Remote Debugging with Eclipse

Hey there,

To configure Eclipse to debug alfresco you need to do the following:

Assumption: You're using Tomcat to run Alfresco.

In Eclipse click on Run -> Debug

Under Java Application add a New Configuration and call it Tomcat or something.

Main Tab:
Under Main class put org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap

Arguments Tab:
Under Program arguments put start
Under VM arguments put

-Xms128m -Xmx512m -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 -Duser.timezone=GMT
-Djava.security.auth.login.config=PATH_TO_TOMCAT/conf/jaas.config
-Djava.endorsed.dirs=PATH_TO_TOMCAT/common/endorsed
-Dcatalina.base=PATH_TO_TOMCAT
-Dcatalina.home=PATH_TO_TOMCAT‍‍‍‍‍

Make sure to replace PATH_TO_TOMCAT with the full path to your tomcat installation
Under Working directory choose Other and put the path to your tomcat installation

Classpath Tab:
Under Classpath delete everything under User Entries and click on Add External JARs then browse to your tomcat/bin folder and choose bootstrap.jar
Also click on Add Projects and add the project you want to debug (e.g. repository, or your extension project)

Source Tab:
Under Source Lookup Path click on Add -> Java Project and add the project(s) you're trying to debug

Click Apply then Debug and you should be good to go.

Please note that these steps are how I work and are by no means the exact steps to configure all development environments.

Hope this helps,

–Aladdin

ribz33

Hi,

Thx for this post its very helpful !

I have just a question, it seems that when i run tomcat with eclipse, alfresco dont read config files in extension directory !
But if run tomcat in standalone its working well i have my extension working.

Have you same problem ?

Thx in advance

Hi,

I'm not facing this issue. I have extensions in <TOMCAT_HOME>/shared/classes/alfresco/extension and everything in there is being picked up by Alfresco.

Is that where you placed your extensions?

You could also package your extensions inside a JAR file and deploy that in the WEB-INF/lib folder inside alfresco.war. An example on how to do that is illustrated in the samples that come with the Alfresco SDK.

Hope this helps.

–Aladdin

renga

Hi RivetLogic,

By any chance do you have similar steps for JBoss.

Thanks!

Hi,

For JBoss your best bet would be to download the JBoss IDE Eclipse plugin:

http://docs.jboss.com/jbosside/install/build/en/html/installation.html

Then follow these instructions to add your appserver and the source you want to debug:

http://docs.jboss.com/jbosside/tutorial/build/en/html/jboss.config.html

Hope this helps.

–Aladdin

mzafer

Hi Ribz33

How did u fix this issue, I am facing the same problem

Thanks
Mohamed

Hi,

Thx for this post its very helpful !

I have just a question, it seems that when i run tomcat with eclipse, alfresco dont read config files in extension directory !
But if run tomcat in standalone its working well i have my extension working.

Have you same problem ?

Thx in advance

dgenard

Hi,

I have experienced problems when debugging Alfresco with your configurations.
All spaces with some accents (ÃƒÂ©, ÃƒÂ¨, ÃƒÂ , …) in their name are unaccessible in CIFS (although still accessible in web UI).

Remove the following VM argument from your launch configuration for correct behaviour (at least on Windows XP).

-Dfile.encoding=UTF8 ‍

Denis

kwantm

Hi,

I am not sure if this is what you want, but maybe it will give you some insights.

I myself have an standalone deployment of alfresco upon a tomcat server (the default you can download).

When I create/modify java files I package these with ant and deploy them to the server.

To debug this, I have added the following arguments to my alfresco startup file (either your alf_start.bat or alfresco.sh)

JAVA_OPTS='-Xms128m -Xmx512m -server -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=1044'

This ensures that you will be able to remotely suspend/debug the tomcat instance.

As client in my debugging, I use Eclipse. I have imported all projects from the repository so that I can see in all detail possible what is going on side by side with the code.

To enable debugging remotely in Eclipse you should do the following:

1. in the menu -> run -> open debug dialog.
2. click om "remote java application".
3. create a new entry here.
4. selecteer als project "web-client"
5. server = localhost
6. port 1044

Now you can start debugging from withing Eclipse upon your remote Alfresco installation.

regards,

Marc
http://www.wowww.nl

kwantm

in addition to remotely debugging the virtual tomcat, you can ad the same JAVA_OPT param to the virtual_alf.sh.
Dont forget to alter the portnumber otherwise it will conflict with your other debug setting.

Kind regards,

Marc
http://www.wowww.nl

agatap

Hello
I tried to follow the setup steps to run Alfresco/Tomcat from Eclipse, as in the post by RivetLogic …
However, I get the following error - any ideas what went wrong? I am really looking forward to making this work 🙂

15:33:51,340 WARN  [remoting.rmi.RmiRegistryFactoryBean] Could not detect RMI registry - creating new one
15:33:56,574 WARN  [alfresco.util.OpenOfficeConnectionTester] A connection to OpenOffice could not be established.
15:34:03,902 ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'formsService' defined in class path resource [alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
Caused by: 
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FormsService.<clinit>(FormsService.java:83)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:84)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:71)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:150)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:745)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:683)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:388)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:250)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:141)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:247)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:161)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:273)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:346)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 45 more
15:34:03,934 ERROR [[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'formsService' defined in class path resource [alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
Caused by: 
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FormsService.<clinit>(FormsService.java:83)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:84)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:71)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:150)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:745)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:683)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:388)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:250)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:141)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:247)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:161)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:273)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:346)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 45 more
15:34:03,934 ERROR [[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.alfresco.web.app.ContextListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'formsService' defined in class path resource [alfresco/web-client-application-context.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
Caused by: 
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/fop/apps/FOPException
   at org.alfresco.web.forms.FormsService.<clinit>(FormsService.java:83)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
   at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:84)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:71)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:150)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:745)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:683)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:388)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:250)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:141)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:247)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:161)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:273)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:346)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:825)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:714)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 45 more
15:34:03,934 ERROR [catalina.core.StandardContext] Error listenerStart
15:34:03,934 ERROR [catalina.core.StandardContext] Context [/alfresco] startup failed due to previous errors
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Best,
Agata

eray

I get the same exact error! Any word on how to address it?

Hi,

It seems you're missing the jar that contains org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException.

Try adding it to the classpath.

Hope this helps,

–Alaaeldin

libman

Hi, I followed what you said, but have the following:

64  ERROR [[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception lors de l'envoi de l'Ã©vÃ¨nement contexte initialisÃ© (context initialized) Ã  l'instance de classe d'Ã©coute (listener) org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/web/ui/common/component/SelfRenderingComponent
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1274)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1205)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.util.ClassUtils.classForName(ClassUtils.java:134)
   at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.util.ClassUtils.simpleClassForName(ClassUtils.java:160)
   at org.apache.myfaces.application.ApplicationImpl.addComponent(ApplicationImpl.java:272)
   at org.apache.myfaces.config.FacesConfigurator.configureApplication(FacesConfigurator.java:608)
   at org.apache.myfaces.config.FacesConfigurator.configure(FacesConfigurator.java:148)
   at org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener.initFaces(StartupServletContextListener.java:68)
   at org.apache.myfaces.webapp.StartupServletContextListener.contextInitialized(StartupServletContextListener.java:51)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:920)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:883)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:492)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.alfresco.web.ui.common.component.SelfRenderingComponent
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 59 more
15:11:28,891  ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException: Error loading class [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.ContentDiskDriver] for bean with name 'contentDiskDriver' defined in class path resource [alfresco/network-protocol-context.xml]: problem with class file or dependent class; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1274)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1205)
   at org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(ClassUtils.java:183)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanDefinition.java:317)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1044)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.isBeanClassMatch(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1072)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:165)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeanNamesForType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:691)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:395)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:328)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:920)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:883)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:492)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.alfresco.jlan.server.filesys.DiskInterface
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 49 more
15:11:28,907  ERROR [[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception lors de l'envoi de l'Ã©vÃ¨nement contexte initialisÃ© (context initialized) Ã  l'instance de classe d'Ã©coute (listener) org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException: Error loading class [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.ContentDiskDriver] for bean with name 'contentDiskDriver' defined in class path resource [alfresco/network-protocol-context.xml]: problem with class file or dependent class; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1274)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1205)
   at org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(ClassUtils.java:183)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanDefinition.java:317)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1044)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.isBeanClassMatch(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1072)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:165)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeanNamesForType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:691)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:395)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:328)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:920)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:883)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:492)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.alfresco.jlan.server.filesys.DiskInterface
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 49 more
15:11:28,938  ERROR [[Catalina].[localhost].[/alfresco]] Exception lors de l'envoi de l'Ã©vÃ¨nement contexte initialisÃ© (context initialized) Ã  l'instance de classe d'Ã©coute (listener) org.alfresco.web.app.ContextListener
org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException: Error loading class [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.ContentDiskDriver] for bean with name 'contentDiskDriver' defined in class path resource [alfresco/network-protocol-context.xml]: problem with class file or dependent class; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/alfresco/jlan/server/filesys/DiskInterface
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1274)
   at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1205)
   at org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(ClassUtils.java:183)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanDefinition.java:317)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1044)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.isBeanClassMatch(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1072)
   at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:165)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeanNamesForType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:691)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:395)
   at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:328)
   at org.springframework.web.context.support.AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractRefreshableWebApplicationContext.java:156)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:184)
   at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4216)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:920)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:883)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:492)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
   at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
   at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
   at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.alfresco.jlan.server.filesys.DiskInterface
   at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
   … 49 more
15:11:28,938  ERROR [catalina.core.StandardContext] Error listenerStart
15:11:28,938  ERROR [catalina.core.StandardContext] Erreur de dÃ©marrage du contexte [/alfresco] suite aux erreurs prÃ©cÃ©dentes

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Thanks.

HI,

Debugging Alfresco code using the technique explained by Marc above is actually a lot easier unless you want to run Tomcat inside of Eclipse. If for some reason you need to run Tomcat inside Eclipse there's a better way to do that now with Europa and Ganymede.

You basically do it using the Servers view (Window > Show View > Servers) and create a new Tomcat server. Go through the configuration and modify it appropriately. Don't forget to set the timeouts to a large enough value so your server doesn't terminate itself while it's in the middle of starting up.

In the server configuration page there's a link titled "Open launch configuration". This will open a dialog where you would need to click on the Source tab and add the project(s) containing the source code you need to debug.

Hope this helps,

–Alaaeldin

libman

I tried the remoting style debugging. But, I get a console with: Tue Dec 05 00:00:00 GMT 2000 and it stops. In Eclipse my breakpoints do not work.

Thanks.

It is possible that Tomcat did not pick up your JAVA_OPTS.

Make sure the following JAVA_OPTS are picked up by Tomcat:

-server -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=1044'
‍‍‍

Note: you can change the port (1044) to any number as long as the remote debugging config and JAVA_OPTS point to the same port

To verify that they were picked up your catalina logs should contain the following line:

Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 1044
‍‍‍

If that part is working, then you have to make sure that you added the appropriate eclipse project to your remote debugger in order for your breakpoints to work.

Cheers,

–Alaaeldin

libman

With Java_Opts added I get in Eclipse (Debug's VM arguments) the following window error:

Error: no 'server' JVM at 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.60_07\bin\server\jvm.dll
‍‍‍

And in tomcat logs, I didn't find any "dt_socket" string.

Thanks

vijay_alfresco

You may also add following line to your alfresco.sh and start the server
export JAVA_OPTS='-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=4000,server=y,suspend=y'

The server listens at port 4000.

Now, in eclipse Run –> Debug Configurations –> Remote Java Application –> Rt click and click New and name it
Project – Browse and select the project, Connection Type – Standard (Socket Attach) as it is,
in Host – give the hostname of your alfresco server and port as 4000 and click on debug.

Note: If your alfresco server is on Unix and behind proxy, then you have to configure your putty tunnel with host:4000 and port and
in eclipse debug configuration just type localhost (because after SSH tunnel, your putty acts as server, remember to start putty as well)

I am debugging remote alfresco which is on Unix, tomcat behind firewall and i use SSH tunnel in putty and debug the application from eclipse,
also, please remember that the jars in alfresco…/lib should be same as from your source you are trying to debug.

If interested i can post SSH tunnelling…in next post.

Thanks,
Vijay

jzaruba

HI,

Debugging Alfresco code using the technique explained by Marc above is actually a lot easier unless you want to run Tomcat inside of Eclipse. If for some reason you need to run Tomcat inside Eclipse there's a better way to do that now with Europa and Ganymede.

…

Hope this helps,

–Alaaeldin

This seems exactly like what I need. But I'm unable to make the server start with Alfresco.

Maybe I'm missing something, as the UI in Eclipse has changed a bit since you wrote your message. For instance I can't see any server configuration page during the server creation process. I added the source using Debug configuration(s), but the server starts 'empty', i.e. without starting also Alfresco. (No error message.)
Am I supposed to add JAVA_OPTS somewhere?

I have to admit I'm not quite sure I understand how remote debugging of Alfresco is supposed to work, or what are its limitations when compared to running Alfresco from within Eclipse. (Is it possible to restart the app when debugging remotely?)
I want to run Alfresco in Eclipse to create+debug GWT components.

Is it at all possible to debug Alfresco from a machine OTHER than the one that it (Tomcat et al) runs on? I see plenty of information all over the wiki and forums on setting up eclipse and tomcat in the same location, but nothing for connecting from a remote machine (what I actually thought this thread would be, but does not appear to be). Is it simply impossible? We have no GUI on the Ubuntu machine serving Alfresco for us, and the IT manager wants it to stay that way, meaning Eclipse just will not happen for me in this installation. I have a windows 7 PC that I do almost all my actual work on, through Putty and onto the server. Is there any way I can set up debugging from this computer?

Is it at all possible to debug Alfresco from a machine OTHER than the one that it (Tomcat et al) runs on? I see plenty of information all over the wiki and forums on setting up eclipse and tomcat in the same location, but nothing for connecting from a remote machine (what I actually thought this thread would be, but does not appear to be). Is it simply impossible? We have no GUI on the Ubuntu machine serving Alfresco for us, and the IT manager wants it to stay that way, meaning Eclipse just will not happen for me in this installation. I have a windows 7 PC that I do almost all my actual work on, through Putty and onto the server. Is there any way I can set up debugging from this computer?

Yes it's even easier to debug than ever before

Start the alfresco server in debug mode
Then in eclipse
Run–>debug configurations

Create a Remote Java Application Profile
This will ask you for host and port

Now, if you need to deal with SSH it can get a little more tricky because you need to create an SSH tunnel on your machine which basically maps traffic on the remote machine through a port on your machine.
http://www.revsys.com/writings/quicktips/ssh-tunnel.html

Once you have the tunnel running you then set the server to localhost and the port to whatever port you map

Yes it's even easier to debug than ever before

Start the alfresco server in debug mode
Then in eclipse
Run–>debug configurations

Create a Remote Java Application Profile
This will ask you for host and port

Now, if you need to deal with SSH it can get a little more tricky because you need to create an SSH tunnel on your machine which basically maps traffic on the remote machine through a port on your machine.
http://www.revsys.com/writings/quicktips/ssh-tunnel.html

Once you have the tunnel running you then set the server to localhost and the port to whatever port you map

Thanks for the response, When it asks for my port, should I be entering the port I would use to open it in browser (8080, 8443) or another? When you say if I need to deal with SSH I am not quite sure I follow… SSH is already working fine via putty to the server, would it conflict with how Eclipse runs?

How exactly would I start Alfresco in Debug mode? I had a look around the wiki for this but could only find something to do with virtualization servers, and the process only seemed to be one of increasing logging levels.

At the moment when I try using 8080 it sits for a minute or so then gives me

Failed to connect to remote VM. Connection timed out. org.eclipse.jdi.TimeoutException‍

When I try 8443 I get -

Failed to connect to remote VM com.sun.jdi.connect.spi.ClosedConnectionException‍

straightaway. For the record, the reason I am trying to get debug working in the first place is to figure out why share died when I tried to configure SSL, so I am guessing that might contribute to the error on 8443.

Yes it's even easier to debug than ever before

Start the alfresco server in debug mode
Then in eclipse
Run–>debug configurations

Create a Remote Java Application Profile
This will ask you for host and port

Now, if you need to deal with SSH it can get a little more tricky because you need to create an SSH tunnel on your machine which basically maps traffic on the remote machine through a port on your machine.
http://www.revsys.com/writings/quicktips/ssh-tunnel.html

Once you have the tunnel running you then set the server to localhost and the port to whatever port you map

Thanks for the response, When it asks for my port, should I be entering the port I would use to open it in browser (8080, 8443) or another? When you say if I need to deal with SSH I am not quite sure I follow… SSH is already working fine via putty to the server, would it conflict with how Eclipse runs?

How exactly would I start Alfresco in Debug mode? I had a look around the wiki for this but could only find something to do with virtualization servers, and the process only seemed to be one of increasing logging levels.

At the moment when I try using 8080 it sits for a minute or so then gives me
Failed to connect to remote VM. Connection timed out. org.eclipse.jdi.TimeoutException‍
When I try 8443 I get -
Failed to connect to remote VM com.sun.jdi.connect.spi.ClosedConnectionException‍
straightaway. For the record, the reason I am trying to get debug working in the first place is to figure out why share died when I tried to configure SSL, so I am guessing that might contribute to the error on 8443.

You want to use the JDP debugging port (By default it's 8000 with Alfresco 4.0)

You will only need to tunnel if your server is behind a firewall and you cannot get to port 8000 on the box from your box

You want to use the JDP debugging port (By default it's 8000 with Alfresco 4.0)

You will only need to tunnel if your server is behind a firewall and you cannot get to port 8000 on the box from your box

for 8000 I get

Failed to connect to remote VM. Connection refused.
Connection refused: connect‍‍

I am 99.999% sure that the server is not behind a firewall (I haven't had to do special configuration for any of my other connections to it). I have not, myself, changed this port configuration. Should it appear when I rpcinfo -p localhost from the server?

On the target machine, run "netstat -an" and look for your process. It must be binding port 8000 and the IP address can't be 127.0.0.1 (loopback won't pick up from remote connections).

If you're binding loopback, then change your container's configuration to bind 0.0.0.0.

To test, you can just telnet to your target machine to test the connection using: "telnet IP 8000" where IP is the IP of the target. Once this works, you should be in good shape.

–sumer

On the target machine, run "netstat -an" and look for your process. It must be binding port 8000 and the IP address can't be 127.0.0.1 (loopback won't pick up from remote connections).

If you're binding loopback, then change your container's configuration to bind 0.0.0.0.

To test, you can just telnet to your target machine to test the connection using: "telnet IP 8000" where IP is the IP of the target. Once this works, you should be in good shape.

–sumer

Hi Sumer, I'm really sorry if I am being a tad dense here, I don't quite understand some of your terminology (alot of this is covering new ground for me). When I netstat -an on the VM running the Alfresco server I get -

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:58433           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:8100          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:389             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8009            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:3306          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8080            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:80              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:47862           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:443             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:32965     192.168.1.200:445       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50529         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34918         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50533         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34914         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50537         ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50530         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:38862         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50536         ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50531         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34916         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:33059     192.168.1.200:389       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:22        192.168.1.55:49737      ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34911         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:8100          127.0.0.1:51117         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34920         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34908         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:769       192.168.1.52:2049       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50532         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34919         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50534         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34910         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50535         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 :::50500                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::36068                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8005          :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::389                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::57734                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::139                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::50508                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::36525                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::21                   :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 ::1:5432                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::8443                 :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::445                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::7070                 :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50533         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50534         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:46718         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:56452         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:38441         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50535         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:60748         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:46718         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:60748         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:56452         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50537         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 192.168.1.114:8443      192.168.1.55:49273      ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50529         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50531         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50532         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50530         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:38441         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:51117         127.0.0.1:8100          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50536         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6      24      0 127.0.0.1:56103         127.0.0.1:8443          CLOSE_WAIT
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:49092           0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:848             0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:52590           0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*
udp6       0      0 :::44805                :::*
udp6       0      0 :::137                  :::*
udp6       0      0 ::1:33092               ::1:33092               ESTABLISHED
Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established)
Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node   Path
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     210481   /tmp/OSL_PIPE_0_Singl                                                                                                                                                             eOfficeIPC_1dde35942bad5b1147f0f79e9a19d
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     68227    /tmp/.winbindd/pipe
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     2372     @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     208797   /opt/alfresco-4.0.d/p                                                                                                                                                             ostgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    2482     @/org/kernel/udev/ude                                                                                                                                                             vd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     68229    /var/run/samba/winbin                                                                                                                                                             dd_privileged/pipe
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     3486     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     4262     /var/run/mysqld/mysql                                                                                                                                                             d.sock
unix  5      [ ]         DGRAM                    3528     /dev/log
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     42959    /var/run/slapd/ldapi
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245604
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245603
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245417   /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245416
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    245415
unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     209118
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68310
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68309
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68308
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68307
unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68306    /tmp/.winbindd/pipe
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68232
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68231
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    42952
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4589     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4588
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4564     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4563
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    3613
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3544
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3543
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3525     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3524
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3512
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3511
unix  3      [ ]         DGRAM                    2516
unix  3      [ ]         DGRAM                    2515
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2476     @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2475
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I can see the UNIX domain socket that is running from the alfresco Postgres directory, and I can see the tomcat connector (8443) and postgress connectors (5432). Nothing is running on 8000, which I verified with netstat -an | grep 8000, should the JDP port be set in alfresco-global.properties, tomcat's server.xml or similar first? I understand loopback and it's function, and that it would not be suitable for remote connections, however when you say I would have the change the containers configuration to bind to 0.0.0.0 I am a little lost as to how to do so. Is there a way for me to know if one of the other ports listed here is the one set up for JDP?
Thanks very much both Sumer and rdanner for all your help so far btw

On the target machine, run "netstat -an" and look for your process. It must be binding port 8000 and the IP address can't be 127.0.0.1 (loopback won't pick up from remote connections).

If you're binding loopback, then change your container's configuration to bind 0.0.0.0.

To test, you can just telnet to your target machine to test the connection using: "telnet IP 8000" where IP is the IP of the target. Once this works, you should be in good shape.

–sumer

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:58433           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:8100          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:389             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8009            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:3306          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8080            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:80              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:47862           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:443             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:32965     192.168.1.200:445       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50529         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34918         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50533         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34914         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50537         ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50530         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:38862         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50536         ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50531         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34916         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:33059     192.168.1.200:389       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:22        192.168.1.55:49737      ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34911         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:8100          127.0.0.1:51117         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34920         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34908         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 192.168.1.114:769       192.168.1.52:2049       ESTABLISHED
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50532         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34919         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50534         ESTABLISHED
tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:34910         127.0.0.1:8009          CLOSE_WAIT
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          127.0.0.1:50535         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 :::50500                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::36068                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8005          :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::389                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::57734                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::139                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::50508                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::36525                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::21                   :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 ::1:5432                :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::8443                 :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::445                  :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::7070                 :::*                    LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50533         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50534         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:46718         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:56452         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:38441         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50535         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:60748         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:8443          127.0.0.1:46718         ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:60748         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:56452         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50537         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 192.168.1.114:8443      192.168.1.55:49273      ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50529         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50531         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50532         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50530         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:38441         127.0.0.1:8443          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:51117         127.0.0.1:8100          ESTABLISHED
tcp6       0      0 127.0.0.1:50536         127.0.0.1:5432          ESTABLISHED
tcp6      24      0 127.0.0.1:56103         127.0.0.1:8443          CLOSE_WAIT
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:49092           0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:848             0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:52590           0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*
udp6       0      0 :::44805                :::*
udp6       0      0 :::137                  :::*
udp6       0      0 ::1:33092               ::1:33092               ESTABLISHED
Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established)
Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node   Path
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     210481   /tmp/OSL_PIPE_0_Singl                                                                                                                                                             eOfficeIPC_1dde35942bad5b1147f0f79e9a19d
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     68227    /tmp/.winbindd/pipe
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     2372     @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     208797   /opt/alfresco-4.0.d/p                                                                                                                                                             ostgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    2482     @/org/kernel/udev/ude                                                                                                                                                             vd
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     68229    /var/run/samba/winbin                                                                                                                                                             dd_privileged/pipe
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     3486     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     4262     /var/run/mysqld/mysql                                                                                                                                                             d.sock
unix  5      [ ]         DGRAM                    3528     /dev/log
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     42959    /var/run/slapd/ldapi
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245604
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245603
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245417   /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     245416
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    245415
unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     209118
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68310
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68309
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68308
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68307
unix  2      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68306    /tmp/.winbindd/pipe
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68232
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     68231
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    42952
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4589     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4588
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4564     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     4563
unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    3613
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3544
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3543
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3525     /var/run/dbus/system_                                                                                                                                                             bus_socket
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3524
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3512
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     3511
unix  3      [ ]         DGRAM                    2516
unix  3      [ ]         DGRAM                    2515
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2476     @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     2475
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The port will be 8000 by default However, Alfresco will not start up with this turned on by default. You have to tell it to turn it on. My guess is that you are not starting up in debug mode.

How are you starting Alfresco? Through the console with the installer or through the scripts?

What you need is for the following to be part of your java opts
-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n, address=8000

If you are using the alfresco.sh file to start alfresco, instead of using "start" use alfresco.sh jpda

You can use -X on a bash line to ensure the right code is getting run to start this which is in catalina.sh

if [ "$1" = "jpda" ] ; then
  if [ -z "$JPDA_TRANSPORT" ]; then
    JPDA_TRANSPORT="dt_socket"
  fi
  if [ -z "$JPDA_ADDRESS" ]; then
    JPDA_ADDRESS="8000"
  fi
  if [ -z "$JPDA_SUSPEND" ]; then
    JPDA_SUSPEND="n"
  fi
  if [ -z "$JPDA_OPTS" ]; then
    JPDA_OPTS="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=$JPDA_TRANSPORT,address=$JPDA_ADDRESS,server=y,suspend=$JPDA_SUSPEND"
  fi
  CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS $JPDA_OPTS"
  shift
fi‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

The port will be 8000 by default However, Alfresco will not start up with this turned on by default. You have to tell it to turn it on. My guess is that you are not starting up in debug mode.

How are you starting Alfresco? Through the console with the installer or through the scripts?

What you need is for the following to be part of your java opts
-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n, address=8000

If you are using the alfresco.sh file to start alfresco, instead of using "start" use alfresco.sh jpda

You can use -X on a bash line to ensure the right code is getting run to start this which is in catalina.sh
if [ "$1" = "jpda" ] ; then
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_TRANSPORT" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_TRANSPORT="dt_socket"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_ADDRESS" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_ADDRESS="8000"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_SUSPEND" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_SUSPEND="n"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_OPTS" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_OPTS="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=$JPDA_TRANSPORT,address=$JPDA_ADDRESS,server=y,suspend=$JPDA_SUSPEND"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS $JPDA_OPTS"
&nbsp; shift
fi‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Thanks very much! That's exactly what I needed. Will try this out during the day but it makes sense that would be what I am missing. I can't mark your posts useful (I think because it isn't my topic) but if I could, I would spam yes so very much

The port will be 8000 by default However, Alfresco will not start up with this turned on by default. You have to tell it to turn it on. My guess is that you are not starting up in debug mode.

How are you starting Alfresco? Through the console with the installer or through the scripts?

What you need is for the following to be part of your java opts
-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n, address=8000

If you are using the alfresco.sh file to start alfresco, instead of using "start" use alfresco.sh jpda

You can use -X on a bash line to ensure the right code is getting run to start this which is in catalina.sh
if [ "$1" = "jpda" ] ; then
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_TRANSPORT" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_TRANSPORT="dt_socket"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_ADDRESS" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_ADDRESS="8000"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_SUSPEND" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_SUSPEND="n"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; if [ -z "$JPDA_OPTS" ]; then
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JPDA_OPTS="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=$JPDA_TRANSPORT,address=$JPDA_ADDRESS,server=y,suspend=$JPDA_SUSPEND"
&nbsp; fi
&nbsp; CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS $JPDA_OPTS"
&nbsp; shift
fi‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍
Thanks very much! That's exactly what I needed. Will try this out during the day but it makes sense that would be what I am missing. I can't mark your posts useful (I think because it isn't my topic) but if I could, I would spam yes so very much

Sweet! Let us know how it goes!