IdP status page returns "HTTP Status 404" using the quick installer on Windows Server 2008 R2

[xenophon\+shibboleth]

Hi all,

I am deploying Shibboleth 2.3.8 for Windows using the quick installation
procedure, and when I access the IdP status page
(https://localhost/idp/status), I get the following error message:

	HTTP Status 404
	type	status report
	message
	description	The requested resource () is not available.
	Apache/Tomcat 6.0.32

I have no idea what could be wrong and would appreciate any assistance
you all might have to give.  I apologize for the length of the email,
but I wanted to try to include as much diagnostic information as
possible.  I'd be happy to post the complete log files and exception
traces somewhere like pastebin. 

I stayed pretty close to the default installation, making only the
following changes to the given defaults:

*	installed jre-6u35-windows-i586 (32-bit Java SE runtime
environment)

*	set DNS name of host = our fully qualified domain name for the
IdP in public DNS, which points to the private IP address in the local
DNS

*	AD server = the fully qualified domain name of the local domain
controller

*	username/password = our service account (a member of "Domain
Users")

*	scope = our public DNS domain name, which differs from our
internal AD domain name

The server itself is a default install of Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard x64 Edition (Full Installation), with only the "Remote Server
Administration Tools" and "SNMP Services" features added.  The server is
fully patched.  I have not installed our standard antivirus/host
intrusion prevention suite in order to rule it out as the cause of this
error.

I'm seeing errors in the following log files (backtraces elided).  Of
note is the message "Unable to retrieve LDAP connection".   

*	Catalina

Oct 16, 2012 12:06:31 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Oct 16, 2012 12:06:31 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/idp] startup failed due to previous errors

Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/idp] startup failed due to previous errors
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager at 6691da] but has failed to stop it.
This is very likely to create a memory leak.
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [Timer-0] but has failed to stop it. This is very likely to create
a memory leak.
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [Thread-4] but has failed to stop it. This is very likely to
create a memory leak.

Oct 24, 2012 4:42:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Oct 24, 2012 4:42:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/idp] startup failed due to previous errors

*	localhost

Oct 16, 2012 12:06:31 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.BeanCreationException: Error creating
bean with name 'shibboleth.AttributeResolver': Invocation of init method
failed; nested exception is
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.
Caused by:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.

Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 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.BeanCreationException: Error creating
bean with name 'shibboleth.AttributeResolver': Invocation of init method
failed; nested exception is
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.
Caused by:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.
Caused by:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.attribute.resolver.AttributeR
esolutionException: Unable to retrieve LDAP connection

Oct 24, 2012 4:42:55 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.BeanCreationException: Error creating
bean with name 'shibboleth.AttributeResolver': Invocation of init method
failed; nested exception is
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.
Caused by:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.service.ServiceException:
Configuration was not loaded for shibboleth.AttributeResolver service,
error creating components.
Caused by:
edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.common.attribute.resolver.AttributeR
esolutionException: Unable to retrieve LDAP connection

*	tomcat6-stderr

Oct 16, 2012 12:06:31 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Oct 16, 2012 12:06:31 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/idp] startup failed due to previous errors
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/idp] startup failed due to previous errors
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager at 6691da] but has failed to stop it.
This is very likely to create a memory leak.
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [Timer-0] but has failed to stop it. This is very likely to create
a memory leak.
Oct 16, 2012 1:30:26 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
clearReferencesThreads
SEVERE: The web application [/idp] appears to have started a thread
named [Thread-4] but has failed to stop it. This is very likely to
create a memory leak.

Best wishes,
Matthew

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