Error During Fisheye Upgrade: Expected Local File Header Signature!

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*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Summary

Symptoms

The following appears in the Fisheye/Crucible log:-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 java.util.zip.ZipException: config\config.xml: Expected Local File Header Signature! at de.schlichtherle.util.zip.BasicZipFile.getInputStream(BasicZipFile.java:1035) at de.schlichtherle.util.zip.ZipFile.getInputStream(ZipFile.java:374) at de.schlichtherle.util.zip.BasicZipFile.getInputStream(BasicZipFile.java:940) at com.cenqua.fisheye.ctl.RestoreConfig.getConfigFromBackup(RestoreConfig.java:71) at com.cenqua.fisheye.ctl.Restore.run(Restore.java:153) at com.cenqua.fisheye.ctl.Restore.main(Restore.java:267) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl.mainImpl(FishEyeCtl.java:99) at com.cenqua.fisheye.FishEyeCtl.main(FishEyeCtl.java:42)

Diagnosis

Extract the generated zip file manually to verify, if the generated backup zip file is not corrupted

Cause

The exception is thrown if the Zip file is corrupted when it was generated/created.

Solution

Workaround

Regenerate the Zip file and verify it is not corrupted before performing the upgrade.

Updated on April 2, 2025

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