Errors getting Alfresco to run as portlet and web app

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jfrench

Environment:

JBoss 4.0.3SP1
JBossPortal 2.2.1RC3
Alfresco 1.3.0

[1] Start JBoss AS.
[2] Navigate in Firefox to http://localhost/alfresco. I see the Alfresco login page but I do not log in.
[3] Navigate to http://localhost/. This is the JBossPortal web application.
[4] Login to JBoss Portal.
[5] Navigate to Alfresco Portlet. See login page for Alfresco displayed in the portlet.
[6] Open up another tab in Firefox and go to http://localhost/alfresco again. I still see the login page to Alfresco - everything is OK
[7] Return to previous, JBoss Portal tab and login to Alfresco portlet.
[8] Open up another tab in Firefox and go to http://localhost/alfresco again. This time I receive the error directly in by browser window:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: RenderResponse object is null
   org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.SystemErrorTag.doStartTag(SystemErrorTag.java:209)
   org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspx_meth_r_systemError_0(org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp:147)
   org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp:107)
   org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
   org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:322)
   org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
   org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
   javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
   org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:81)
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This looks like Alfresco is confused when it is accessed both as a portlet and directly as a web application. Is this behavior supported in 1.3.0??

Full stack trace from jboss logs:

11:31:51,345 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Cannot get value for expression '#{NavigationBean.isGuest == false && NavigationBean.guestHomeVisible}'
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:397)
        at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.isRendered(UIComponentBase.java:822)
        at org.alfresco.web.ui.common.renderer.ModeListRenderer.encodeChildren(ModeListRenderer.java:242)
        at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeChildren(UIComponentBase.java:319)
        at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.encodeChildren(UIComponentTag.java:343)
        at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.doEndTag(UIComponentTag.java:251)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.browse.browse_jsp._jspx_meth_a_modeList_0(org.apache.jsp.jsp.browse.browse_jsp:890)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.browse.browse_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.jsp.browse.browse_jsp:391)
        at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:322)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:463)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:398)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
        at org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.ServletExternalContextImpl.dispatch(ServletExternalContextImpl.java:415)
        at org.apache.myfaces.application.jsp.JspViewHandlerImpl.renderView(JspViewHandlerImpl.java:234)
        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:352)
        at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:107)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AlfrescoFacesServlet.service(AlfrescoFacesServlet.java:49)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:73)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:81)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.CustomPrincipalValve.invoke(CustomPrincipalValve.java:39)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:159)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:59)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:392)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:744)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getValue(PropertyResolverImpl.java:78)
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.ELParserHelper$MyPropertySuffix.evaluate(ELParserHelper.java:532)
        at org.apache.commons.el.ComplexValue.evaluate(ComplexValue.java:145)
        at org.apache.commons.el.BinaryOperatorExpression.evaluate(BinaryOperatorExpression.java:154)
        at org.apache.commons.el.BinaryOperatorExpression.evaluate(BinaryOperatorExpression.java:154)
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:378)
        … 47 more
Caused by: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Bean: org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean, property: isGuest
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getProperty(PropertyResolverImpl.java:404)
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getValue(PropertyResolverImpl.java:71)
        … 52 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
        at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getProperty(PropertyResolverImpl.java:400)
        … 53 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean.getIsGuest(NavigationBean.java:454)
        … 58 more
11:31:51,377 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: RenderResponse object is null
        at org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.tag.SystemErrorTag.doStartTag(SystemErrorTag.java:209)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspx_meth_r_systemError_0(org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp:147)
        at org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.jsp.error_jsp:107)
        at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:322)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
        at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:81)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.CustomPrincipalValve.invoke(CustomPrincipalValve.java:39)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:159)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:59)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:392)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:744)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
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kevinr

This looks like Alfresco is confused when it is accessed both as a portlet and directly as a web application. Is this behavior supported in 1.3.0??

Correct, this is not supported in 1.3.

Thanks,

Kevin