Re: [GeoNetwork-users] running Jetty even after logging out

[P K. <pun...@gm...>]

On 3/26/08, Jeroen Ticheler <Jer...@fa...> wrote:
> Hi Puneet,
>  I'm sorry you had problems to get started. At the same time I'm
>  thinking that if you just had to evaluate the software for your
>  projects, you'd rather play with the default settings first and start
>  doing more complex configurations at a later stage. For now we have
>  always said that one should use Java 1.5 and Tomcat 5.5. Anything you
>  try to use outside of those is really your own choice and I feel a bit
>  uncomfortable with your previous emails on this. To the best of my
>  knowledge the default settings work for almost all OS choices.

Unfortunately, I am stuck with what I am stuck with, and don't really
have a choice to unroll the Java and Tomcat installations on the
server I have been provided.

Keep in mind that my process of "evaluating" includes not just
evaluating the software's capabilities but starts right off with
evaluating how hard or easy it may be to set it up on one of many
possible configurations. It also includes evaluating the
documentation, setup guide, etc. Of course, once I get it going, I am
happy to contribute my experiences and helpful notes back to the
community.

The nature of errors makes it seem to me that it has something to do
with paths, perhaps even permissions (although I would lean more
toward paths). It could also be because of something going kaput
during installation. Hard for me to know. How do I figure that out?

>  You indicated previously that you know less than nothing about Java,
>  I'm not sure what that means for configuring Tomcat or running servlet
>  applications, but it suggests that you really better try default
>  settings first.
>
>  Your login problem seems persistent since the first installation. I
>  have the feeling that installation actually failed to create the
>  database completely or at least partially. You should see a list of
>  tables at ../web/geonetwork/WEB-INF/db/data/

Yes, I do. See below

08:58 AM] /usr/local/geonetwork/web/geonetwork/WEB-INF/db/data$ ls
000SYS_INFO_sUSRSequenceInfo.koi    012SYS_INFO_sUSRUserPriv.koi	
024APP_Languages.koi	     036APP_CategoriesDes.koi
001SYS_INFO_sUSRSequence.koi	    013SYS_INFO_sUSRUserConnectPriv.koi
025APP_Sources.koi	     037APP_Metadata.koi
002SYS_INFO_sUSRPKeyInfo.koi	    014SYS_INFO_sUSRGrant.koi		
026APP_IsoLanguages.koi     038APP_MetadataCateg.koi
003SYS_INFO_sUSRFKeyInfo.koi	    015SYS_INFO_sUSRService.koi		
027APP_IsoLanguagesDes.koi  039APP_OperationAllowed.koi
004SYS_INFO_sUSRUniqueInfo.koi	    016SYS_INFO_sUSRFunctionFactory.koi
 028APP_Regions.koi	     040APP_MetadataRating.koi
005SYS_INFO_sUSRCheckInfo.koi	    017SYS_INFO_sUSRFunction.koi	
029APP_RegionsDes.koi	     BlobStore.koi
006SYS_INFO_sUSRPrimaryColumns.koi  018SYS_INFO_sUSRView.koi		
030APP_Users.koi	     DefaultDatabase.lock
007SYS_INFO_sUSRUniqueColumns.koi   019SYS_INFO_sUSRLabel.koi		
031APP_Operations.koi	     DefaultDatabase_sf.koi
008SYS_INFO_sUSRForeignColumns.koi  020SYS_INFO_sUSRDataTrigger.koi	
032APP_OperationsDes.koi    jnl10
009SYS_INFO_sUSRSchemaInfo.koi	    021APP_Relations.koi		 033APP_Groups.koi
010SYS_INFO_sUSRDatabaseVars.koi    022APP_Categories.koi		 034APP_GroupsDes.koi
011SYS_INFO_sUSRPassword.koi	    023APP_Settings.koi			 035APP_UserGroups.koi

>  You may consider a new install using Java 1.5 and Jetty.

Also, please note that when I switch to running GN with Jetty, it
actually works fine (to the extent that I have been able to play with
it). This is on the same machine with the same Java 1.6.

My problem is that I can't figure out how to keep Jetty running even
after I log out.

And, finally, even with Jetty, while I can get the intermap working,
and the site draws ok, the admin/admin login doesn't work. It
continues to give me a very unhelpful "NullPointerException" error.

>
>  Good luck,
>  Jeroen
>
>
>  On Mar 26, 2008, at 12:15 AM, P Kishor wrote:
>
>  > Jeebuz. Why is this not documented? Or, did this, for some strange
>  > reason, only apply to me and you? I spent a few days spinning my
>  > wheels on this.
>  >
>  > Ok. So, now I am able to get all the interface stuff working,
>  > everything is coming up on the GN website, and it is all powered by
>  > Tomcat 6.
>  >
>  > I am still, however, getting the NullPointerException when I try to
>  > log in as admin/admin. What is the fu required to solve this?
>
>
>



-- 
Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) http://www.osgeo.org/