Confluence installation fails with unable to create application context
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Confluence installation using the installer took longer than expected and in the end timed out with the following error in the atlassian-confluence.log:
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ERROR [Timer-9] [internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor] fail Unable to create application context for [com.atlassian.streams.aggregator-plugin], unsatisfied dependencies: Dependency on [(objectClass=com.atlassian.applinks.api.EntityLinkService)] (from bean [&entityLinkService]), Dependency on [(objectClass=com.atlassian.applinks.api.ApplicationLinkService)] (from bean [&applinkService])
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Application context initialization for 'com.atlassian.streams.aggregator-plugin' has timed out
at org.springframework.osgi.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.timeout(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:454)
at org.springframework.osgi.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.access$000(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:50)
at org.springframework.osgi.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor$WatchDogTask.run(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:105)
at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:512)
at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:462)
ERROR [Timer-9] [plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin] logAndClearOustandingDependencies Never resolved service '&entityLinkService' for plugin 'com.atlassian.streams' with filter (objectClass=com.atlassian.applinks.api.EntityLinkService)
ERROR [Timer-9] [plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin] logAndClearOustandingDependencies Never resolved service '&applinkService' for plugin 'com.atlassian.streams' with filter (objectClass=com.atlassian.applinks.api.ApplicationLinkService)
ERROR [Timer-9] [plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin] onSpringContextFailed Unable to start the Spring context for plugin com.atlassian.streams
Cause
There is a virus scanner installed on the server which hinders the appropriate java classes to be unpacked.
Resolution
Turn off any anti-virus application on the server
Restart Confluence
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