[Geoserver-users] GWC tiles Seeding fails with error: Problem communicating with GeoServer ServiceException Could not find layer

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1

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it's important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
*user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found*, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
"file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties"
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code "EPSG:900913" from authority "European
Petroleum Survey Group" found for object of type "IdentifiedObject". Now
trying the fallback factory...
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code "EPSG:900913" from authority "European
Petroleum Survey Group" found for object of type
"CoordinateReferenceSystem". Now trying the fallback factory...

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

-----
Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems
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2

Hi Steve,

Are the layers protected? Do you use the GeoFence plugin?

Kind regards,
Darell

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM, steve.omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it’s important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
“file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties”
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type “IdentifiedObject”. Now
trying the fallback factory…
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type
“CoordinateReferenceSystem”. Now trying the fallback factory…

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems

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No. I don’t use Geofence module. However, I have some Data security rules yes using the Geoserver Data Securty Subsystem.

I’m seeding while logged in with the admin user.

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Darell van der Voort <darellvdv@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Steve,

Are the layers protected? Do you use the GeoFence plugin?

Kind regards,
Darell

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM, steve.omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it’s important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
“file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties”
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type “IdentifiedObject”. Now
trying the fallback factory…
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type
“CoordinateReferenceSystem”. Now trying the fallback factory…

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems

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Hi Darell,

So on your pointer I removed all the rules, leaving .r. to * users and .w. to * users and the seeding worked.

Now this is obviously not a realistic scenario since I’ll have to have a lot of rules. How do I go abpout this. having rules and still being able to Seed Tile Layers?

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Steve Omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

No. I don’t use Geofence module. However, I have some Data security rules yes using the Geoserver Data Securty Subsystem.

I’m seeding while logged in with the admin user.

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Darell van der Voort <darellvdv@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Steve,

Are the layers protected? Do you use the GeoFence plugin?

Kind regards,
Darell

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM, steve.omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it’s important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
“file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties”
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type “IdentifiedObject”. Now
trying the fallback factory…
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type
“CoordinateReferenceSystem”. Now trying the fallback factory…

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems

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Ok. I faced the exact same problem, however I am using Geofence on top of the Geoserver security system. So maybe my solution does not work, but this is how I fixed it;

First make sure that there are separate read and write data rules for the workspace in data security:

workspace.*.r
workspace.*w

and make sure the admin has acces to these rules.

Next set a Geofence data rule that allows every users to every layer of that workspace. This is a temporarily rule, which is only needed for seeding. If this rule is not applied, seeding does not work as the layer is still protected. After seeding you can remove the rule and the layer will be protected. The internal data rules should remain set.

Hope this helps. I can recommend the Geofence plug-in as this gives you much more control over data security.

Kind regards,
Darell

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Steve Omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

No. I don’t use Geofence module. However, I have some Data security rules yes using the Geoserver Data Securty Subsystem.

I’m seeding while logged in with the admin user.

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Darell van der Voort <darellvdv@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Steve,

Are the layers protected? Do you use the GeoFence plugin?

Kind regards,
Darell

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM, steve.omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it’s important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
“file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties”
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type “IdentifiedObject”. Now
trying the fallback factory…
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type
“CoordinateReferenceSystem”. Now trying the fallback factory…

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems

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Hi Darell, thanks a lot for this. I get it.

I can recommend the Geofence plug-in as this gives you much more control over data security.

I have tried working with Geofence but it has a great conflict with Monitor Extension due to difference in Hibernate Library used by each. I needed Monitor Extension more than Geofence.

Let me try your solution on GWC and I’ll let you know when it works perfect.

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Darell van der Voort <darellvdv@anonymised.com> wrote:

Ok. I faced the exact same problem, however I am using Geofence on top of the Geoserver security system. So maybe my solution does not work, but this is how I fixed it;

First make sure that there are separate read and write data rules for the workspace in data security:

workspace.*.r
workspace.*w

and make sure the admin has acces to these rules.

Next set a Geofence data rule that allows every users to every layer of that workspace. This is a temporarily rule, which is only needed for seeding. If this rule is not applied, seeding does not work as the layer is still protected. After seeding you can remove the rule and the layer will be protected. The internal data rules should remain set.

Hope this helps. I can recommend the Geofence plug-in as this gives you much more control over data security.

Kind regards,
Darell

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Steve Omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com…8302…> wrote:

No. I don’t use Geofence module. However, I have some Data security rules yes using the Geoserver Data Securty Subsystem.

I’m seeding while logged in with the admin user.

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:00 PM, Darell van der Voort <darellvdv@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Steve,

Are the layers protected? Do you use the GeoFence plugin?

Kind regards,
Darell

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:05 AM, steve.omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it’s important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
“file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties”
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type “IdentifiedObject”. Now
trying the fallback factory…
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code “EPSG:900913” from authority “European
Petroleum Survey Group” found for object of type
“CoordinateReferenceSystem”. Now trying the fallback factory…

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems

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7

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Steve Omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com>
wrote:

Hi Darell,

So on your pointer I removed all the rules, leaving *.r.* to * users and
*.w.* to * users and the seeding worked.

Now this is obviously not a realistic scenario since I'll have to have a
lot of rules. How do I go abpout this. having rules and still being able to
Seed Tile Layers?

I believe you'll have to sponsor some development (or do it yourself and
donate the changes), as far as I know there
is no way to configure security for the seeding threads, and they have
always run with no authentication.
I believe all the existing setups with security are either let the user
traffic generate the tiles, or pre-seed the
tiles on some other machine that does not have security configured, and
then transfer the tiles.

Cheers
Andrea

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This is very useful information @Andrea and Darell. I’ve struggled with this issues for sometime now. Actually my production Geoserver currently generates tile with user traffic.

Of course we’ll look into sponsoring Geoserver development at some stage of our work to support the work your team is doing which is great.
Thank you guys very much.

···

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Andrea Aime <andrea.aime@anonymised.com> wrote:

Kind regards,
Steve Omondi

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Steve Omondi <steve.omondi@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Darell,

So on your pointer I removed all the rules, leaving .r. to * users and .w. to * users and the seeding worked.

Now this is obviously not a realistic scenario since I’ll have to have a lot of rules. How do I go abpout this. having rules and still being able to Seed Tile Layers?

I believe you’ll have to sponsor some development (or do it yourself and donate the changes), as far as I know there
is no way to configure security for the seeding threads, and they have always run with no authentication.
I believe all the existing setups with security are either let the user traffic generate the tiles, or pre-seed the
tiles on some other machine that does not have security configured, and then transfer the tiles.

Cheers
Andrea

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@geowolf
Technical Lead

GeoSolutions S.A.S.
Via di Montramito 3/A
55054 Massarosa (LU)
phone: +39 0584 962313
fax: +39 0584 1660272
mob: +39 339 8844549

http://www.geo-solutions.it
http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it

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You might want to try GeoServer 2.12 (Either 2.12-RC1 or wait a few days
for 2.12.0) The way GeoServer applies security to GWC has changed
significantly in this release. I can't promise that will fix your
problem but it's worth looking at. Even if it's last minute, more
testing of the RC before release is always welcome.

On 2017-09-29 02:05 AM, steve.omondi wrote:

Hi guys,

I have a problem with Integrated GeowebCache.
Seeding Layers fails and here is the stack trace.

I have tried Vector and Raster layers a like. If it's important I have
changed the GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR=/serverDir/ externalized.

I have tried to have the raster style from the defaul Global workspace to
same workspace as Layer and nothing works.

Opening the Layer Preview through the GWC and WMS endpoint and zooming
around actually creates the tiles.
Seeding fails.

Prior to this Exception I have the following in the logs.

2017-09-29 11:41:09,759 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] -
*user_projections/epsg_operations.properties was not found*, using the
default set of coordinate operation overrides (normally empty)
2017-09-29 11:41:09,760 INFO [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Using
"file:/opt/tomcat2/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/gs-main-2.11.2.jar!/org/vfny/geoserver/crs/epsg_operations.properties"
as EPSG factory.

and

2017-09-29 11:41:37,242 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code "EPSG:900913" from authority "European
Petroleum Survey Group" found for object of type "IdentifiedObject". Now
trying the fallback factory...
2017-09-29 11:41:37,249 DEBUG [org.geotools.referencing.factory] - Failure
in the primary factory: No code "EPSG:900913" from authority "European
Petroleum Survey Group" found for object of type
"CoordinateReferenceSystem". Now trying the fallback factory...

This issue is killing me. Kindly assist.

-----
Kind Regards,

Steve Omondi
GIS & DB Developer/DBA
Ramani Online, Ramani Geosystems
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