Tuesday 10 August 2010

Oops, that didn't work - Lotus Connections 2.5 - Perhaps an error message that's just too darned friendly

Things that make me go "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm".

I don't yet have a solution for this, but I'm seeing: -

com.ibm.websphere.servlet.error.ServletErrorReport: Filter [TabInfoUpdatePageFilter]: filter is unavailable.
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.invokeFilters(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:866)
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.handleRequest(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:574)
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.handleRequest(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:113)
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3548)
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:269)
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:818)
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:126)
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java:102)
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:196)
com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:751)
com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:881)
com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)

on the Homepage of a freshly minted Lotus Connections 2.5.0.0 single-node clustered installation when I authenticate, via Profiles <-> LDAP, with the following in SystemOut.log: -

[8/10/10 14:44:43:380 BST] 00000075 ServletWrappe E   SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception thrown in one of the service methods of the servlet: FilterProxyServlet. Exception thrown : javax.servlet.ServletException: Filter [TabInfoUpdatePageFilter]: filter is unavailable.
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:233)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:837)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:680)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:588)
        at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:525)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppRequestDispatcher.forward(WebAppRequestDispatcher.java:321)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.FilterProxyServlet.dispatch(FilterProxyServlet.java:79)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.FilterProxyServlet.service(FilterProxyServlet.java:58)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1146)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1087)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:145)
        at com.ibm.lotus.connections.dashboard.web.webui.internal.filters.UserInfoFilter.doFilter(UserInfoFilter.java:221)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lotus.connections.dashboard.web.webui.internal.filters.SessionValidationFilter.doFilter(SessionValidationFilter.java:92)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lconn.core.web.auth.LCBasicAuthFilter.doFilter(LCBasicAuthFilter.java:79)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lconn.core.web.auth.LCUserDataConstraintFilter.doFilter(LCUserDataConstraintFilter.java:84)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lconn.core.web.util.lang.I18NFilter.doFilter(I18NFilter.java:203)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lotus.connections.dashboard.web.webui.internal.filters.Utf8CharsetFilter.doFilter(Utf8CharsetFilter.java:43)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.lconn.core.web.request.HttpRequestFilter.doFilter(HttpRequestFilter.java:77)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:837)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.invokeFilters(WebAppFilterManager.java:747)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.invokeFilters(WebAppFilterManager.java:700)
        at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.invokeFilters(WebAppFilterManager.java:115)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.invokeFilters(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:856)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.handleRequest(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:574)
        at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.extension.DefaultExtensionProcessor.handleRequest(DefaultExtensionProcessor.java:113)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3548)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:269)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:818)
        at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
        at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:126)
        at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
        at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
        at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java:102)
        at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
        at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
        at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
        at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
        at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:196)
        at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:751)
        at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:881)
        at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)

I've tried applying the 2.5.0.2 cumulative fix pack, but to no avail.

Given that I'm running WAS 6.1.0.29, I figured that updating LC *might* be the solution, as I can't see anything immediately obvious.

For the record, I only have Homepage and Profiles installed, as I'm running this on a fairly low-end VMware image on my Thinkpad, alongside LDAP, DB2 and Portal.

Ah well, I'll crack it ......

More to come ....

1 comment:

Dave Hay said...

Sorted, thanks to a Lotus Connections expert in Dublin ( Mr Kieran R ), the problem is now resolved.

Mr Stupid ( e.g. me ) forgot to run one fairly crucial SQL script - initData.sql - when I *MANUALLY* set up the DB2 databases for the Homepage feature.

This is what I had previously run, on the DB2 server, as db2inst1: -

db2 -tvf profiles/db2/createDb.sql
db2 -tvf profiles/db2/appGrants.sql
db2 -tvf homepage/db2/createDb.sql
db2 -tvf homepage/db2/appGrants.sql

However, I'd missed the fact that I also needed to run: -

db2 -tvf initData.sql

Of course, if I'd used the wizard, I wouldn't have had this problem, but, being a command line junkie, I like to do things the easy (!) way.

Visual Studio Code - Wow 🙀

Why did I not know that I can merely hit [cmd] [p]  to bring up a search box allowing me to search my project e.g. a repo cloned from GitHub...