Detected Broken Session, forcing session reinitialisation

[andreasernst]

After admin session timeout:

[2016-02-06T14:34:08.949+0100] [Payara 4.1] [WARNING] [] [org.glassfish.admingui] [tid: _ThreadID=40 _ThreadName=admin-listener(1)] [timeMillis: 1454765648949] [levelValue: 900] [[
Detected Broken Session, forcing session reinitialisation]]
[2016-02-06T14:34:08.956+0100] [Payara 4.1] [WARNING] [] [javax.enterprise.web] [tid: _ThreadID=40 _ThreadName=admin-listener(1)] [timeMillis: 1454765648956] [levelValue: 900] [[
StandardWrapperValve[FacesServlet]: Servlet.service() for servlet FacesServlet threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.glassfish.admingui.common.util.GuiUtil.genId(GuiUtil.java:343)
at org.glassfish.admingui.common.handlers.UtilHandlers.encodeId(UtilHandlers.java:1011)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.handler.Handler.invoke(Handler.java:442)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutElementBase.dispatchHandlers(LayoutElementBase.java:420)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutElementBase.dispatchHandlers(LayoutElementBase.java:394)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutComponent.beforeCreate(LayoutComponent.java:348)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.descriptors.LayoutComponent.getChild(LayoutComponent.java:288)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:556)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:507)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:551)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:590)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:590)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:590)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:507)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:507)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.buildUIComponentTree(LayoutViewHandler.java:507)
at com.sun.jsftemplating.layout.LayoutViewHandler.createView(LayoutViewHandler.java:255)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.execute(RestoreViewPhase.java:256)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:101)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.doPhase(RestoreViewPhase.java:123)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:198)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:658)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1682)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:344)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at com.sun.webui.jsf.util.UploadFilter.doFilter(UploadFilter.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:316)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:160)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doChainInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:678)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:97)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:416)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:283)
at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$HttpHandlerCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:459)
at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:167)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.runService(HttpHandler.java:206)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.doHandle(HttpHandler.java:180)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServerFilter.handleRead(HttpServerFilter.java:235)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.ExecutorResolver$9.execute(ExecutorResolver.java:119)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeFilter(DefaultFilterChain.java:283)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeChainPart(DefaultFilterChain.java:200)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.execute(DefaultFilterChain.java:132)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.process(DefaultFilterChain.java:111)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.ProcessorExecutor.execute(ProcessorExecutor.java:77)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.portunif.PUFilter.handleRead(PUFilter.java:231)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.ExecutorResolver$9.execute(ExecutorResolver.java:119)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeFilter(DefaultFilterChain.java:283)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeChainPart(DefaultFilterChain.java:200)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.execute(DefaultFilterChain.java:132)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.process(DefaultFilterChain.java:111)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.ProcessorExecutor.execute(ProcessorExecutor.java:77)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.portunif.PUFilter.handleRead(PUFilter.java:231)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.ExecutorResolver$9.execute(ExecutorResolver.java:119)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeFilter(DefaultFilterChain.java:283)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeChainPart(DefaultFilterChain.java:200)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.execute(DefaultFilterChain.java:132)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.process(DefaultFilterChain.java:111)

Admin Console:

HTTP Status 500 - Internal Server Error
type Exception report
messageInternal Server Error
descriptionThe server encountered an internal error that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException while attempting to process a 'beforeCreate' event for 'sun_html48'.
root cause
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException while attempting to process a 'beforeCreate' event for 'sun_html48'.
root cause
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
root cause
java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid user name or password.
root cause
java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid user name or password.
note The full stack traces of the exception and its root causes are available in the Payara Server 4.1.1.161 #badassfish logs.

[mikecroft]

Hi, this is a known issue. The stack trace you found from the logs was a fix, but it appears not to have worked fully. Interestingly, the admin console error you get is different, so the fix may have been partially effective.

The problem is that it's a very difficult thing to reproduce reliably in controlled conditions. We'll reopen the bug and revisit the fix.

[mikecroft]

Original Github issue

[smillidge]

The fix didn't prevent the error occurring however the fix was supposed to reinitialise the session so the next request forced a logout rather than the error sticking for the duration of the session.

@andreasernst after the error were you forced to log back in?

[andreasernst]

No, i needed to restart Payara.

[smillidge]

Did you try just shutting the browser and then accessing the administration console again?

It should just be the session that is broken, so creating a new session should make the problem go away. I'm asking the questions as this has been a very difficult issue to reproduce back here. Anything you can remember about what page you were on when the error occurred, what you were doing on the administration console last would be very useful.

[andreasernst]

Yes, indeed, i never closed the browser. I did only reload of the page. I try it next time.

[eicheled]

I have encountered a very similar error, with a different stack trace, but I can verify that in my case a new browser session worked. (Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard)

[2016-03-02T14:33:58.736-0700] [Payara 4.1] [WARNING] [] [javax.enterprise.web] [tid: _ThreadID=48 _ThreadName=admin-listener(5)] [timeMillis: 1456954438736] [levelValue: 900] [[
StandardWrapperValve[FacesServlet]: Servlet.service() for servlet FacesServlet threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.glassfish.admingui.common.util.GuiUtil.genId(GuiUtil.java:343)

[mikecroft]

Closing as this seems like expected behaviour (new browser session is required to resolve the issue).

Please reopen if a new browser session is confirmed not to resolve the problem.