I was getting both the "no transaction error" on startup and the "null layout" when accessing the portal. Now I got rid of the "no transaction" doing what I list below, but I still get the null layout and portal is not accessible. Stack trace seems to mention just before the "no layout" error a:
anonymous wrote : WARN [ThemeServiceImpl] Theme with name [Nphalanx] not found I don't know if it could be related. Only error during startup regards mail in portal service and I guess it's not related at all to the main issue Any clue? Configuration: - MySql 4.1 - Latest connector - JBoss 4.04RC1 - Portal2.2.1RC2 - JDK 1.5 - Win Xp Steps to get rid of "no transaction" error: - delete all jbossportal related db tables - delete dir 'portal' from jboss/../data - use mysql connector 3.1.12 - use this suggestion from topic : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=75740&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 I was getting the no transaction manager problem that others described earlier on this thread. I changed the configuration of the transient tree cache mbean in the portal's jboss-service.xml to the following... Code: <mbean code="org.jboss.cache.TreeCache" name="portal:service=TreeCache,type=transient"> | <attribute name="TransactionManagerLookupClass">org.jboss.cache.JBossTransactionManagerLookup</attribute> | <attribute name="IsolationLevel">REPEATABLE_READ</attribute> | <attribute name="CacheMode">LOCAL</attribute> | *<depends>jboss.jca:service=DataSourceBinding,name=PortalDS</depends>* | </mbean> My error trace: 20:50:42,851 WARN [ThemeServiceImpl] Theme with name [Nphalanx] not found 20:50:42,942 ERROR [PortalServlet] Invocation exception org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.InvocationException: javax.servlet.ServletException: No null layout allowed here at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.execute(RenderPageCommand.java:168) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ControllerCommand.dispatch(ControllerCommand.java:78) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.EventBroadcasterInterceptor.invoke(EventBroadcasterInterceptor.java:85) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.invoke(PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.java:168) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PortalNodeInterceptor.invoke(PortalNodeInterceptor.java:61) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.NavigationInterceptor.invoke(NavigationInterceptor.java:58) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandContext.execute(CommandContext.java:107) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:93) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:77) at org.jboss.portal.core.CoreController.handle(CoreController.java:190) 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.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:142) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:260) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659) at org.jboss.mx.util.JMXInvocationHandler.invoke(JMXInvocationHandler.java:287) at $Proxy98.handle(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInvocation.dispatch(ServerInvocation.java:76) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.SubjectAssociationInterceptor.invoke(SubjectAssociationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.PolicyAssociationInterceptor.invoke(PolicyAssociationInterceptor.java:52) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.ContentTypeInterceptor.invoke(ContentTypeInterceptor.java:68) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.LocaleInterceptor.invoke(LocaleInterceptor.java:69) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.UserInterceptor.invoke(UserInterceptor.java:184) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.invoke(SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.java:87) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:75) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:221) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697) 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:96) 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:54) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) 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:868) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:663) 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.servlet.ServletException: No null layout allowed here at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.renderMarkup(RenderPageCommand.java:182) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.renderPortlets(RenderPageCommand.java:348) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.execute(RenderPageCommand.java:164) ... 80 more 20:50:43,412 ERROR [[PortalServletWithPathMapping]] Servlet.service() for servlet PortalServletWithPathMapping threw exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No null layout allowed here at org.jboss.portal.theme.LayoutDispatcher.(LayoutDispatcher.java:77) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.renderMarkup(RenderPageCommand.java:177) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.renderPortlets(RenderPageCommand.java:348) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.execute(RenderPageCommand.java:164) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ControllerCommand.dispatch(ControllerCommand.java:78) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.EventBroadcasterInterceptor.invoke(EventBroadcasterInterceptor.java:85) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.invoke(PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.java:168) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PortalNodeInterceptor.invoke(PortalNodeInterceptor.java:61) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.NavigationInterceptor.invoke(NavigationInterceptor.java:58) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandContext.execute(CommandContext.java:107) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:93) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:77) at org.jboss.portal.core.CoreController.handle(CoreController.java:190) 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.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:142) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:260) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659) at org.jboss.mx.util.JMXInvocationHandler.invoke(JMXInvocationHandler.java:287) at $Proxy98.handle(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInvocation.dispatch(ServerInvocation.java:76) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.SubjectAssociationInterceptor.invoke(SubjectAssociationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.PolicyAssociationInterceptor.invoke(PolicyAssociationInterceptor.java:52) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.ContentTypeInterceptor.invoke(ContentTypeInterceptor.java:68) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.LocaleInterceptor.invoke(LocaleInterceptor.java:69) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.UserInterceptor.invoke(UserInterceptor.java:184) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.invoke(SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.java:87) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:75) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:221) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697) 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:96) 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:54) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) 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:868) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:663) 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)[/url] View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3923413#3923413 Reply to the post : 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