Confluence shows java.lang.IllegalStateException: getAttribute: Session already invalidated

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Problem

While attempting to create a page, edit a page or any admin actions Confluence shows following error:

"Your request could not be processed because a required security token was not present in the request. You may need to re-submit the form or reload the page."

The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log

java.lang.IllegalStateException: getAttribute: Session already invalidated
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSession.getAttribute(StandardSession.java:1165)
	at org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSessionFacade.getAttribute(StandardSessionFacade.java:120)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.PluginHttpSessionWrapper.getAttribute(PluginHttpSessionWrapper.java:39)
	at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.SessionMap.get(SessionMap.java:106)
	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.ConfluenceActionSupport.addToHistory(ConfluenceActionSupport.java:464)
	at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.ViewPageAction.execute(ViewPageAction.java:267)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:168)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)
.....
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:220)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:501)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1040)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:607)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:315)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) 

Cause

This error shows Confluence's sessions timed out.

Resolution

By default, users will be automatically logged out after 60 minutes of inactivity. Adjust the session timeout for Confluence to 60 or above by editing <confluence_install>/confluence/WEB-INF/web.xml.

Find this element and adjust the value. The value is specified in minutes.

<session-config>
  <session-timeout>60</session-timeout>
</session-config>

(info) After editing the web.xml file you will need to restart Confluence for your change to take effect.

Last modified on Mar 30, 2016

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