Everytime I STOP the OpenFire server and QUIT, then START it up again... I get this

This happens now twice and I simply uninstalled and scrubbed the registry to reinstall as a new application on my server and all went very well until I STOPPED the server and then QUIT. When I went to START it up again, I get this now twice from two installations. What can I possibly do to make this not happen again? thanks for all the input, I really appreciated it!

Here’s the OpenFire Log file I get when trying to start the server:

og4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\bin…\logs\debug.log (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:290)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:194)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:164)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:257)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseAppender(DOMConfigurator.java:285)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByName(DOMConfigurator.java:17 1)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByReference(DOMConfigurator.ja va:184)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseChildrenOfLoggerElement(DOMConfigurat or.java:502)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseRoot(DOMConfigurator.java:471)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parse(DOMConfigurator.java:921)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:790)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:696)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.selectAndConfigure(OptionConverter.jav a:471)
at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.(LogManager.java:125)
at org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:73)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:243)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:255)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:148)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.start(ServerStarter.java:113)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\bin…\logs\info.log (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:290)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:194)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:164)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:257)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseAppender(DOMConfigurator.java:285)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByName(DOMConfigurator.java:17 1)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByReference(DOMConfigurator.ja va:184)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseChildrenOfLoggerElement(DOMConfigurat or.java:502)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseRoot(DOMConfigurator.java:471)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parse(DOMConfigurator.java:921)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:790)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:696)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.selectAndConfigure(OptionConverter.jav a:471)
at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.(LogManager.java:125)
at org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:73)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:243)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:255)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:148)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.start(ServerStarter.java:113)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\bin…\logs\warn.log (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:290)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:194)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:164)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:257)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseAppender(DOMConfigurator.java:285)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByName(DOMConfigurator.java:17 1)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByReference(DOMConfigurator.ja va:184)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseChildrenOfLoggerElement(DOMConfigurat or.java:502)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseRoot(DOMConfigurator.java:471)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parse(DOMConfigurator.java:921)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:790)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:696)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.selectAndConfigure(OptionConverter.jav a:471)
at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.(LogManager.java:125)
at org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:73)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:243)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:255)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:148)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.start(ServerStarter.java:113)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
log4j:ERROR setFile(null,true) call failed.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\bin…\logs\error.log (Access is denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:290)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:194)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.activateOptions(FileAppender.java:164)
at org.apache.log4j.config.PropertySetter.activate(PropertySetter.java:257)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseAppender(DOMConfigurator.java:285)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByName(DOMConfigurator.java:17 1)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.findAppenderByReference(DOMConfigurator.ja va:184)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseChildrenOfLoggerElement(DOMConfigurat or.java:502)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parseRoot(DOMConfigurator.java:471)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.parse(DOMConfigurator.java:921)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:790)
at org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator.doConfigure(DOMConfigurator.java:696)
at org.apache.log4j.helpers.OptionConverter.selectAndConfigure(OptionConverter.jav a:471)
at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.(LogManager.java:125)
at org.slf4j.impl.Log4jLoggerFactory.getLogger(Log4jLoggerFactory.java:73)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:243)
at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:255)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:148)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.start(ServerStarter.java:113)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
Database setup or configuration error: Please verify your database settings and check the logs/error.log file for detailed error messages.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.sql.SQLException: ConnectionManager.getConnection() failed to obtain a connection after 11 retries. The exception from the last attempt is as follows: java.sql.SQLException: The database is already in use by another process: org.hsqldb.persist.NIOLockFile@c69e02e3[file =C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\embedded-db\openfire.lck, exists=true, locked=false, valid=false, fl =null]: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\embedded-db\openfire.lck (Access is denied)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.verifyDataSource(XMPPServer.java:764)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.start(XMPPServer.java:480)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:212)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.start(ServerStarter.java:113)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:58)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.LauncherEngine.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.exe4j.runtime.WinLauncher.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: ConnectionManager.getConnection() failed to obtain a connection after 11 retries. The exception from the last attempt is as follows: java.sql.SQLException: The database is already in use by another process: org.hsqldb.persist.NIOLockFile@c69e02e3[file =C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\embedded-db\openfire.lck, exists=true, locked=false, valid=false, fl =null]: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\embedded-db\openfire.lck (Access is denied)
at org.jivesoftware.database.DbConnectionManager.getConnection(DbConnectionManager .java:151)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.verifyDataSource(XMPPServer.java:754)
… 16 more
Error starting the server. Please check the log files for more information.
Server halted

And of course, reinstalling will resolve the issues only until I “kill” the server instance and quit out completely to come back in.

does this file exists at all?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\bin…\logs\debug.log

[ C:\Program Files (x86)\Openfire\logs\debug.log ] <-correct path

Message was edited by: oiram [typo correction]

It doesn’t or didn’t exist at that path location. It does exist at the following location:

C:\program files (x86)\openfire\logs\debug.log

It ALSO now exists at the location you asked about after I copied the entire “logs” folder to the “bin” folder.

This copying of this folder didn’t do the trick at all.

WHAT DID DO the TRICK as I JUST discovered was changing all permission on the entire openfire folder and subfolders.

It works awesome now!!

Thanks for your involvement… I appreciate your reply as it sparked (no pun intended) me to look a little deeper and from outside the box I WAS in…

Thanks again!

Regards,

Clint

glad you got it working, I had a small typo in my post anyway bin/…/logs is logs (not bin/logs)

Believe it or not I found that this happens when you are not using elevated permissions when opening the server app… You can set it to “Run As Administrator” by default or right click and Run as administrator manually… Not sure why this happens I would think that running this app would have that set by default during the install? Hmmm weird

Best of Luck,

Philippe

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@Clint Simpson try to run the server as admin, even me i was face the some problem but when run as Admin, every thing was going fine