = new ExtendedProperties();
      properties.load(input);
       input.close();
     } catch (IOException e) {
      try {
         if (input != null)
           input.close();
      }
       catch (Exception ex)
       {
       }
       throw e;
     }

     unescapeProperties(properties);

     return properties;
   }
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5. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 1:58 AM (in response to avneesh)

Snapshot of web.xml is :::::

     <context-param>
        <param-name>OpenCmsServlet</param-name>
        <param-value>/opencms/*</param-value>
    </context-param>
    <context-param>
        <param-name>OpenCmsHome</param-name>
        <param-value>opencms/WEB-INF/</param-value>
    </context-param>
    <context-param>
        <param-name>DefaultWebApplication</param-name>
        <param-value>ROOT</param-value>
    </context-param>
     <context-param>
        <param-name>WebApplicationContext</param-name>
        <param-value>/</param-value>
    </context-param>
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6. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

sfcoy May 30, 2012 2:59 AM (in response to avneesh)

This would seem to be an OpenCMS issue. Perhaps you should subscribe to http://www.opencms.org/en/development/mailinglist.html and ask the people there.
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7. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 3:28 AM (in response to sfcoy)

I mailed my problem to dev team of opencms. But they didn't reply me yet...
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8. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

jaikiran May 30, 2012 3:33 AM (in response to avneesh)

Avneesh Sisodia wrote:

I mailed my problem to dev team of opencms. But they didn't reply me yet...
They might, you'll have to be patient. For reference the mailing list thread is here http://lists.opencms.org/pipermail/opencms-dev/2012q2/036997.html
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9. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 3:39 AM (in response to jaikiran)

ok .Jaikiran.. But i want to know that if I'll modifiy in "org.opencms.util.CmsPropertyUtils" than I must need to make a new jar ot that code. Here I am little confused. Is it right to change in that or not...
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10. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

jaikiran May 30, 2012 3:45 AM (in response to avneesh)

I have zero experience with OpenCMS and I don't have a clue if this is going to work (you'll have to check their docs perhaps), but instead of this in your web.xml:
<context-param>
        <param-name>OpenCmsHome</param-name>
        <param-value>opencms/WEB-INF/</param-value>
    </context-param>
perhaps you could point it to a absolute file path which is outside of the web application? Something like:

<context-param>
        <param-name>OpenCmsHome</param-name>
        <param-value>/home/me/somefolder</param-value>
    </context-param>

where /home/me/somefolder is a folder on your filesystem (if you are on windows, it will be something like C:/foo/bar).

Edit: By the way, that folder is expected to contain the opencms.properties (and possibly other) files too.
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11. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

avneesh May 30, 2012 6:08 AM (in response to jaikiran)

Thanks Jiakiran,
opencms.properties is in folder "config" which is in WEB-INF. I tried all possible path such that

<param-value>opencms/WEB-INF/config</param-value>
or
<param-value>opencms/WEB-INF/</param-value>
or
<param-value>opencms/WEB-INF/*</param-value>

but it didn't work.and I am on windows environment.
Directory Structure of war is

webapp
---META-INF
---WEB-INF
    ---classes(folder)
    ---config(folder)
    ---logs(folder)
    ---packages(folder)
    ---web.xml
    ---jboss-web.xml
    ---and some other files
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12. Re: Unable to read the configuration file \opencms\WEB-INF\config\opencms.properties

mathakin Jul 8, 2012 12:44 PM (in response to avneesh)

Hello Avneesh, I've read your problem, I'm also trying to install OpenCms 8.0.4 but with another issues
Well, I guess you have to check the user permissions on the opencms.properties file, and of course of the whole OpenCms war, maybe you are running JBoss with a user which is not allowed to read the file.
I don't think you have to change anything from the war, only the permissions. I guess you are working with windows and I don't know how permissions work but for example in linux it's something like "chmod -R a+r opencms.war"

HTH
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