Due to a recent CDN outage, the IP Geocoder module inside Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) 7.0 temporarily lost Internet connectivity; the module requires an active connection to function.
There is a console error similar to the following:
2018-07-16 17:51:20.239 ERROR [localhost-startStop-1][IPGeocoderImpl:108] Unable to activate Liferay IP Geocoder java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:350) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:206) at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:188) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:172) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:589) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:538) at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:180) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:463) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:558) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.(HttpClient.java:242) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:339) at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:357) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(HttpURLConnection.java:1220) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(HttpURLConnection.java:1156) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:1050) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:984) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1564) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1492) at com.liferay.ip.geocoder.internal.IPGeocoderImpl.getIPGeocoderFile(IPGeocoderImpl.java:138) at com.liferay.ip.geocoder.internal.IPGeocoderImpl.configure(IPGeocoderImpl.java:101) at com.liferay.ip.geocoder.internal.IPGeocoderImpl.activate(IPGeocoderImpl.java:60) 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 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:224) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:39) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:617) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:501) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:302) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:294) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createImplementationObject(SingleComponentManager.java:297) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createComponent(SingleComponentManager.java:108) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getService(SingleComponentManager.java:906) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getServiceInternal(SingleComponentManager.java:879) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getService(SingleComponentManager.java:823) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceFactoryUse$1.run(ServiceFactoryUse.java:212) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceFactoryUse.factoryGetService(ServiceFactoryUse.java:210) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceFactoryUse.getService(ServiceFactoryUse.java:111) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceConsumer$2.getService(ServiceConsumer.java:45) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.getService(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:496) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.getService(ServiceRegistry.java:461) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.getService(BundleContextImpl.java:619) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleRefPair.getServiceObject(SingleRefPair.java:72) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BindMethod.getServiceObject(BindMethod.java:648) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.getServiceObject(DependencyManager.java:2201) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$SingleStaticCustomizer.prebind(DependencyManager.java:1118) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.prebind(DependencyManager.java:1520) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.collectDependencies(AbstractComponentManager.java:1005) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getServiceInternal(SingleComponentManager.java:859) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:748) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$SingleStaticCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:1012) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$SingleStaticCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:968) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1215) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1136) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.trackAdding(ServiceTracker.java:945) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.track(ServiceTracker.java:881) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChanged(ServiceTracker.java:1167) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator$ListenerInfo.serviceChanged(BundleComponentActivator.java:127) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.FilteredServiceListener.serviceChanged(FilteredServiceListener.java:109) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:917) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEventPrivileged(ServiceRegistry.java:862) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEvent(ServiceRegistry.java:801) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.register(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:127) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:225) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:464) at com.liferay.portal.spring.extender.internal.bean.ApplicationContextServicePublisher.registerService(ApplicationContextServicePublisher.java:235) at com.liferay.portal.spring.extender.internal.bean.ApplicationContextServicePublisher.registerService(ApplicationContextServicePublisher.java:225) at com.liferay.portal.spring.extender.internal.bean.ApplicationContextServicePublisher.register(ApplicationContextServicePublisher.java:70) at com.liferay.portal.spring.extender.internal.context.ModuleApplicationContextRegistrator.start(ModuleApplicationContextRegistrator.java:78) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor366.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.apache.felix.dm.InvocationUtil.invokeMethod(InvocationUtil.java:111) at org.apache.felix.dm.InvocationUtil.invokeCallbackMethod(InvocationUtil.java:66) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.invokeCallbackMethod(ComponentImpl.java:769) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.invoke(ComponentImpl.java:760) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.bindService(ComponentImpl.java:705) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.access$400(ComponentImpl.java:54) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl$7.run(ComponentImpl.java:202) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.runTask(SerialExecutor.java:137) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.runTasks(SerialExecutor.java:119) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.execute(SerialExecutor.java:85) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.calculateStateChanges(ComponentImpl.java:252) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.ComponentImpl.dependencyAvailable(ComponentImpl.java:379) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.dependencies.ServiceDependencyImpl.doAddedService(ServiceDependencyImpl.java:849) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.dependencies.ServiceDependencyImpl.access$200(ServiceDependencyImpl.java:60) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.dependencies.ServiceDependencyImpl$4.run(ServiceDependencyImpl.java:317) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.runTask(SerialExecutor.java:137) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.runTasks(SerialExecutor.java:119) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.execute(SerialExecutor.java:85) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.SerialExecutor.execute(SerialExecutor.java:104) at org.apache.felix.dm.impl.dependencies.ServiceDependencyImpl.addedService(ServiceDependencyImpl.java:314) at org.apache.felix.dm.tracker.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1331) at org.apache.felix.dm.tracker.AbstractTracked.trackAdding(AbstractTracked.java:290) at org.apache.felix.dm.tracker.AbstractTracked.track(AbstractTracked.java:236) at org.apache.felix.dm.tracker.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChangedHideAspects(ServiceTracker.java:1212) at org.apache.felix.dm.tracker.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChanged(ServiceTracker.java:1107) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.FilteredServiceListener.serviceChanged(FilteredServiceListener.java:109) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:917) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEventPrivileged(ServiceRegistry.java:862) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEvent(ServiceRegistry.java:801) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.register(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:127) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:225) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:464) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:482) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:1001) at com.liferay.portal.upgrade.internal.release.ReleasePublisher.publish(ReleasePublisher.java:66) at com.liferay.portal.upgrade.internal.release.ReleasePublisher.activate(ReleasePublisher.java:86) 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 org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:224) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:39) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:617) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:501) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:302) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:294) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createImplementationObject(SingleComponentManager.java:297) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createComponent(SingleComponentManager.java:108) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getService(SingleComponentManager.java:906) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getServiceInternal(SingleComponentManager.java:879) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:748) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$SingleStaticCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:1012) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$SingleStaticCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:968) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1215) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1136) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.trackAdding(ServiceTracker.java:945) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.track(ServiceTracker.java:881) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChanged(ServiceTracker.java:1167) at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator$ListenerInfo.serviceChanged(BundleComponentActivator.java:127) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.FilteredServiceListener.serviceChanged(FilteredServiceListener.java:109) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:917) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEventPrivileged(ServiceRegistry.java:862) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEvent(ServiceRegistry.java:801) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.register(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:127) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:225) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:464) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:482) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:1001) at com.liferay.registry.internal.RegistryImpl.registerService(RegistryImpl.java:355) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.MainServlet.registerPortalInitialized(MainServlet.java:1367) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.MainServlet.init(MainServlet.java:428) at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:158) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.initServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1238) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1151) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1038) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:4997) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5289) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:147) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:725) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:701) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:585) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1794) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
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Resolution
This issue was caused by a combination of an infrastructure issue, and that the IP Geocoder plugin was not handling the URL redirect. These changes have been resolved internally, and the issue should no longer occur.
Additional Information
For customers who wish to disable temporarily the IP Geocoder module and avoid this error, follow the instructions for Configuring the IPGeocoder Module to Start Without an Internet Connection.
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