Can't login using 2.1 preview

[andrewd]

Using the v2.1 preview, I get an error when trying to log in to my server...this works in the 2.0 version. The message that I get is:

Failed to log on because: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

[jng]

That error is quite deceptive. There's actually nested errors that are not being shown. I'll be submitting a patch that processes the message component of all nested exception objects. Please update this ticket once the patch has landed, as it will reveal the full extent of the problem.

[jng]

r4933 has more detailed exception messages. Please update this ticket with the "true" error message. If you can't build from trunk, wait a day or two when I can put out a new 2.1 preview release.

[andrewd]

Ya, I figured that error was going to be fairly useless to you. Is there a link to the r4933 binaries (I don't see a link anywhere)? I can't compile it myself...

[andrewd]

I just installed the latest preview release, and here's what I get...it lists 4 "extended error info" items - the first one is "Failed to connect, perhaps session is expired", followed by three 401 errors.

[jng]

Hmmm, does the server log this failed login attempt?

[andrewd]

It does...

xxx.xxx.xxx.x - - [08/Jun/2010:09:12:01 -0300] "GET /mapguide/mapagent/mapagent.fcgi?OPERATION=CREATESESSION&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=text%2fxml&CLIENTAGENT=MapGuide+Maestro+API+v2.1.0.4936&LOCALE=en HTTP/1.1" 401 66

[jng]

Here's a simple test you can do:

Go to your mapagent test pages:

​http://localhost:8008/mapguide/mapagent/index.html (Apache w/ default config) ​http://localhost/mapguide/mapagent/index.html (IIS w/ default config)

Go to Miscellaneous API - Other

Choose the CreateSession operation

Hit Submit, use your default MG Administrator login.

If it doesn't spit out a long string of text (your session id), then it must be some configuration issue and explains why Maestro can't log in.

If it does however, then it's a legit problem on the Maestro side.

[andrewd]

I get a sessionid when I do that...no errors.

[andrewd]

Still doesn't work in the final v2.1.

[andrewd]

Any progress on this, or is there anything I can do to help debug this? I sure would love to be able to test out some of these great new features.

[jng]

What config/languages are you using? (Apache/IIS)

If you can debug using Visual Studio, then you could try breaking on the caught exception (before it is displayed in a MessageBox) and inspect the runtime state of that caught exception. It may reveal more information.

[andrewd]

I'm using Apache (default MGOS Install). I can't debug using visual studio, no. I'd gladly try out debug builds though, if that's an option...

[andrewd]

Update: I installed this on XP Pro and Server 2008 (x64)...same problem. I still can't log on to my server (and yes, the server install was the same server with mgos - even that failed).

[andrewd]

Just a thought - did something get changed in the way that the username/password gets handled in 2.1? My password has some slightly unfriendly characters in it (":", ";" and "\")...could that be a possible cause?

[jng]

Ooooh, you might be onto something.

Yes I did change how connections are initialized. They are now initialized via connection strings. When you login it is doing passing something similar to the following:

Url=http://localhost:8008/mapguide/mapagent/mapagent.fcgi;Username=Administrator;Password=admin

A password with the ';' character is obviously going to trip this up.

[jng]

Can you build from source? If so, can you try r5060 and see if you can login? If not I'll upload a test build

[andrewd]

Unfortunately, I can't build from source. But I'll certainly try out a test build, if you can make it!

[jng]

I've put up a build of r5060 here (on my FDO Toolbox project site because osgeo is not propagating my upload):

​http://fdotoolbox.googlecode.com/files/MapGuide%20Maestro%20r5060.zip

Let me know how it goes.

[andrewd]

Fixed - r5060 does the trick!

[jng]

Milestone Maestro-2.1.x deleted