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10/17/2025

03:05 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Greg Shah wrote:
> It is OK to disable dedicated mode. Leave comments behind to make it clear where you have disabl... Sergey Ivanovskiy

02:13 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It is OK to disable dedicated mode. Leave comments behind to make it clear where you have disabled something. Minim... Greg Shah

01:19 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I don't want to remove but dedicatedMode at this moment is assigned via the broker client in its settings. If we cont... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:14 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

We don't have any customers using this today. Right now we don't have any customers planning to use this.
BUT it ... Greg Shah

01:01 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

If I understand correctly the dedicated mode conception, then it means that the spawned web client accepts only local... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:32 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Greg Shah wrote:
> Please point me to the documentation for dedicated mode. I don't recall the details.
I found th... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:27 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Please point me to the documentation for dedicated mode. I don't recall the details. Greg Shah

12:04 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Greg, it seems that the dedicated mode has no meaning for our new web client because the web client has been included... Sergey Ivanovskiy

06:11 AM Support #9709 (WIP): Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy

06:10 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Committed revision 16225 (9709b) should fix 1 and 2 issues listed in #9709-137.
Roger, please review the changes of... Sergey Ivanovskiy

05:34 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

According the code the spawned process does not read arguments provided with command line directly but delegates
thi... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:15 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I investigated the Hotel GUI with the broker client and SSO enabled plugin. The broker client correctly delivered all... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:03 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Yes, it seems correct. Sergey Ivanovskiy

10/16/2025

12:21 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> We would direct all 100 to one webClient host: @http://fwddev1:7443/gui@ and that would dist... Roger Borrello

11:02 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

> We would direct groups of 25 to one of 4 assigned webClient hosts:
Nope. That would require 4 FWD servers. Th... Greg Shah

10:50 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Radu Apetrii wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > Roger Borrello wrote:
> > > I notice the logs I mentioned regar... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:35 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Greg Shah wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > So your setup is ok now. If I do not miss a root cause, then we sho... Roger Borrello

10:16 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Roger Borrello wrote:
> > I notice the logs I mentioned regarding #9709-30 contained the... Radu Apetrii

09:59 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> I notice the logs I mentioned regarding #9709-30 contained the same issues as I saw in #9709... Sergey Ivanovskiy

09:54 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> because I do not know if 9709a, where the direct port mapping was implemented #9709-32, #... Roger Borrello

09:28 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I will create new 9709b branch for these 3 patches:
# Fix NPE #9709-134
# Fix broker mode for SSO enabled plugin #9... Sergey Ivanovskiy

07:05 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Roger Borrello wrote:
> > Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > > Roger, please remove sso login... Greg Shah

07:04 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> So your setup is ok now. If I do not miss a root cause, then we should somehow allow the ... Greg Shah

04:37 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

There is a bug in the trunk version if the broker client is exited by CTRL+C, then on the server side its resources a... Sergey Ivanovskiy

04:02 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > Roger, please remove sso login and use OS user login. Please w... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:53 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

So your setup is ok now. If I do not miss a root cause, then we should somehow allow the cross-origin pages included ... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:48 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, I investigated your results in #9709-128 and concluded that it is the same reason why this page cannot be open... Sergey Ivanovskiy

08:14 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

If I recall correctly, you indicated that all values (@webClient/host@, @net:server:host@ and @remote:agent:host@) sh... Roger Borrello

08:07 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I didn't attach the broker's log (on *fwddev2*) in the last post so I attached (@fwd_client_base_crash_20251015_19302... Roger Borrello

08:00 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

This got me close...:
* *webClient/host* is *fwddev1* in @directory.xml@
* *net:server:host* is *fwddev1* in @broke... Roger Borrello

10/15/2025

07:09 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> I'm trying to setup the *fwddev2* server again.
I see in your @directory.xml@ you have *1... Roger Borrello

06:18 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Roger, please remove sso login and use OS user login. Please watch these directory change... Roger Borrello

05:54 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, please remove sso login and use OS user login. Please watch these directory changes for hotel_gui:... Sergey Ivanovskiy

05:45 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, I encountered the same issues but fixed them in this directory. systemRights should be under system container,... Sergey Ivanovskiy

05:39 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I used old @testcases@ project but not @hotel_gui@. If it can be helpful, then please com... Roger Borrello

01:58 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I used old @testcases@ project but not @hotel_gui@. If it can be helpful, then please compare my version for the diff... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:51 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I found one differences with my setup. You have sso:subject:id=bogus but I use the user/p... Roger Borrello

01:47 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

No, I think that broker1-private-key.store is not required to be in /opt/spawner. Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:39 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> But in your crash logs I see correctly provided arguments:
> [...]
> Did you install @s... Roger Borrello

01:34 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

The broker uses OS user and the web client is using this OS user to access the resources. Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:32 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I found one differences with my setup. You have sso:subject:id=bogus but I use the user/password setup and do not use... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:30 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

But in your crash logs I see correctly provided arguments:... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:26 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

This @dedicatedHost = cfg.getString("remote", "agent", "host", localHost);@ value should not be @null@ but it is @nul... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:25 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I do not understand why the following code of @BrokerCore@ does not work for your case:... Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:21 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, I guess that @BrokerCore@ in your case has @dedicatedHost@ as a null... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:57 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I never hit a breakpoint in @WebClientSpawner.doWork@, even debugging the client startup. Roger Borrello

12:29 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> It looks like for your case this code that executed on the client side gives null
> [...... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:27 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It looks like for your case this code that executed on the client side gives null... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:25 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Your server log show the broker is registered so it seems that the broker is configured correctly. The uri host:port ... Sergey Ivanovskiy

12:06 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Please look at #9709-84, @WebClientSpawner@, @TemporaryClientTask.doWork@
The @remoteU... Roger Borrello

11:36 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I am working with the branch 10359a that has unrelated changes (the trunk version). If @d... Roger Borrello

11:35 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > Roger, could you share your server logs, directory and broker ... Roger Borrello

11:29 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I am working with the branch 10359a that has unrelated changes (the trunk version). If @dedicatedMode@ is false, then... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:27 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Roger, could you share your server logs, directory and broker client xml for one of the f... Roger Borrello

11:19 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, could you share your server logs, directory and broker client xml for one of the failed starts? I passed diffi... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:58 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Please look at #9709-84, @WebClientSpawner@, @TemporaryClientTask.doWork@ Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:49 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Where does the URL get built? Is that in @spawn@? Something is wrong in there. Roger Borrello

10:42 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

In @BrokerCore@, the replacement was made into the command line:
!9709_debug_BrokerCore.png!
The command line tha... Roger Borrello

10:11 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

At startup, the broker client has these parameters:... Roger Borrello

09:29 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Trying to setup broker client too and notify you if this issue becomes clarified. Sergey Ivanovskiy

09:06 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I think these templates should be replaced by @BrokerCore@ that is according to the code:... Roger Borrello

12:51 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I think these templates should be replaced by @BrokerCore@ that is according to the code:... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10/14/2025

06:17 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

In the @BrokerManager.spawn@, when we get to:... Roger Borrello

06:12 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

The @environmentMap.put(BrokerManager.CLIENT_IP, requestParameters[2]);@ results in @CLIENT_IP=192.168.1.227@ being p... Roger Borrello

04:32 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Roger, if you have an environment, then please set the breakpoint at the server side code... Roger Borrello

03:43 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, if you have an environment, then please set the breakpoint at the server side code of @ClientSpawner@... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:02 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

The following method of @WebDriverHandler@ should set an external user ip... Sergey Ivanovskiy

02:56 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

@CLIENT_IP@ environment variable is set only from this request parameter @requestParameters.getExternalUserIp()@ as a... Sergey Ivanovskiy

02:42 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Yes, I see that the code looks broken somehow in the following way. @CLIENT_IP@ is null. Sergey Ivanovskiy

01:46 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I think that we can try the broker configuration that all clients are run on the same hos... Roger Borrello

01:34 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > Also I would test Java 8 because the current code has been tes... Roger Borrello

10:06 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> > Could you prove for yourself that the directory setting for th... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:03 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger, I will follow your instructions. In your note #9709-76 you wrote that
>I broke in WebDriverHandler.spawnWorke... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10:00 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> Could you prove for yourself that the directory setting for the broker client given by th... Roger Borrello

09:00 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Please note this update to @fwd_reference_system.yml@... Comment out the one role... I haven't had a chance to update... Roger Borrello

08:51 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Install the base Ubuntu OS from the Live ISO: @ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso@
Make primary user "fwd", pass... Roger Borrello

03:50 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Did you mean to run ... Sergey Ivanovskiy

03:08 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

>If you could attempt this... I am not sure where to go next. You will need 2 virtual servers, fwddev1 and fwddev2. I... Sergey Ivanovskiy

02:05 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Could you prove for yourself that the directory setting for the broker client given by this xml file is applied succe... Sergey Ivanovskiy

08:32 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> @agent@ means the broker client, so the @agent host@ should be the host that runs broker ... Roger Borrello

10/13/2025

04:32 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> @agent@ means the broker client, so the @agent host@ should be the host that runs broker ... Roger Borrello

03:29 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

There is a bug in @client.sh@ in which the @host@ variable defaults to @net:server:host=localhost@ unless the @-h@ op... Roger Borrello

02:53 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> When @BootstrapConfig@ constructor is called, @Element root = loadXml(sharedFile, sharedPass... Roger Borrello

02:35 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

When @BootstrapConfig@ constructor is called, @Element root = loadXml(sharedFile, sharedPassphrase);@ returns @[node:... Roger Borrello

02:22 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> It seems that it just means that @broker_client.xml@ was not found by the code. Correct?
... Roger Borrello

02:14 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It seems that it just means that @broker_client.xml@ was not found by the code. Correct?
Sergey Ivanovskiy

02:12 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> I do not understand this
> [...]
> if all data are provided by @broker_client.xml@.
Me... Roger Borrello

10/09/2025

11:54 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I do not understand this... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:51 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

@agent@ means the broker client, so the @agent host@ should be the host that runs broker client. You can debug and se... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:32 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I have to run to a doctor, but figured I'd post my configuration items from each server. Roger Borrello

11:28 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I have set the agent to @fwddev2@ with same results. Let me recap...
On the client (*fwddev2*) I have @./deploy/br... Roger Borrello

07:01 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

> I wouldn't think so, since we don't have jetty there, just a web client.
Of course we have Jetty there, Jetty pu... Greg Shah

11:57 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> I have on *fwddev2* the @./deploy/broker@ directory, and the @client.xml@ contains:
> [...]... Sergey Ivanovskiy

10/08/2025

04:09 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Roger Borrello wrote:
> It looks like I'm getting redirected to @https://null:35805/index.html?token=1d47cbd16f9b20b... Roger Borrello

02:55 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It looks like I'm getting redirected to @https://null:35805/index.html?token=1d47cbd16f9b20b5e1a3f64b9d5636a7@ so som... Roger Borrello

12:05 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I got past the spawner error, now this error:... Roger Borrello

11:57 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> It is @WebClientSpawner@ code
> [...]
> So the web client url has @localhost@ in its pa... Roger Borrello

11:55 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I ran the above configuration, and now we get some output from the broker client:... Roger Borrello

11:54 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It is @WebClientSpawner@ code... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:45 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey Ivanovskiy wrote:
> In respect to @dedicatedMode@ please test with this option and without the former. @dedic... Roger Borrello

11:36 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

In respect to @dedicatedMode@ please test with this option and without the former. @dedicatedMode@ changes @ip@ addre... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:25 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It seems that the following access rights should be added to your directory... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:20 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

It seems that @No export or no access to@ means that the remote access rights is needed because this network service ... Sergey Ivanovskiy

11:13 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

The port used in the broker's @client.xml@ for secure connection was incorrect. I have made the correction. Now when ... Roger Borrello

10/07/2025

06:14 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I don't think I am making the connection to the server from the broker because we try 10 times, and bail. It's is dis... Roger Borrello

03:00 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

I have on *fwddev2* the @./deploy/broker@ directory, and the @client.xml@ contains:... Roger Borrello

10/02/2025

05:01 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Greg answered first. The proxy configuration is needed only if you have a proxy server in front of FWD server. Sergey Ivanovskiy

04:57 AM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

The broker is how we *remotely* spawn clients. That should tell you where it should live.
> Do I need to configur... Greg Shah

10/01/2025

06:35 PM Support #9709: Needed: Basic example of configuring separate client and server

Sergey, I picked this task up again, but this time I am using 2 VMs instead of Docker. It helps to visualize the conf... Roger Borrello