creating bean with name 'cfRocksDb': Invocation of init method failed

[ZYMCao]

Describe the bug
Command "systemctl start tb-edge" fail to start the application. I looked into it, I saw:
creating bean with name 'cfRocksDb': Invocation of init method failed

Your Server Environment

• own setup
  • Deployment: monolith
  • Deployment type: deb
  • ThingsBoard Version: 4.0.1EDGE (Community)
  • OS Name and Version: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

Below is the log:

2025-07-14 17:16:58,211 [main] INFO  o.s.b.a.l.ConditionEvaluationReportLogger - 

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the condition evaluation report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2025-07-14 17:16:58,257 [main] ERROR o.s.boot.SpringApplication - Application run failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'defaultTbCalculatedFieldConsumerService' defined in URL [jar:nested:/usr/share/tb-edge/bin/tb-edge.jar/!BOOT-INF/classes/!/org/thingsboard/server/service/queue/DefaultTbCalculatedFieldConsumerService.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 10: Error creating bean with name 'rocksDBCalculatedFieldStateService' defined in URL [jar:nested:/usr/share/tb-edge/bin/tb-edge.jar/!BOOT-INF/classes/!/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/RocksDBCalculatedFieldStateService.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'cfRocksDb': Invocation of init method failed
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:795)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:237)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1375)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1212)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:562)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:522)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:200)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:975)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:971)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:625)
	at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:146)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:754)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:456)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:335)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1363)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1352)
	at org.thingsboard.server.TbEdgeApplication.main(TbEdgeApplication.java:44)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569)
	at org.springframework.boot.loader.launch.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:102)
	at org.springframework.boot.loader.launch.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:64)
	at org.springframework.boot.loader.launch.PropertiesLauncher.main(PropertiesLauncher.java:580)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'rocksDBCalculatedFieldStateService' defined in URL [jar:nested:/usr/share/tb-edge/bin/tb-edge.jar/!BOOT-INF/classes/!/org/thingsboard/server/service/cf/ctx/state/RocksDBCalculatedFieldStateService.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'cfRocksDb': Invocation of init method failed
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:795)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:237)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1375)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1212)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:562)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:522)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:200)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:254)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1443)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1353)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:904)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:782)
	... 26 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cfRocksDb': Invocation of init method failed
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:222)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:422)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1798)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:600)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:522)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:200)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:254)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1443)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1353)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:904)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:782)
	... 40 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/share/thingsboard
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111)
	at java.base/sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:397)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:700)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:807)
	at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:793)
	at org.thingsboard.server.edqs.util.TbRocksDb.init(TbRocksDb.java:48)
	at org.thingsboard.server.service.cf.CfRocksDb.init(CfRocksDb.java:38)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:569)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$LifecycleMethod.invoke(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:457)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$LifecycleMetadata.invokeInitMethods(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:401)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:219)
	... 53 common frames omitted

Long story short:
I think used by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /usr/share/thingsboard we see in logs is the culprit. It must have something to do with TB_QUEUE_CF_ROCKS_DB_PATH, but I am not sure how to fix it.

[ZYMCao]

sudo chown -R thingsboard:thingsboard /usr/share/thingsboard
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/share/thingsboard

does solve the issue.
So I guess it boils down to somewhere "/usr/share/thingsboard" was hard coded, instead of "/usr/share/tb-edge".

[volodymyr-babak]

@ZYMCao

Thanks for pointing out this issue. However, it looks like something specific to your environment or a misconfiguration due to incorrect installation of both server and edge on the same machine.

I performed a fresh installation of 4.0.1 and connected to demo.thingsboard.io without any issues, following the official documentation.

I checked the tb-edge.conf and tb-edge.yml files and was not able to find any hardcoded references to the /usr/share/thingsboard folder. Additionally, I checked that folder after starting the edge, and no files were created there.

Could you please check what is inside your tb-edge.conf and tb-edge.yml files?
Do you also have the CE server installed on the same PC?
Did you make any additional configuration changes beyond the minimum required by the official installation guide?

Thanks for any details.

[ZYMCao]

@ZYMCao

Thanks for pointing out this issue. However, it looks like something specific to your environment or a misconfiguration due to incorrect installation of both server and edge on the same machine.

I performed a fresh installation of 4.0.1 and connected to demo.thingsboard.io without any issues, following the official documentation.

I checked the tb-edge.conf and tb-edge.yml files and was not able to find any hardcoded references to the /usr/share/thingsboard folder. Additionally, I checked that folder after starting the edge, and no files were created there.

Could you please check what is inside your tb-edge.conf and tb-edge.yml files? Do you also have the CE server installed on the same PC? Did you make any additional configuration changes beyond the minimum required by the official installation guide?

Thanks for any details.

tb-edge.yml is unmodified.
tb-edge.conf is

export JAVA_OPTS=WHATEVER_IT_WAS
export LOG_FILENAME=tb-edge.out
export LOADER_PATH=/usr/share/tb-edge/conf,/usr/share/tb-edge/extensions
export SQL_DATA_FOLDER=/usr/share/tb-edge/data/sql
export CLOUD_ROUTING_KEY=208cd122-cff8-f1cb-4e14-9637121fbbe4
export CLOUD_ROUTING_SECRET=z025xg1i0y80t4971qf3
export CLOUD_RPC_HOST=172.16.16.9
export CLOUD_RPC_PORT=7070
export SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/tb_edge
export SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=postgres
export SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=SOME_PASSWORD

Nothing really changes. The only thing I can think of: yes I DID install thingsboard (monolithic) on the same sever before I unintalled it. It might be the issue.