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June 7, 2017
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Getting "item is protected" error when installing a package into AEM 6.3

  • June 7, 2017
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Hi,

Please help.

I created an editable template and build and deploy into a pure AEM 6.3 environment without any issue. Now trying to deploy to an environment upgrading from AEM 6.1 to AEM6.3, the same package can't be installed due to the following errors:

org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.PackageException: javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException: Item is protected.

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.impl.ZipVaultPackage.extract(ZipVaultPackage.java:239)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.impl.JcrPackageImpl.extract(JcrPackageImpl.java:397)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.impl.JcrPackageImpl.extract(JcrPackageImpl.java:356)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.impl.JcrPackageImpl.install(JcrPackageImpl.java:350)

  at com.day.crx.packaging.impl.J2EEPackageManager.consoleInstall(J2EEPackageManager.java:350)

  at com.day.crx.packaging.impl.J2EEPackageManager.doPost(J2EEPackageManager.java:188)

  at com.day.crx.packaging.impl.PackageManagerServlet.doPost(PackageManagerServlet.java:128)

  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:644)

  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:725)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:85)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationChain.doFilter(InvocationChain.java:79)

  at org.apache.sling.security.impl.ReferrerFilter.doFilter(ReferrerFilter.java:295)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:135)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationChain.doFilter(InvocationChain.java:74)

  at com.adobe.granite.license.impl.LicenseCheckFilter.doFilter(LicenseCheckFilter.java:308)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:135)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationChain.doFilter(InvocationChain.java:74)

  at org.apache.felix.http.sslfilter.internal.SslFilter.doFilter(SslFilter.java:96)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:135)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationChain.doFilter(InvocationChain.java:74)

  at org.apache.sling.i18n.impl.I18NFilter.doFilter(I18NFilter.java:138)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:135)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationChain.doFilter(InvocationChain.java:74)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.Dispatcher.dispatch(Dispatcher.java:128)

  at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:49)

  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:725)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:812)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:587)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:221)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1127)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:515)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:185)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1061)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:215)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:97)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:499)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:311)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:257)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$2.run(AbstractConnection.java:544)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:635)

  at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$3.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:555)

  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

Caused by: javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException: Item is protected.

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.session.ItemImpl$ItemWriteOperation.checkPreconditions(ItemImpl.java:98)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.delegate.SessionDelegate.prePerform(SessionDelegate.java:615)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.delegate.SessionDelegate.perform(SessionDelegate.java:205)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.session.ItemImpl.perform(ItemImpl.java:112)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.jcr.session.NodeImpl.addNode(NodeImpl.java:264)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.impl.io.FileArtifactHandler.importFile(FileArtifactHandler.java:290)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.impl.io.FileArtifactHandler.accept(FileArtifactHandler.java:175)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:943)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:801)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.commit(Importer.java:841)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io.Importer.run(Importer.java:415)

  at org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.packaging.impl.ZipVaultPackage.extract(ZipVaultPackage.java:234)

  ... 42 more

Error: javax.jcr.nodetype.ConstraintViolationException: Item is protected.

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Best answer by kautuk_sahni

Is there large data in your package? If so then use Vault.

Have you also included ACL permission? Also grab all the user permissions .

Use:- https://adobe-consulting-services.github.io/acs-aem-commons/features/acl-packager.html

// ACL Packager.

3 replies

kautuk_sahni
Community Manager
kautuk_sahniCommunity ManagerAccepted solution
Community Manager
June 12, 2017

Is there large data in your package? If so then use Vault.

Have you also included ACL permission? Also grab all the user permissions .

Use:- https://adobe-consulting-services.github.io/acs-aem-commons/features/acl-packager.html

// ACL Packager.

Kautuk Sahni
BigT168Author
Level 5
June 12, 2017

Thank you, Kautuksahni, for your response.

I think you are correct this error seems a permission issue. However, this is first time I created the editable template, I can't find any document to describe what kind of permission for editable template I should add and whom I should assign to.

The package is installed correctly in my alpha environment, but I can't package the ACL from alpha and install it in the production environment. Our production environment is upgraded from AEM 6.1 to AEM 6.3 with existing ACL.

Is there a way to figure out which ACL our production environment should be added for first editable template package to be installed?

Thanks again.

smacdonald2008
Level 10
June 12, 2017

The package installs fine on a Fresh install on AEM 6.3 - but not the update version. Seems all the issues with Upgrade ones vs fresh installs. I would open a ticket - there may be a bug and a required hotfix.