RE: Liferay-ce-portal-7.3.5-ga6 with tomcat will not run server on Java 1.8

2021-09-25T14:56:58Z

Did you see the line

Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Missing C:\Users\devon\Desktop\liferay-ce-portal-7.3.5-ga6\osgi\core

...nothing in your "what I've tried" list seems to have an effect on this error message.

Liferay-ce-portal-7.3.5-ga6 with tomcat will not run server on Java 1.8.0

2021-10-04T17:20:00Z

I am running Liferay portal 7.3.5 and Java 1.8.0_121. This is what my work wishes me to use and it works for my other coworkers.

Whenever I try to run the server, I get this:

24-Sep-2021 12:04:32.120 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class [com.liferay.portal.spring.context.PortalContextLoaderListener]
   java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
       at com.liferay.portal.spring.context.PortalContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(PortalContextLoaderListener.java:250)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4678)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5139)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:717)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:690)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:705)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:631)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1830)
       at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
       at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
       at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:526)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:425)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1576)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:309)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:423)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:366)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:936)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:841)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1384)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1374)
       at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
       at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:909)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:421)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:930)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:738)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:342)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:473)
   Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Missing C:\Users\devon\Desktop\liferay-ce-portal-7.3.5-ga6\osgi\core
       at com.liferay.portal.module.framework.ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.<init>(ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.java:125)
       at com.liferay.portal.module.framework.ModuleFrameworkUtilAdapter.<clinit>(ModuleFrameworkUtilAdapter.java:145)
       ... 42 more
   Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Missing C:\Users\devon\Desktop\liferay-ce-portal-7.3.5-ga6\osgi\core
       at com.liferay.portal.module.framework.ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.getClassLoader(ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.java:64)
       at com.liferay.portal.module.framework.ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.<init>(ModuleFrameworkAdapterHelper.java:120)
       ... 43 more
24-Sep-2021 12:04:32.120 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal One or more listeners failed to start. Full details will be found in the appropriate container log file
24-Sep-2021 12:04:32.121 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal Context [] startup failed due to previous errors
24-Sep-2021 12:04:32.128 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStop Exception sending context destroyed event to listener instance of class [com.liferay.portal.spring.context.PortalContextLoaderListener]
   java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.liferay.portal.module.framework.ModuleFrameworkUtilAdapter
       at com.liferay.portal.spring.context.PortalContextLoaderListener.contextDestroyed(PortalContextLoaderListener.java:118)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStop(StandardContext.java:4724)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stopInternal(StandardContext.java:5395)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.stop(LifecycleBase.java:257)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:187)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:717)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:690)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:705)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:631)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployDescriptor.run(HostConfig.java:1830)
       at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
       at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
       at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:526)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:425)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1576)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:309)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:423)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:366)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:936)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:841)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1384)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1374)
       at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
       at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:909)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:421)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:930)
       at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:738)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
       at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:342)
       at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:473)
24-Sep-2021 12:04:32.168 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start Server startup in [1556]

I have tried:

Restarting everything
Changing Java versions
Looking up ports 8005, 8006, 8009, and 8080 to ensure they were all free
Deleted the entire projects and started new.
Adding CATALINA_HOME to the environment variables

I already have my JAVA_HOME variable set in my environment variables as well.

I cannot seem to find a solution. Can anyone help, please?

Thanks :)