Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener

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I am trying to implement the spring security log in and I have tried something like    spring-security xml   lt beans beans xmlns  http   www springframework org schema security    xmlns beans  http   www springframework org schema beans    xmlns xsi  http   www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema-instance    xsi schemaLocation  http   www springframework org schema beans            http   www springframework org schema beans spring-beans-3 1 xsd            http   www springframework org schema security            http   www springframework org schema security spring-security-3 1 xsd  gt        lt http auto-config  true   use-expressions  true  gt           lt intercept-url pattern   login  access  permitAll    gt           lt intercept-url pattern   logout  access  permitAll    gt           lt intercept-url pattern   accessdenied  access  permitAll    gt           lt intercept-url pattern       access  hasRole  ROLE USER      gt           lt form-login login-page   login  default-target-url   list  authentication-failure-url   accessdenied    gt           lt logout logout-success-url   logout    gt       lt  http gt        lt authentication-manager alias  authenticationManager  gt           lt authentication-provider gt               lt user-service gt                   lt user name  lokesh  password  password  authorities  ROLE USER    gt               lt  user-service gt           lt  authentication-provider gt       lt  authentication-manager gt    lt  beans beans gt    web xml    lt servlet gt       lt servlet-name gt spring lt  servlet-name gt       lt servlet-class gt             org springframework web servlet DispatcherServlet          lt  servlet-class gt       lt load-on-startup gt 1 lt  load-on-startup gt     lt  servlet gt     lt servlet-mapping gt       lt servlet-name gt spring lt  servlet-name gt       lt url-pattern gt   do lt  url-pattern gt     lt  servlet-mapping gt      lt welcome-file-list gt       lt welcome-file gt index jsp lt  welcome-file gt     lt  welcome-file-list gt   lt context-param gt           lt param-name gt contextConfigLocation lt  param-name gt           lt param-value gt               WEB-INF spring-servlet xml               WEB-INF spring-security xml          lt  param-value gt       lt  context-param gt     lt listener gt       lt listener-class gt org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener lt  listener-class gt      lt  listener gt         lt  -- Spring Security -- gt      lt filter gt       lt filter-name gt springSecurityFilterChain lt  filter-name gt       lt filter-class gt org springframework web filter DelegatingFilterProxy lt  filter-class gt      lt  filter gt       lt filter-mapping gt       lt filter-name gt springSecurityFilterChain lt  filter-name gt       lt url-pattern gt    lt  url-pattern gt      lt  filter-mapping gt      I am using spring version 3 1 and I am getting the error in above xml file    error   May 5  2014 12 33 47 PM org apache catalina core StandardContext listenerStart SEVERE  Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener org springframework beans factory BeanDefinitionStoreException  Unexpected exception parsing XML document from ServletContext resource   WEB-INF spring-security xml   nested exception is java lang NoClassDefFoundError  org springframework security web util AntPathRequestMatcher     at org springframework beans factory xml XmlBeanDefinitionReader doLoadBeanDefinitions XmlBeanDefinitionReader java 412      at org springframework beans factory xml XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions XmlBeanDefinitionReader java 334      at org springframework beans factory xml XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions XmlBeanDefinitionReader java 302      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions AbstractBeanDefinitionReader java 174      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions AbstractBeanDefinitionReader java 209      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions AbstractBeanDefinitionReader java 180      at org springframework web context support XmlWebApplicationContext loadBeanDefinitions XmlWebApplicationContext java 125      at org springframework web context support XmlWebApplicationContext loadBeanDefinitions XmlWebApplicationContext java 94      at org springframework context support AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext refreshBeanFactory AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext java 131      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext obtainFreshBeanFactory AbstractApplicationContext java 522      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext refresh AbstractApplicationContext java 436      at org springframework web context ContextLoader configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext ContextLoader java 377      at org springframework web context ContextLoader initWebApplicationContext ContextLoader java 278      at org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener contextInitialized ContextLoaderListener java 111      at org apache catalina core StandardContext listenerStart StandardContext java 3843      at org apache catalina core StandardContext start StandardContext java 4350      at org apache catalina core ContainerBase start ContainerBase java 1045      at org apache catalina core StandardHost start StandardHost java 719      at org apache catalina core ContainerBase start ContainerBase java 1045      at org apache catalina core StandardEngine start StandardEngine java 443      at org apache catalina core StandardService start StandardService java 516      at org apache catalina core StandardServer start StandardServer java 710      at org apache catalina startup Catalina start Catalina java 578      at sun reflect NativeMethodAccessorImpl invoke0 Native Method      at sun reflect NativeMethodAccessorImpl invoke NativeMethodAccessorImpl java 39      at sun reflect DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl invoke DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl java 25      at java lang reflect Method invoke Method java 597      at org apache catalina startup Bootstrap start Bootstrap java 288      at org apache catalina startup Bootstrap main Bootstrap java 413  Caused by  java lang NoClassDefFoundError  org springframework security web util AntPathRequestMatcher     at org springframework security config http MatcherType  lt clinit gt  MatcherType java 22      at org springframework security config http HttpConfigurationBuilder  lt init gt  HttpConfigurationBuilder java 105      at org springframework security config http HttpSecurityBeanDefinitionParser createFilterChain HttpSecurityBeanDefinitionParser java 116      at org springframework security config http HttpSecurityBeanDefinitionParser parse HttpSecurityBeanDefinitionParser java 81      at org springframework security config SecurityNamespaceHandler parse SecurityNamespaceHandler java 88      at org springframework beans factory xml BeanDefinitionParserDelegate parseCustomElement BeanDefinitionParserDelegate java 1414      at org springframework beans factory xml BeanDefinitionParserDelegate parseCustomElement BeanDefinitionParserDelegate java 1404      at org springframework beans factory xml DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader parseBeanDefinitions DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader java 184      at org springframework beans factory xml DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader doRegisterBeanDefinitions DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader java 140      at org springframework beans factory xml DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader registerBeanDefinitions DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader java 111      at org springframework beans factory xml XmlBeanDefinitionReader registerBeanDefinitions XmlBeanDefinitionReader java 493      at org springframework beans factory xml XmlBeanDefinitionReader doLoadBeanDefinitions XmlBeanDefinitionReader java 390          28 more May 5  2014 12 33 47 PM org apache catalina core StandardContext start SEVERE  Error listenerStart May 5  2014 12 33 47 PM org apache catalina core StandardContext start SEVERE  Context   HRportal  startup failed due to previous errors May 5  2014 12 33 47 PM org apache catalina core ApplicationContext log INFO  Closing Spring root WebApplicationContext May 5  2014 12 33 47 PM org apache catalina core StandardContext listenerStop SEVERE  Exception sending context destroyed event to listener instance of class org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener java lang IllegalStateException  BeanFactory not initialized or already closed - call  refresh  before accessing beans via the ApplicationContext     at org springframework context support AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext getBeanFactory AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext java 172      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext destroyBeans AbstractApplicationContext java 1066      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext doClose AbstractApplicationContext java 1040      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext close AbstractApplicationContext java 988      at org springframework web context ContextLoader closeWebApplicationContext ContextLoader java 534      at org springframework web context ContextLoaderListener contextDestroyed ContextLoaderListener java 142      at org apache catalina core StandardContext listenerStop StandardContext java 3882      at org apache catalina core StandardContext stop StandardContext java 4516      at org apache catalina core StandardContext start StandardContext java 4380      at org apache catalina core ContainerBase start ContainerBase java 1045      at org apache catalina core StandardHost start StandardHost java 719      at org apache catalina core ContainerBase start ContainerBase java 1045      at org apache catalina core StandardEngine start StandardEngine java 443      at org apache catalina core StandardService start StandardService java 516      at org apache catalina core StandardServer start StandardServer java 710      at org apache catalina startup Catalina start Catalina java 578      at sun reflect NativeMethodAccessorImpl invoke0 Native Method      at sun reflect NativeMethodAccessorImpl invoke NativeMethodAccessorImpl java 39      at sun reflect DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl invoke DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl java 25      at java lang reflect Method invoke Method java 597      at org apache catalina startup Bootstrap start Bootstrap java 288      at org apache catalina startup Bootstrap main Bootstrap java 413    Can anyone correct me I am wrong somewhere

User · Answer

It happen if there are two more ContextLoaderListener exist in your project   For ex  in my case 2 ContextLoaderListener was exist using    java configuration  web xml    So  remove any one ContextLoaderListener from your project and run your application

User · Answer

You are missing spring-security-web-3 1 X RELEASE jar from your classpath

User · Answer

If you are sure you haven t messed the jar  then please clean the project and perform mvn clean install  This should solve the problem

[spring] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

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