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Error when configuring SAML in a clustered environment for the first time

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Daniel Couso

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Issue

  • When configuring SAML in a clustered environment and entering the configuration Idp connection an error is shown: 
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.liferay.portlet.expando.model.impl.ExpandoBridgeImpl.getAttributeType(ExpandoBridgeImpl.java:334)
at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getExpandoBridgeAttributes(PortalImpl.java:2190)
at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getExpandoBridgeAttributes(PortalImpl.java:2214)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.PortalUtil.getExpandoBridgeAttributes(PortalUtil.java:939)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.service.ServiceContextFactory.getInstance(ServiceContextFactory.java:510)
at com.liferay.saml.web.internal.portlet.action.UpdateIdentityProviderConnectionMVCActionCommand.doProcessAction(UpdateIdentityProviderConnectionMVCActionCommand.java:87)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.bridges.mvc.BaseMVCActionCommand.processAction(BaseMVCActionCommand.java:61)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.bridges.mvc.MVCPortlet.callActionMethod(MVCPortlet.java:380)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.LiferayPortlet.processAction(LiferayPortlet.java:95)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.bridges.mvc.MVCPortlet.processAction(MVCPortlet.java:260)
at com.liferay.portlet.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:71)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletFilterUtil.doFilter(PortletFilterUtil.java:48)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.PortletServlet.service(PortletServlet.java:108)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:733)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.registration.EndpointRegistration.service(EndpointRegistration.java:153)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.ResponseStateHandler.processRequest(ResponseStateHandler.java:62)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.context.DispatchTargets.doDispatch(DispatchTargets.java:118)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.RequestDispatcherAdaptor.include(RequestDispatcherAdaptor.java:48)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.invoke(InvokerPortletImpl.java:541)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.invokeAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:583)
at com.liferay.portlet.InvokerPortletImpl.processAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:341)
at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.portlet.MonitoringInvokerPortlet.processAction(MonitoringInvokerPortlet.java:186)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl._processAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:434)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl.lambda$processAction$0(PortletContainerImpl.java:127)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl._preserveGroupIds(PortletContainerImpl.java:351)
at com.liferay.portlet.PortletContainerImpl.processAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:120)
at com.liferay.portlet.SecurityPortletContainerWrapper.processAction(SecurityPortletContainerWrapper.java:94)
at com.liferay.portlet.RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.processAction(RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.java:75)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletContainerUtil.processAction(PortletContainerUtil.java:114)
at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.processLayout(LayoutAction.java:292)
at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.execute(LayoutAction.java:159)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:425)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:228)
at com.liferay.portal.struts.PortalRequestProcessor.process(PortalRequestProcessor.java:170)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1913)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:462)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:652)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.MainServlet.callParentService(MainServlet.java:607)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.MainServlet.service(MainServlet.java:584)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:733)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:119)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.uploadservletrequest.UploadServletRequestFilter.processFilter(UploadServletRequestFilter.java:99)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.password.modified.PasswordModifiedFilter.processFilter(PasswordModifiedFilter.java:57)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.BaseAuthFilter.processFilter(BaseAuthFilter.java:340)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.jsoncontenttype.JSONContentTypeFilter.processFilter(JSONContentTypeFilter.java:42)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.servlet.filter.MonitoringFilter.processFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:181)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:101)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:713)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:462)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:387)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:315)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.service(FriendlyURLServlet.java:159)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:733)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:119)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.frontend.compatibility.ie.servlet.filter.IEMimeTypeCompatibilityFilter.processFilter(IEMimeTypeCompatibilityFilter.java:48)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.uploadservletrequest.UploadServletRequestFilter.processFilter(UploadServletRequestFilter.java:99)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.i18n.I18nFilter.processFilter(I18nFilter.java:361)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.password.modified.PasswordModifiedFilter.processFilter(PasswordModifiedFilter.java:57)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.BaseAuthFilter.processFilter(BaseAuthFilter.java:340)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.etag.ETagFilter.processFilter(ETagFilter.java:83)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.jsoncontenttype.JSONContentTypeFilter.processFilter(JSONContentTypeFilter.java:42)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.autologin.AutoLoginFilter.processFilter(AutoLoginFilter.java:259)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.virtualhost.VirtualHostFilter.processFilter(VirtualHostFilter.java:264)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:144)
at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.servlet.filter.MonitoringFilter.processFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:181)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:176)
at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:145)
at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:92)
at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:394)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.processFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:65)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:207)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:112)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:168)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:168)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:188)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:101)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:544)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:143)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:81)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:690)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78)
at org.apache.catalina.ha.tcp.ReplicationValve.invoke(ReplicationValve.java:330)
at org.apache.catalina.ha.session.JvmRouteBinderValve.invoke(JvmRouteBinderValve.java:182)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:616)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:831)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1634)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.liferay.portlet.expando.model.impl.ExpandoBridgeImpl.getAttributeType(ExpandoBridgeImpl.java:331)
... 171 more

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.0
  • Liferay DXP 7.1

Resolution

  • This message error is shown due to the fact that the master node has not had the chance of invoking a one-time action to create two necessary SAML custom fields.
  • In order to create these fields successfully, stop your nodes and restart them sequentially.
  • The previous step will no longer be needed when LPS-123650 can be implemented in Liferay DXP 7.0 and 7.1.
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