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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30192 FORM based login Error forwarding to login page Summary: FORM based login Error forwarding to login page Product: Tomcat 5 Version: 5.0.25 Platform: PC OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: Other Component: Unknown AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am having trouble with FORM based login using JDBC Realm. I have posted my question twice on the Tomcat users list and even sent an email to the tomcat webmaster with no responses from either methods. So this is the problem... When I go to a restricted resource the user will get a blank page. Tomcat console gives this error: INFO: Server startup in 11000 ms Jul 19, 2004 4:39:47 PM org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator auth enticate WARNING: Unexpected error forwarding to login page java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator.authenticate(Form Authenticator.java:214) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(Authentica torBase.java:504) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValv eContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav a:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j ava:137) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValv eContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j ava:117) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValv eContext.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav a:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal ve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValv eContext.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav a:520) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:16 0) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java :793) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.proce ssConnection(Http11Protocol.java:702) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java :571) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP ool.java:644) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) However, after that error if the user manually goes to the login page, http://localhost:8080/E3/login.faces, then they will get the login page and after logging in they will get redirected to the original page that they tried to goto. Please see the attached config files.. Thank you, -David --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]