System Error

[David Peter]

Hi  Just started to get this system error. 

System Error

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The SystemInformationService could not be retrieved from the container. Therefore very limited information is available in this error report.
The SystemInformationService could not be retrieved due to the following error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Spring Application context has not been set

Cause

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.actions.SetupPathsAction.execute(SetupPathsAction.java:41)

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I have rebooted the server (Linux) and the same error appears. The only links that work on this page are the external links. All internal links generate the same page

Thanks

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

This almost always means there's something structural wrong. 

I would read the log for anything that jumps out as a potential cause (but they are wordy and hard to read, so if you don't spot the cause straight away, don't worry, you have a lot of company - I still miss 75% of the underlying errors on the first pass after 15 years of reading the damn things)

After a quick look at the main logs ( <confluence-home>/logs/atlassian-confluence.log and <confluence-installation>/log/catalina.out ), then work your way through the more friendly https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-does-not-start-due-to-spring-application-context-has-not-been-set-218278311.html