Enable/Disable auto-deploy #

In Administration console, click 'Domain' and select 'Applications Configuration' tab. There is 'Auto Deploy' checkbox.

Enable debugging in GlassFish #

Edit: glassfish-3.1.2\domains\domain1\config\domain.xml and add following lines:

<jvm-options>-Xdebug</jvm-options>
<jvm-options>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005</jvm-options>

certutil issue #

Problem in Glassfish 2.1.1 using certutil (instead of keytool): after installing it and startup, when trying to sign in Liferay throws this exception and can't get logged in:

com.liferay.util.EncryptorException: com.liferay.util.EncryptorException: java.security.ProviderException: update() failed
...
Caused by: sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11Exception: CKR_ARGUMENTS_BAD
    at sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.C_EncryptUpdate(Native Method)

it's a bug in JDK > 1.6.0_13: http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6928796

Solution: change the java.security's section on providers to be as follows:

security.provider.1=com.sun.crypto.provider.SunJCE
# security.provider.1=sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11
security.provider.2=sun.security.provider.Sun
security.provider.3=sun.security.rsa.SunRsaSign
security.provider.4=com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider
security.provider.6=sun.security.jgss.SunProvider
security.provider.7=com.sun.security.sasl.Provider
security.provider.8=org.jcp.xml.dsig.internal.dom.XMLDSigRI
security.provider.9=sun.security.smartcardio.SunPCSC

(so: commented out SunPKCS, and put SunJCE at first, renumbered to match this sequence). Has succeeded with JDK 1.6.27 and 1.6.10.

Glassfish throws 'Class invariant violation' #

Following exception may happens:

Class invariant violation    at org.apache.log4j.LogManager.getLoggerRepository(LogManager.java:199)

In any case, check if your "bundles\glassfish-3.1.1\domains\domain1\config\domain.xml" contains the following:       

<jvm-options>-Dorg.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.ENABLE_CLEAR_REFERENCES=false</jvm-options>

Web console not working? #

If web console is not working after portal is deployed, with the following message in the log:

File "D:\liferay@git\bundles\glassfish-3.1.2.2\lib\install\applications\__admingui\common\index.jsp" not found

Then just use the following url:

http://localhost:4848/login.jsf

It will open the web console.

Keep generated JSP pages #

modify the file located in directory $Glassfish_Home/domains/domain1/config/default-web.xml 

<servlet>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
 <servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
...
 <init-param>
 <param-name>keepgenerated</param-name>
 <param-value>true</param-value>
 </init-param>

Generated files are located here: glassfish-3.1.2.2\domains\domain1\generated\jsp\liferay-portal\org ...