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When running Liferay Portal's Patching Tool with IBM J9 as the Java version with multiple hotfixes, the patching-tool info command, and other patching tool commands may fail. Resolution The root cause of this issue is that the fix pack XML descriptor is not properly read when many...

This article details how to set up the Liferay patching tool in a Weblogic based environment. Resolution To begin, unzip the patching-tool parallel to the domain server in use. For example, if using base_domain found in C:\Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\domains, then put the...

Since the release of the last Patching Tool v20, we have been busy implementing new improvements that will enhance the user experience as well as the Support engineers’ ability to assist users. Starting with version 21, the Patching Tool will log the installed patch levels of your portal...

When attempting to install patches with the Patching-Tool Install command, an error message is generated, which states:  Running install would revert some of the previous fixes. Installation process is stopped. Resolution The patching-tool generates this warning to indicate that there...

Liferay Portal fix packs and hotfixes will often update, not only JSPs, but also classes. In order to ensure that your custom projects continue to use the most up-to-date code, please follow these guidelines Resolution Use the latest Patching Tool found here: Patching Tool download page....

This article documents some of the more complex use cases when granting permissions to a site. Who can be site members? I am having trouble adding user groups to a site; the user groups are not displaying. I don't want site Members to have permissions to add content to a page. How can I...

When view permissions for guests are unchecked for a portlet, a guest will see the following message in the portlet: You do not have the roles required to access this portlet. While this is one way to handle guests who don't have access to the portlet, it is also possible to hide this...

This article addresses one issue for Active Directory users attempting to log in to the Liferay platform. Liferay is configured for use with an LDAP server (without mapping the "Group" attribute in the User section) LDAP export is enabled LDAP user, "user1" is able to log in to Liferay...

This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. Wiki Permissions can be "layered" because of the multiple permission levels that can go into accessing Wiki...

This article describes how numeric screennames can be used in Liferay Portal. Resolution Set the following property to true in the portal-ext.properties file that will override the default functionality of being unable to create numeric screennames. # Set this to true when you want the...

The principles below are adopted from general industry standard patch management best practices. Following these will help mitigate the risk of change on production servers. Awareness Liferay communicates the availability of maintenance updates for Liferay products through Announcements....

This article describes how specific LDAP attributes can be ignored during LDAP user import. Sometimes, users may change some information on the Liferay Portal. When the next scheduled LDAP import is executed, it will overwrite the user-made change. To ensure the change is not...

Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products. Any implementation of these principles is the responsibility of the subscriber. This article contains a...

This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. This article describes how to deploy patches to Liferay in a variety of environments. The steps are seperated by...

The Patching Tool 2.0.8 is a maintenance release for Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.0 and 7.1, which includes fixes and minor updates.  Resolution Release Highlights:  Introduces the command, system-info, which provides additional hardware information, such as number of CPUs, disk...

This article describes how to add sites, roles or user groups to a user automatically. Resolution Go to Control Panel Select Portal Settings Select the Users section Select the tab for Default User Associations Add name of site, role or user groups in the relevant fields Notice that any...

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how Liferay Portal, or Liferay Digital Enterprise 7.0, administrators can enable and leverage the user reminder queries. In addition, this article also documents how end users can customize their password reminder questions. Resolution...

This article describes the behavior in which permissions do not propagate from the parent folders to the files or children folders uploaded in the Document Library. Also, this article will discuss what the following properties do in the portal with respect to permission inheritance....

This article documents several possible solutions for updating plugins after a new fix pack has been installed. Specifically, customers have found that a plugin's libraries are not patched at the same time as the portal. Customers have also found that a customized plugin that modifies a...

When updating to Liferay Portal 6.2 SP9 or a fix pack that that contains LPS-40597, web content assets that guest users used to be able to view will not be displayed. Steps to reproduce: Behavior prior to 6.2 SP9 Set journal.article.view.permission.check.enabled=true in...