CAS startup fails

[Udo Einspanier]

Hi,

we have a CAS deployment based in the maven war overlay (tested with 5.0.3 + 5.0.7) in external Tomcat 8.5 /w Java 8. This works on three test machines, but on a new one with CentOS 7 gives the below error and the webapp is not started. I have already tried to remove all additional dependencies like cas-server-support-rest, but with no effect. Has anyone also experienced this as well, or can someone say what could be the cause of the error? any suggestions appreciated.

CAS Version: 5.0.3

Apache Tomcat Version: Apache Tomcat/8.5.16

Build Date/Time: 2017-02-18T04:13:16Z

System Temp Directory: /opt/tomcat85/temp

Java Home: /opt/jdk1.8.0_144/jre

Java Vendor: Oracle Corporation

Java Version: 1.8.0_144

JCE Installed: no

OS Architecture: amd64

OS Name: Linux

OS Version: 3.10.0-514.26.2.el7.x86_64

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03-Aug-2017 10:20:34.214 SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start:

 org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cas]]

        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:167)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:752)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:728)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:630)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1842)

        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)

        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)

        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to load configuration files

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener.addPropertySources(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:215)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener.postProcessEnvironment(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:181)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener.onApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:168)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener.onApplicationEvent(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:154)

        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.invokeListener(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:166)

        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:138)

        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:121)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.event.EventPublishingRunListener.environmentPrepared(EventPublishingRunListener.java:68)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplicationRunListeners.environmentPrepared(SpringApplicationRunListeners.java:54)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.prepareEnvironment(SpringApplication.java:337)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:308)

        at org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder.run(SpringApplicationBuilder.java:134)

        at org.springframework.cloud.config.server.environment.NativeEnvironmentRepository.findOne(NativeEnvironmentRepository.java:110)

        at org.springframework.cloud.config.server.environment.EnvironmentRepositoryPropertySourceLocator.locate(EnvironmentRepositoryPropertySourceLocator.java:50)

        at org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.config.PropertySourceBootstrapConfiguration.initialize(PropertySourceBootstrapConfiguration.java:89)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.applyInitializers(SpringApplication.java:635)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.prepareContext(SpringApplication.java:349)

        at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:313)

        at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.run(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:151)

        at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.createRootApplicationContext(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:131)

        at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.onStartup(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:86)

        at org.springframework.web.SpringServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(SpringServletContainerInitializer.java:169)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5196)

        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)

        ... 10 more

Caused by: java.util.InvalidPropertiesFormatException: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 4; columnNumber: 59; Document root element "Context", must match DOCTYPE root "null".

        at sun.util.xml.PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.load(PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.java:80)

        at java.util.Properties$XmlSupport.load(Properties.java:1201)

        at java.util.Properties.loadFromXML(Properties.java:881)

        at org.springframework.core.io.support.PropertiesLoaderUtils.fillProperties(PropertiesLoaderUtils.java:136)

        at org.springframework.core.io.support.PropertiesLoaderUtils.loadProperties(PropertiesLoaderUtils.java:121)

        at org.springframework.boot.env.PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.load(PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.java:44)

        at org.springframework.boot.env.PropertySourcesLoader.load(PropertySourcesLoader.java:127)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener$Loader.loadIntoGroup(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:466)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener$Loader.load(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:453)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener$Loader.load(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:377)

        at org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener.addPropertySources(ConfigFileApplicationListener.java:212)

        ... 33 more

Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 4; columnNumber: 59; Document root element "Context", must match DOCTYPE root "null".

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createSAXParseException(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:203)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.error(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:134)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:396)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:327)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:284)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.rootElementSpecified(XMLDTDValidator.java:1599)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.handleStartElement(XMLDTDValidator.java:1877)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.emptyElement(XMLDTDValidator.java:763)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:1339)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$ContentDriver.scanRootElementHook(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:1289)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:3132)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:852)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:602)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:505)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:841)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:770)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:141)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.DOMParser.parse(DOMParser.java:243)

        at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderImpl.parse(DocumentBuilderImpl.java:339)

        at sun.util.xml.PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.getLoadingDoc(PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.java:106)

        at sun.util.xml.PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.load(PlatformXmlPropertiesProvider.java:78)

        ... 43 more

03-Aug-2017 10:20:34.215 SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor Error deploying configuration descriptor [/opt/tomcat85/conf/Catalina/localhost/cas.xml]

 java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cas]]

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:756)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:728)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:630)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1842)

        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)

        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)

        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)

        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

03-Aug-2017 10:20:34.215 INFO [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor Deployment of configuration descriptor [/opt/tomcat85/conf/Catalina/localhost/cas.xml] has finished in [6,111] ms

[Teddy Francois]

I am getting the same error.  Has anyone figured out what the issue is please?  Thanks and happy holidays!