Hope someone has come across a fix for this error.
Thanks.
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.lang.NullPointerException
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.verifyDataSource(XMPPServer.java:714)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.start(XMPPServer.java:433)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.(XMPPServer.java:155)
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:105)
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.starter.ServerStarter.main(ServerStarter.java:50)
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.lang.NullPointerException
at org.jivesoftware.openfire.XMPPServer.verifyDataSource(XMPPServer.java:703)
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