Default FailFast configuration leading to intermittent failures in spring wiring

[Cantor, Scott]

> We are using tomcat but this is a "single purpose" container that is used only
> for shibboleth. Also this is a completely fresh install, reverted down to base
> OS and reinstalled from scratch and this error occurs on the first attempt
> after boot.

Then there's got to be an error in the files...

> What could be being cached that would cause this sort of spring
> wiring issue? Is there possibly a race in the initial startup that then populates
> some sort of cache that gets loaded from then on?

No. That's just not possible.

Where is the IdP configuration set coming from? Something has to be corrupting it if it's working and then not working.

> I am also not trying to restart it at any level other than the whole tomcat
> server.

Just making sure, you said something about shutdown.

-- Scott