Error initialising plugin manager due to "Unable to install bundle"
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Summary
Confluence appears to start up but may run into various issues when viewing pages. The log file indicates that the plugin system has not started correctly.
The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:
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2013-01-17 03:21:34,668 WARN [main] [plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin] install Unable to install plugin '<pluginid>'
com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.OsgiContainerException: Unable to install bundle
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager.installBundle(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:454)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPluginUninstalledHelper.install(OsgiPluginUninstalledHelper.java:68)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin.installInternal(OsgiPlugin.java:381)
at com.atlassian.plugin.impl.AbstractPlugin.install(AbstractPlugin.java:329)
at com.atlassian.plugin.impl.AbstractDelegatingPlugin.install(AbstractDelegatingPlugin.java:205)
at com.atlassian.plugin.manager.DefaultPluginManager.addPlugins(DefaultPluginManager.java:695)
at com.atlassian.plugin.manager.DefaultPluginManager.init(DefaultPluginManager.java:167)
at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.ConfluencePluginManager.init(ConfluencePluginManager.java:192)
at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.PluginFrameworkContextListener.contextInitialized(PluginFrameworkContextListener.java:52)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4205)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4704)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595)
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 org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Invalid bundle format
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager$BundleRegistration.install(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:592)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager.installBundle(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:450)
... 23 more
Caused by: java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager$BundleRegistration.install(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:570)
... 24 more
2013-01-17 03:21:34,672 ERROR [main] [atlassian.confluence.plugin.PluginFrameworkContextListener] contextInitialized Error initialising plugin manager: Unable to install bundle
com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.OsgiContainerException: Unable to install bundle
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager.installBundle(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:454)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPluginUninstalledHelper.install(OsgiPluginUninstalledHelper.java:68)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.factory.OsgiPlugin.installInternal(OsgiPlugin.java:381)
at com.atlassian.plugin.impl.AbstractPlugin.install(AbstractPlugin.java:329)
at com.atlassian.plugin.impl.AbstractDelegatingPlugin.install(AbstractDelegatingPlugin.java:205)
at com.atlassian.plugin.manager.DefaultPluginManager.addPlugins(DefaultPluginManager.java:695)
at com.atlassian.plugin.manager.DefaultPluginManager.init(DefaultPluginManager.java:167)
at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.ConfluencePluginManager.init(ConfluencePluginManager.java:192)
at com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.PluginFrameworkContextListener.contextInitialized(PluginFrameworkContextListener.java:52)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4205)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4704)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595)
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 org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Invalid bundle format
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager$BundleRegistration.install(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:592)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager.installBundle(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:450)
... 23 more
Caused by: java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.plugin.osgi.container.felix.FelixOsgiContainerManager$BundleRegistration.install(FelixOsgiContainerManager.java:570)
... 24 moreCause
There is a corrupted or incompatible plugin in the plugins cache. This can be caused by a few different things:
The plugin is corrupted in the database
The OSGi format has become incompatible in between the last time Confluence was stopped and when it was started. This can be because of the JDK being upgraded, the OS being upgraded, and possibly caused by other factors.
Resolution
Clear the plugins cache using the directions at How to clear the apps (plugins) cache in Confluence Data Center. If this doesn't work, then it's likely that there is a corrupted plugin in the database, so you'll need to try the next step.
Identify the plugin referred to in the log (the first line in the example log above), then remove it manually, using the directions at How to manually remove malfunctioning apps (plugins) from Confluence Data Center
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