If there is an error when instantiating IP Geolocation component NPEs are thrown in PortletTracker

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0.X EE, Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.0.0 DXP FP19, 7.0.3 CE GA4, 7.0.0 DXP SP4, 7.0.X EE, 7.1.X, Master
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure > Portlet Tracker
• Labels:
  • liferay-digital-enterprise-70-sp4
  • liferay-fixpack-de-19-7010
• Branch Version/s:
  7.0.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 4

1. vanilla installation
2. Disconnect your system of the internet
3. Assert that the GeoIPCity.dat file is not installed in your Liferay installation (check tomcat folders)
4. Start the portal
5. See that this errors appear in the log:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to activate Liferay IP Geocoder

and

Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused (Connection refused)

 

Expected: Since the IP Geocoder could not be starter, it's dependencies should not start, without throwing exceptions

 

Current: Some errors similar to this appear:

09:30:47,722 ERROR [localhost-startStop-1][PortletTracker:314] Portlet com_liferay_sync_web_portlet_SyncAdminPortlet from com.liferay.sync.web_1.0.7 [44] failed to initialize