Connection refused error while integrating client application with Crowd
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Problem
Application(s) can't authenticate to Crowd and the following error appears in the client log file:
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ERROR [xfire.transport.http.HttpChannel] java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused
Cause
The client application can't reach the Crowd server due to networking error.
Resolution
Check to see if: 1. There is a proxy between the application and Crowd, and ensure that,
You have added configured your application to bypass the proxy. In case of JAVA application, you must set
-Dhttp.proxyHost=myproxyserver.comand-Dhttp.proxyPort=80in JAVA_OPTSYou have configured trusted proxies for the application.
2. Check if there is a Firewall blocking Jira and Crowd communication
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