ERROR - Exception starting filter springSecurityFilterChain

[spring_security_user12]

Hi,
I am getting the below exception when started my tomcat 6.0 server:

ERROR - Exception starting filter springSecurityFilterChain
org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefini tionException: No bean named 'springSecurityFilterChain' is defined
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultL istableBeanFactory.getBeanDefinition(DefaultListab leBeanFactory.java:529)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getMergedLocalBeanDefinition(AbstractB eanFactory.java:1095)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:277 )
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplic ationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.ja va:1097)
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterPro xy.initDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:326)
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterPro xy.initFilterBean(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:236)
at org.springframework.web.filter.GenericFilterBean.i nit(GenericFilterBean.java:194)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.g etFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:295)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.s etFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:422)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.< init>(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:115)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterSta rt(StandardContext.java:4071)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(Sta ndardContext.java:4725)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(Standa rdHost.java:840)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1053)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(Stan dardEngine.java:463)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(Sta ndardService.java:525)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(Stan dardServer.java:754)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalin a.java:595)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootst rap.java:289)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstr ap.java:414)


My web.xml entries :
<context-param>
<param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/applicationContext-security.xml</param-value>
</context-param>
<listener>
<listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoade rListener</listener-class>
</listener>

<filter>
<filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name>
<filter-class>org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFil terProxy</filter-class>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>


my applicationContext-security.xml entries:

<bean id="contextSource"
class="org.springframework.security.ldap.DefaultSp ringSecurityContextSource">
<constructor-arg value="ldap://host:345/OU=org1,OU=app1,OU=app2,DC=dc1,DC=dc1,DC=com"/>
<property name="userDn" value="cn=manager,DC=dc1,DC=dc1,DC=com"/>
<property name="password" value="password"/>
</bean>

<bean id="ldapAuthProvider"
class="org.springframework.security.ldap.authentic ation.LdapAuthenticationProvider">
<constructor-arg>
<bean class="org.springframework.security.ldap.authentic ation.BindAuthenticator">
<constructor-arg ref="contextSource"/>
<property name="userDnPatterns">
<list><value>uid={0},OU=org1,OU=app1,OU=app2</value></list>
</property>
</bean>
</constructor-arg>
<constructor-arg>
<bean
class="org.springframework.security.ldap.userdetai ls.DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator">
<constructor-arg ref="contextSource"/>
<constructor-arg value="ou=groups"/>
<property name="groupRoleAttribute" value="ou"/>
</bean>
</constructor-arg>
</bean>


Can someone please help here..

[Marten Deinum]

Please use [ code][/code ] tags when posting code, that way it remains readable.

As the stacktrace mentions there is no spring security related material in there at least not the part that configures the filter. I suggest a read of the reference guide.