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Can not start Liferay after upgrading to jdk 11 with "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorImpl cannot be found" reported

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Issue

  • After upgrading to JDK 11, the server can not be started due to the following error:
2020-03-16 16:47:50.470 ERROR [Start Level: Equinox Container: 410b06f5-944b-4fec-9bb5-b201d26d48c7][DDMExpressionFunctionTrackerImpl:93] bundle com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.expression:4.0.4 (365)[com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.expression.internal.DDMExpressionFunctionTrackerImpl(1485)] : The addComponentFactory method has thrown an exception 
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: jdk/internal/reflect/MethodAccessorImpl
 at java.base/jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe.defineClass0(Native Method)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe.defineClass(Unsafe.java:1194)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.ClassDefiner.defineClass(ClassDefiner.java:63)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorGenerator$1.run(MethodAccessorGenerator.java:400)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorGenerator$1.run(MethodAccessorGenerator.java:394)
 at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorGenerator.generate(MethodAccessorGenerator.java:393)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorGenerator.generateMethod(MethodAccessorGenerator.java:75)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:53)
 at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
 at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:228)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:41)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:664)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:510)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BindMethod.invoke(BindMethod.java:42)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.doInvokeBindMethod(DependencyManager.java:1813)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.invokeBindMethod(DependencyManager.java:1788)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.invokeBindMethod(SingleComponentManager.java:436)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$MultipleDynamicCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:333)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$MultipleDynamicCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:302)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1216)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1137)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.trackAdding(ServiceTracker.java:944)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.track(ServiceTracker.java:880)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChanged(ServiceTracker.java:1168)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator$ListenerInfo.serviceChanged(BundleComponentActivator.java:125)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.FilteredServiceListener.serviceChanged(FilteredServiceListener.java:109)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEventPrivileged(ServiceRegistry.java:891)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEvent(ServiceRegistry.java:804)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.register(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:127)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:228)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:469)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$3.register(AbstractComponentManager.java:906)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$3.register(AbstractComponentManager.java:892)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.RegistrationManager.changeRegistration(RegistrationManager.java:128)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.registerService(AbstractComponentManager.java:959)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:732)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enableInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:666)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:432)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ConfigurableComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfigurableComponentHolder.java:665)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialEnable(BundleComponentActivator.java:339)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:381)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.access$200(Activator.java:49)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator$ScrExtension.start(Activator.java:263)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.createExtension(AbstractExtender.java:196)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.modifiedBundle(AbstractExtender.java:169)
 at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.modifiedBundle(AbstractExtender.java:49)
 at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:488)
 at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:1)
 at org.osgi.util.tracker.AbstractTracked.track(AbstractTracked.java:232)
 at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.bundleChanged(BundleTracker.java:450)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:908)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEventPrivileged(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:230)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:137)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:129)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxContainerAdaptor.publishModuleEvent(EquinoxContainerAdaptor.java:191)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.publishEvent(Module.java:476)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.start(Module.java:467)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1682)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1662)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.doContainerStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1624)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1555)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:340)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jdk.internal.reflect.MethodAccessorImpl cannot be found by com.liferay.dynamic.data.mapping.expression_4.0.4
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:508)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:419)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:411)
 at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:150)
 at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521)
 ... 68 more

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.2

Resolution

  • The issue is due to some classes are removed from the following property. The server can be started correctly after commenting out the property in portal-ext.properties.
module.framework.properties.org.osgi.framework.bootdelegation=\
 __redirected,\
 com.liferay.aspectj,\
 com.liferay.aspectj.*,\
 com.liferay.portal.servlet.delegate,\
 com.liferay.portal.servlet.delegate*,\
 com.sun.ccpp,\
 com.sun.ccpp.*,\
 com.sun.crypto.*,\
 com.sun.image.*,\
 com.sun.jmx.*,\
 com.sun.jna,\
 com.sun.jndi.*,\
 com.sun.mail.*,\
 com.sun.management.*,\
 com.sun.media.*,\
 com.sun.msv.*,\
 com.sun.org.*,\
 com.sun.syndication,\
 com.sun.tools.*,\
 com.sun.xml.*,\
 com.sun.proxy.*,\
 com.yourkit.*,\
 sun.*,\
 javax.validation.*

 

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