Now I'm absolutely lost :(((

When one servlet gets null for current session, the same servlet get
null in ANOTHER session, but after 3 minutes everything is back to
normal: servlet now which session it belongs to.

Can anybody point where whould I look for a problem?

Thanks,
Mark.

--- Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi everybody:
> it's where I am now:
> 
> Since I don't want to create a session for non-authenticated user,
> I
> made a small change to my login jsp:
> <%@ page session="false">
> 
> This is strange but it looks like I have this problem only when I
> access my web application through the proxy server.
> 
> Here the steps how I reproduce my problem:
> 1. Invoke servlet A (any serlvet in my web application, but login)
> using browser: http://host/appName/servletA
> 
> The following code returns null as expected.
> HttpSession ses = req.getSession(false);
> 
> 2. Login into application: new session get created by login servlet
> and user's token stored in session. (expected)
> 3. I can access any servlets and it shows right session id, BUT
> when
> I access servlet A session object is null.
> 
> now the crazy part: if I don't access "servlet A"( used in step 1)
> for 4 minutes it starts working properly!!! and I able to get
> session
> using:
> HttpSession ses = req.getSession(false);
> 
> I really don�t understand why it happens. Is it somehow session Id
> get associated with servlet and reset later to correct value?
> 
> And again, When no proxy involved everything looks fine.
> 
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Thank you,
> Mark
> --- Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Justin,
> > This is something I will look into and will keep the list posted
> > with
> > update.
> > 
> > Mark.
> > 
> > P.S. But what can a reason for getSession() return !null if I
> wait
> > for a minute or so ?
> > 
> > 
> > --- Justin Ruthenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Mark,
> > > 
> > > Check the session id that is included in the request 
> > > (getRequestedSessionId) and verify that this sessionid is
> ALWAYS 
> > > identical to the one used when the session was created.  More
> > than 
> > > likely, you'll find this is not the case.  If you're convinced
> > that
> > > the 
> > > sessionid is found at one moment and not at another, try to
> find
> > a
> > > way to 
> > > reproduce it and then post that to the list.
> > > 
> > > There's a 99% chance something is wrong with your code and/or
> the
> > 
> > > client's response causing the behavior you're seeing.  The fact
> > > that 
> > > you're seeing it with one particular servlet (presumably one
> type
> > > of use 
> > > case) makes it even more likely.
> > > 
> > > justin
> > > 
> > > 
> > > At 09:14 AM 10/12/2004, you wrote:
> > > >Hi David,
> > > >Thanks for reply but I guess I need something else. All
> answers
> > to
> > > >your suggested situation are negative. Answers included in
> your
> > > >message.
> > > >--- David Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is it possible that your session has ended (too long
> between
> > > > > requests)?
> > > >nope, another servlet get session with no problem. and after
> few
> > > >minutes servlet is null problem just works fine.
> > > > > Check how long you have configured sessions to be active
> (in
> > > > > web.xml).  Is
> > > > > it possible you are losing the encoded session ids (if
> > cookies
> > > are
> > > > > not being
> > > > > used)? It's easy to miss an encoded URL on a page for
> > get/post
> > > and
> > > > > thus lose
> > > > > the session id on the next request.  Then again, I've seen
> > bugs
> > > > > before in
> > > > > which cookies are quite reliable, but encoded URLs don't
> > always
> > > > > seem to
> > > > > work.
> > > >I do encode URL just in case, but Cookie is used on client
> > > >side(browser). When I look at the source page URL is not
> > encoded.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > David
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >Any other ideas?
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:36 AM
> > > > > Subject: request.getSession(false) randomly returns null in
> > > servlet
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > > I have unstable behavior in my web application when I try
> > to
> > > get
> > > > > > HttpSession.
> > > > > > The problem is that the following code randomly returns
> > > _null_
> > > > > for
> > > > > > HttpSession.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But next http request from different servlet using the
> same
> > > code
> > > > > is
> > > > > > fine. and when I call servlet with problem I've got null
> > > again.
> > > > > > Interesting, that if I wait for few minutes, this problem
> > > does
> > > > > not
> > > > > > exists: I'm getting a session object with no problems
> > > > > > Here the code:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ------ cut ------
> > > > > > public void doPost( HttpServletRequest req,
> > > HttpServletResponse
> > > > > resp
> > > > > > )
> > > > > >       throws IOException, ServletException
> > > > > >   {
> > > > > >     String cPath = req.getContextPath();
> > > > > >     HttpSession ses = req.getSession(false);
> > > > > >     /* ... ses is null sometimes ;(*/
> > > > > > ....
> > > > > > ----- end cut ----
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please note that I use req.getSession(true) in the login
> > > servlet
> > > > > and
> > > > > > DO know that session is created.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tech spec:
> > > > > >  Software: tomcat 5.0.24 on Redhat FS2
> > > > > >  Hardware: AMD 2700+, 512Mb, 120 GB HDD.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Mark.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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