Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone that is using Apache 2.0.39 and Tomcat 4.06 has some insight to my problem.

I'm running on a Windows 2000 Server, and performed new software installations of webFOCUS 5.2 (webfocus 51 server, eda client, and Distribution server).

I have configured the rcaster-5-2.war and webfocus-5-2.war files completely the same for Tomcat. I'm using mod_jk.

In server.xml I have the following configured:


In mod_jk.conf, I am mounting /rcaster & rcaster/*.

I have also setup all webFOCUS aliases.

When I attempt to logon to the reportcaster via http://localhost/rcaster/console/RCHConsoleLogon.jsp, I receive logon failed and the following error is logged in the tomcat log. Has anyone seen this problem before and have any suggestions to correct it? Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheryl

StandardWrapperValve[DSTRCServlet]: Servlet.service() for servlet DSTRCServlet threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at ibi.broker.DSTRCServlet.dstService(DSTRCServlet.java:174)
at ibi.broker.DSTRCServlet.doGet(DSTRCServlet.java:157)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2347)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Processor.process(Ajp13Processor.java:458)
at org.apache.ajp.tomcat4.Ajp13Processor.run(Ajp13Processor.java:551)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

Cheryl,

It looks like your RC Distribution Server is stopped.
When I try to run the RC Console, while Distribution Server is not running, I can read exactly the same messages (Tomcat 4.1.18 with Apache 1.3 or standalone on Solaris).

Hope this helps
Grzegorz

Thanks for your reply Grzegorz. I do have the distribution server running. I have also verified the logs are good prior to accessing RC console. I have tested this with the NT service and in a non-service mode. Same result. :-(

Cheryl

The error message suggests that Report Caster servlet DSTRCServlet is unable to connect to the Distribution Server. One of the simplest reason is that Distribution Server is stopped, if it is not the case, there are many other possibilities.

What is my suggestion:
- Stop the web server (Apache & Tomcat)
- Stop the Distribution Server
- Remove dserver.xmls from your Report Caster cfg directory.
- Make sure there are not any *.war files within your %catalina_home%\webapps directory.
- Check your server.xml file on Tomcat, to be sure your 'rcaster' context points to the rcaster-52 directory not to the *.war file.
- Look at the RC web.xml file, and compare agent-node and agent-port parameters of the DSTRCServlet, with the appropriate entries in the dserver.ini file (RC cfg directory).
- Start the Distribution Server.
- I suppose your Tomcat configuration is the default one, so you can run Tomcat as the standalone web server (without Apache, I do not think there is any problem with your Apache-Tomcat configuration, but it is always good to eliminate any "interfaces" while solving a problem).
- Try to logon with the same URL, but on the 8080 port.

See the errors

Post the content of:
- your Tomcat server.xml
- RCaster web application web.xml
- Distribution Server dserver.ini file.

Regards
Grzegorz