[GeoNetwork-users] database connection in Geonetwork 2.6.4

I have a small geonetwork installation that has been active for a couple of
years. Yesterday when I rebooted the server, the GeoNetwork came up with
no records. I am using the basic mckoi database connection. The logs
provided the following errors:

2013-01-08 09:09:54,643 INFO [jeeves.engine] - --- Starting handler
--------------------------------------
2013-01-08 09:09:54,644 INFO [jeeves.apphand] - Initializing GeoNetwork
2.6.4.SNAPSHOT ...
2013-01-08 09:09:54,750 INFO [jeeves.apphand] - Failed to open
database connection, Check config.xml db file configuration.Error is: null
2013-01-08 09:09:54,751 ERROR [jeeves.engine] - Raised exception while
starting appl handler. Skipped.
2013-01-08 09:09:54,751 ERROR [jeeves.engine] - Handler :
org.fao.geonet.Geonetwork
2013-01-08 09:09:54,751 ERROR [jeeves.engine] - Exception :
java.lang.NullPointerException
2013-01-08 09:09:54,751 ERROR [jeeves.engine] - Message : null
2013-01-08 09:09:54,752 ERROR [jeeves.engine] - Stack :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.fao.geonet.Geonetwork.initDatabase(Geonetwork.java:405)
at org.fao.geonet.Geonetwork.start(Geonetwork.java:131)
at jeeves.server.JeevesEngine.initAppHandler(JeevesEngine.java:475)
at jeeves.server.JeevesEngine.init(JeevesEngine.java:155)
at jeeves.server.sources.http.JeevesServlet.init(JeevesServlet.java:74)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:160)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.initServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1266)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1185)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1080)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:5015)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5302)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:897)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:873)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:615)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:958)
at
org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1599)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:439)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

I haven't changed anything in Geonetwork. Anyone have a clue what happened?

Thanks,

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Greg Miller
Coastal Marine Geology
US Geological Survey

508 287-7610
gmiller@anonymised.com