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Accessing Secure Pages from a Public Portal Causes Errors in the Portal Logs: oracle.webcenter.portal.runtime.controller.PortalControllerRuntimeException: The AdfPortalController Failed to redirect to URL (Doc ID 2825377.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 16, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Portal - Version 12.2.1.3.0 to 12.2.1.4.0
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Accessing secure pages from a public portal causes the following errors to be shown in the portal logs:

ERROR

oracle.webcenter.portal.runtime.controller.PortalControllerRuntimeException: The AdfPortalController Failed to redirect to URL....

[<TIMESTAMP>] [WC_Portal] [ERROR] [ADFC-50018] [oracle.adfinternal.controller.application.AdfcExceptionHandler] [tid: [ACTIVE].ExecuteThread: '4' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)'] [userId: anonymous] [ecid: <ECID>] [APP: webcenter] [partition-name: DOMAIN] [tenant-name: GLOBAL] [DSID: <DSID>] ADFc: No exception handler was found for an application exception.[[
oracle.webcenter.portal.runtime.controller.PortalControllerRuntimeException: The AdfPortalController Failed to redirect to URL '/webcenter/portal/<PUBLIC_PORTAL_NAME>/<PROTECTED_PAGE_NAME>?...'
...

 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE 

  1. Create a public portal.
    e.g.: PublicPortal
     

  2. Crate a protected page in the portal.
    e.g.:
     
    Name: ProtectedPage1
    Security:
        authenticated-role - View
        Portal Manager - All permissions
     
     
  3. Logout from WebCenter Portal and access WebCenter Portal using the direct link for the secure page as follows:
     
    http://<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/webcenter/portal/PublicPortal/ProtectedPage1
     
     
  4. View the portal logs.
    The error occurs.

  

Changes

 

Cause

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