Bamboo does not start due to java.util.EmptyStackException
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Summary
Bamboo does not start due to java.util.EmptyStackException error.
Diagnosis
The message below can be found in the atlassian-bamboo.log file:
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java.util.EmptyStackException
at java.util.Stack.peek(Stack.java:102)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.setup.DefaultSetupPersister.getCurrentStep(DefaultSetupPersister.java:122)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.actions.setup.SelectSetupStepAction.execute(SelectSetupStepAction.java:22)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor102.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at ognl.OgnlRuntime.invokeMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:899)
at ognl.OgnlRuntime.callAppropriateMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1544)
at ognl.ObjectMethodAccessor.callMethod(ObjectMethodAccessor.java:68)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethodWithDebugInfo(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:98)
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethod(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:90)
at ognl.OgnlRuntime.callMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1620)
at ognl.ASTMethod.getValueBody(ASTMethod.java:91)
at ognl.SimpleNode.evaluateGetValueBody(SimpleNode.java:212)
at ognl.SimpleNode.getValue(SimpleNode.java:258)Cause
The most common cause of this error is the <bamboo-home>/bamboo.cfg.xml file does not have the correct permissions.
Solution
Check if the file <bamboo-home>/bamboo.cfg.xml has the correct privileges and permissions. The user that's being used to start Bamboo should be the owner of the file and must have full permission on it.
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