Thanks Matt, the below is when I browsed to loca nifi url. In the last working session of nifi, I was configuring an ExecuteSql processor before it blue-d screen. Could it have got into a bad state? How do I get out of it?
Thanks, Keith This is from nifi-app.log 2016-05-04 13:43:13,198 INFO [NiFi Web Server-69] c.s.j.s.i.application.WebApplicationImpl Initiating Jersey application, version 'Jersey: 1.19 02/11/2015 03:25 AM' 2016-05-04 13:43:13,839 WARN [NiFi Web Server-22] org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler /nifi-api/controller/authorities java.lang.NullPointerException: null at org.apache.nifi.web.security.anonymous.NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.createAuthentication(NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.java:58) ~[nifi-web-security-0.6.0.jar:0.6.0] at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:97) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.apache.nifi.web.security.node.NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.doFilter(NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.java:112) ~[nifi-web-security-0.6.0.jar:0.6.0] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:213) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:176) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:262) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.ThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalFilter.java:38) ~[classes/:na] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.TimerFilter.doFilter(TimerFilter.java:52) ~[classes/:na] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:585) [jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:577) [jetty-security-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:223) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1127) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:515) [jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:185) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1061) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:110) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:97) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:499) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:310) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:257) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$2.run(AbstractConnection.java:540) [jetty-io-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:635) [jetty-util-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$3.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:555) [jetty-util-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_77] 2016-05-04 13:43:13,839 WARN [NiFi Web Server-21] org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler /nifi-api/controller/identity java.lang.NullPointerException: null at org.apache.nifi.web.security.anonymous.NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.createAuthentication(NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.java:58) ~[nifi-web-security-0.6.0.jar:0.6.0] at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:97) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.apache.nifi.web.security.node.NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.doFilter(NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.java:112) ~[nifi-web-security-0.6.0.jar:0.6.0] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:213) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:176) ~[spring-security-web-4.0.3.RELEASE.jar:4.0.3.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE] at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:262) ~[spring-web-4.2.4.RELEASE.jar:4.2.4.RELEASE] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.ThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalFilter.java:38) ~[classes/:na] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.TimerFilter.doFilter(TimerFilter.java:52) ~[classes/:na] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) ~[jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:585) [jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:577) [jetty-security-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:223) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1127) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:515) [jetty-servlet-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:185) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1061) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:110) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:97) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:499) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:310) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:257) [jetty-server-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$2.run(AbstractConnection.java:540) [jetty-io-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:635) [jetty-util-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$3.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:555) [jetty-util-9.2.11.v20150529.jar:9.2.11.v20150529] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_77] This is from nifi-user.log 2016-05-04 13:43:13,774 INFO [NiFi Web Server-69] org.apache.nifi.web.filter.RequestLogger Attempting request for (<no user found>) POST http://localhost:8080/nifi-api/access/kerberos (source ip: 127.0.0.1) 2016-05-04 13:43:13,819 INFO [NiFi Web Server-69] o.a.n.w.a.c.IllegalStateExceptionMapper java.lang.IllegalStateException: Access tokens are only issued over HTTPS.. Returning Conflict response. From: Matt Gilman [mailto:matt.c.gil...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 1:22 PM To: users@nifi.apache.org Subject: Re: Starting Nifi encounters "unexpected error" Keith, Were there any errors in any of the log's (nifi-app.log or nifi-user.log) before shutdown or during start up. I'm not 100% sure what version your running but it appears it's having trouble loading the Anonymous user. This user is created during startup, stored in the users database, and should always be available. Any additional errors or details would be helpful. Thanks. Matt On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Keith Lim <keith....@ds-iq.com<mailto:keith....@ds-iq.com>> wrote: My windows machine blue-d screen and after reboot I restarted nifi only to get the following error when I browse to nifi (http://localhost:8080/nifi/) I can do the long route or cleaning up the nifi folder and rebuilding it, but want to know if there is a surgical way to remove this issue. Thanks, Keith An unexpected error has occurred <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <title>Error 500 Server Error</title> </head> <body><h2>HTTP ERROR 500</h2> <p>Problem accessing /nifi-api/controller/authorities. Reason: <pre> Server Error</pre></p><h3>Caused by:</h3><pre>java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.nifi.web.security.anonymous.NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.createAuthentication(NiFiAnonymousUserFilter.java:58) at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:97) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.apache.nifi.web.security.node.NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.doFilter(NodeAuthorizedUserFilter.java:112) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:213) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:176) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:262) at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.ThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalFilter.java:38) at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) at org.apache.nifi.web.filter.TimerFilter.doFilter(TimerFilter.java:52) at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652) at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:585) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:577) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:223) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1127) at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:515) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:185) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1061) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:110) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:97) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:499) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:310) at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:257) at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$2.run(AbstractConnection.java:540) at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:635) at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$3.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:555) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) </pre> <hr><i><small>Powered by Jetty://</small></i><hr/> </body> </html>