ClassNotFoundException running DB Upgrade client on Weblogic 12.2.1.3

• Type: Regression Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.1.0 Beta 3, 7.1.X, Master
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure > DB Upgrade Client
• Labels: None
• Fix Priority: 4
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/59097

ClassNotFoundException running DB Upgrade client on Weblogic 12.2.1.3

Running DB Upgrade Client

albert:portal-tools-db-upgrade-client ayame$ java -jar com.liferay.portal.tools.db.upgrade.client.jar
[ jboss jonas resin tcserver tomcat weblogic websphere wildfly ]
Please enter your application server (tomcat):
weblogic
Please enter your application server directory (/Users/ayame/Liferay/public/master-bundles/weblogic-12.2.1):
/Users/ayame/Liferay/public/master-bundles/weblogic-12.2.1
Please enter your extra library directories in application server directory (/bin):
/bin
Please enter your global library directory in application server directory (/domains/liferay/lib):
/domains/liferay/lib
Please enter your portal directory in application server directory (/domains/liferay/autodeploy/ROOT):
/domains/liferay/autodeploy/ROOT
[ db2 mariadb mysql oracle postgresql sqlserver sybase ]
Please enter your database (mysql):
mysql
Please enter your database JDBC driver class name (com.mysql.jdbc.Driver):
com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
Please enter your database JDBC driver protocol (jdbc:mysql://):
jdbc:mysql://
Please enter your database host (localhost):
localhost
Please enter your database port (none):
none
Please enter your database name (/lportal):
lportal
Please enter your database username:
root
Please enter your database password:

ClassNotFoundException

Loading jar:file:/Users/ayame/Liferay/public/master-bundles/weblogic-12.2.1/domains/liferay/autodeploy/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/portal-impl.jar!/system.properties
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at com.liferay.portal.tools.db.upgrade.client.DBUpgraderLauncher.main(DBUpgraderLauncher.java:55)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletException
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.process.ClassPathUtil.initializeClassPaths(ClassPathUtil.java:143)
	at com.liferay.portal.tools.DBUpgrader.main(DBUpgrader.java:97)
	... 5 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.servlet.ServletException
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
	... 7 more

Reproduced on
Weblogic 12.2.1.3 + MySQL 5.7.19.
Portal master GIT ID: 17a9393de037b4b70a23ba722a0be7406bc9ee0e.