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Hi...

I had this kind of problem when from my main application when I made a change to
the connection to InstantDB (changed a password routine). If connection is not
completed and you assume it is, all kinds of problems happen when you try to
access InstantDB.

Regards, -JohnT.


Peter Hearty wrote:

> Randy
>
> Agreed - it sounds like InstantDB isn't even getting started. It's not a
> permissions failure though. InstantDB doesn't have multiple usernames and
> priviliges. Any username and password passed to it are just ignored.
>
> Are you able to access the database OK from outside Enhydra - say using
> JDBCmain?
>
> Regards
>
> Peter Hearty
> Lutris Technologies UK Ltd.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Schnedler <schnedlr@satx.rr.com>
> To: instantDB@enhydra.org <instantDB@enhydra.org>
> Date: 26 April 2000 18:28
> Subject: RE: InstantDB: FW: instantDB connection problem
>
> >Hi Peter,
> >
> >Thanks for the quick response.  Unfortunately, I already have the trace*
> >options set.  In fact, I have traceLevel=2047, which I imagine would cause
> >loads of debug info.  But I don't see anything at all.
> >
> >The error is happening when I start up the Enhydra server, which itself
> >handles connecting to the database.  Since at this point, I'm not executing
> >any of my app's code, I can't add the .setLogStream without getting into
> >Enhydra's source. :(
> >
> >If this is a permissions failure (with the idb security name/password),
> >would something still be logged in the idb log?  At this point, NOTHING is
> >getting logged by idb.  It's as if idb is never gets off the ground.
> >
> >Thx again,
> >-Randy
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-instantDB@Enhydra.ORG [mailto:owner-instantDB@Enhydra.ORG]On
> >Behalf Of Peter Hearty
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:58 AM
> >To: instantDB@enhydra.org
> >Subject: RE: InstantDB: FW: instantDB connection problem
> >
> >
> >Randy
> >
> >One possibility is that it's InstantDB that's failing. Try adding some
> >tracing by editing your InstantDB database's properties file and adding
> >something like:
> >
> >traceConsole=1
> >traceFile=trace.log
> >traceLevel=2
> >
> >You could also try adding:
> >
> >java.sql.DriverManager.setLogStream(java.lang.System.out);
> >
> >somewhere in your code to see if the InstantDB driver is getting properly
> >loaded.
> >
> >Hopefully
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Peter Hearty
> >Lutris Technologies UK
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-instantDB@Enhydra.ORG [mailto:owner-instantDB@Enhydra.ORG]On
> >Behalf Of Randy Schnedler
> >Sent: 26 April 2000 17:28
> >To: instantdb@enhydra.org
> >Subject: InstantDB: FW: instantDB connection problem
> >
> >
> >Hi folks....  I sent this message to the Enhydra list and haven't received
> >any responses.  Maybe I'm being too impatient, but maybe this is an
> >instantDB problem anyway, so I thought I'd send it to this list.
> >
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Note that I'm running Linux 6.1
> with
> >Enhydra 3.0.1.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-Randy
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Randy Schnedler [mailto:schnedlr@satx.rr.com]
> >Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 11:10 PM
> >To: enhydra@enhydra.org
> >Subject: instantDB connection problem
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >First off, I'll warn you that I am still somewhat an Enhydra newbie, but am
> >enjoying the learning process.  I am grateful for Enhydra itself and all
> the
> >work of the Enhydra community.
> >
> >I am working on a database-driven ASP-based site to deliver to a client,
> and
> >thought it would be a good learning experience to develop an Enhydra
> >version.  I have installed instantDB (v3.13 and v3.14b5), and set up the db
> >schema with DODS successfully.  However, when I "./start" the application,
> I
> >get a NullPointerException.  Below are excerpts from my .conf and the
> >Enhydra log.  Nothing at all is logged or changed within the database
> >folder/files.  The database name is "ranches".
> >
> >My questions:
> >-------------
> >- Obviously, what am I doing wrong to get the NullPointerException?
> >  (Does it have to do with the username/password?  I don't know how to set
> >this up in instantDB.  Accessing the db with "java JDBCmain" seems to work
> >fine though.)
> >
> >- Are all the ".Connection." entries necessary in the .conf? (Besides the
> >URL, of course.)
> >
> >Thanks for the help!
> >-Randy
> >
> >
> >
> >FROM .CONF:
> >-----------
> >DatabaseManager.Databases[] = "ranches"
> >DatabaseManager.DefaultDatabase = "ranches"
> >DatabaseManager.Debug = "true"
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.ClassType = "Standard"
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.JdbcDriver = "jdbc.idbDriver"
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.Url="jdbc:idb:/usr/local/instantDB/db
> s
> >/ranches.prp"
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.User = ""
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.Password = ""
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.Logging = "true"
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.MaxPreparedStatements = 10
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.MaxPoolSize = 30
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.AllocationTimeout = 10000
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.ObjectID.CacheSize = 20
> >DatabaseManager.DB.ranches.Connection.ObjectID.MinValue = 1
> >
> >FROM ENHYDRA .LOG:
> >------------------
> >2000.04.24 21:45:00: Multiserver,ERROR: Unable to change application to
> >running state: Could not create logical database ranches:
> >java.lang.NullPointerException: Could not create logical database ranches:
> >java.lang.NullPointerException
> >2000.04.24 21:45:00: Multiserver,ERROR+
> >com.lutris.appserver.server.ApplicationException: Could not create logical
> >database ranches: java.lang.NullPointerException: Could not create logical
> >database ranches: java.lang.NullPointerException
> >2000.04.24 21:45:00: Multiserver,ERROR+         at
> >com.lutris.appserver.server.StandardApplication.createDatabaseManager(Stand
> a
> >rdApplication.java:259)
> >
> >[...]
> >
> >
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