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Confluence Loads with 500 Error after Install

Chris G_
Chris G_ September 6, 2019

Hello.  I've been trying to install Confluence with zero luck.  I keep getting the following error after the step to set up the database shown below.  I checked the logs and not helpful as it just has the same message:

 

Description The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

Exception

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot call sendError() after the response has been committed
	org.apache.catalina.connector.ResponseFacade.sendError(ResponseFacade.java:456)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter$LoggingResponseWrapper.sendError(DebugFilter.java:132)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
	com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter$1.sendError(FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.java:52)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingResponseWrapper.sendError(HeaderSanitisingResponseWrapper.java:89)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponseWrapper.sendError(HttpServletResponseWrapper.java:120)
	com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.sendError(ServletDispatcher.java:349)
	com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.sendError(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:104)
	com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:97)
	com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:199)
	javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling.ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.doFilter(ProfilingSiteMeshFilter.java:55)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:51)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:45)
	com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
	com.atlassian.confluence.jmx.JmxFilter.doFilter(JmxFilter.java:97)
	com.atlassian.confluence.cache.TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.doFilter(TransactionalCacheFactoryCleanupFilter.java:22)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.java:17)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserLoggingContextFilter.doFilter(UserLoggingContextFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserNameHeaderFilter.doFilter(UserNameHeaderFilter.java:25)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.MauEventFilter.doFilterInternal(MauEventFilter.java:34)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.AbstractStaticResourceAwareFilter.doFilter(AbstractStaticResourceAwareFilter.java:43)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.UserThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(UserThreadLocalFilter.java:39)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceTimeoutFilter.java:57)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:88)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.applyFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:39)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceSecurityFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceSecurityFilter.java:29)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ThreadLocalCacheFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalCacheFilter.java:25)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter$SwapOnBootstrapFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:45)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.doFilter(AbstractBootstrapHotSwappingFilter.java:35)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.seraph.filter.BaseLoginFilter.doFilter(BaseLoginFilter.java:148)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:51)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:45)
	com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.ClusterHeaderFilter.doFilter(ClusterHeaderFilter.java:56)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(ConfluenceOpenSessionInViewFilter.java:38)
	org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.ConfluenceErrorFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceErrorFilter.java:24)
	com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:99)
	com.atlassian.confluence.core.datetime.RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestTimeThreadLocalFilter.java:37)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.cache.AbstractCachingFilter.doFilter(AbstractCachingFilter.java:31)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:51)
	com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:45)
	com.atlassian.johnson.plugin.servlet.filter.JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(JohnsonServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:50)
	com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.lambda$doFilter$0(TenantGateFilter.java:35)
	com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGate$3.call(TenantGate.java:145)
	com.atlassian.confluence.tenant.TenantGateFilter.doFilter(TenantGateFilter.java:37)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.MobileAppRequestFilter.doFilter(MobileAppRequestFilter.java:36)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.internal.web.filter.spring.IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.doFilter(IgnoreWebAsyncManagerFilter.java:59)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.validateparam.RequestParamValidationFilter.doFilter(RequestParamValidationFilter.java:51)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.TranslationModeFilter.doFilter(TranslationModeFilter.java:39)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.servlet.filter.ActionContextCleanUp.doFilter(ActionContextCleanUp.java:71)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.LanguageExtractionFilter.doFilter(LanguageExtractionFilter.java:39)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.impl.vcache.VCacheRequestContextFilter.doFilter(VCacheRequestContextFilter.java:58)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.LoggingContextFilter.doFilter(LoggingContextFilter.java:33)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.util.RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.java:59)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ZipkinTracingFilter.doFilter(ZipkinTracingFilter.java:54)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.ResponseOutputStreamFilter.doFilter(ResponseOutputStreamFilter.java:25)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.johnson.filters.AbstractJohnsonFilter.doFilter(AbstractJohnsonFilter.java:59)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.doFilter(ConfluenceJohnsonFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.confluence.setup.ConfluenceEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(ConfluenceEncodingFilter.java:35)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.AbstractStaticResourceAwareFilter.doFilter(AbstractStaticResourceAwareFilter.java:43)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingFilter.doFilter(HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:37)
	com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.doFilter(FourOhFourErrorLoggingFilter.java:64)
	com.atlassian.confluence.internal.diagnostics.HttpRequestMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HttpRequestMonitoringFilter.java:35)
	com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter.doFilter(DebugFilter.java:46)
	com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32)

Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs.

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Diego
Diego
Atlassian Team
Atlassian Team members are employees working across the company in a wide variety of roles.
September 9, 2019

Hello there, @Chris G_ !

I have seen this error before on a few occasions. The most common one was missing permissions for the database. May I suggest you check the following:

  1. Database user permissions 
  2. Ownership of the said database

The database user must have the write, read and create permissions on the database. The user must also be the owner of your database.

Here you can find more details on the database setup for Confluence:

Let us hear from you, Chris!

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Chris G_
Chris G_ October 16, 2019

@Diego Spot on!  It worked once I fixes the permissions!  Thanks for the help!

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Diego
Diego
Atlassian Team
Atlassian Team members are employees working across the company in a wide variety of roles.
October 16, 2019

Great to hear that your instance is now working, @Chris G_ ! Come share with our community in the future.

The more collaboration we have, the better!

See you, Chris.

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