In Seam when a user tries to logout and login with another account the first attempt fails with a javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException

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Issue

  • when a user tries to logout and login with another account the first attempt fails with a javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException
  • at the second attempt it works. it also works if the user click on a page before trying to relogin.
        ERROR [org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter] exception root cause javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException: viewId:/login.seam - View /login.seam could not be restored.
                at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.execute(RestoreViewPhase.java:186)
                at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
                at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.doPhase(RestoreViewPhase.java:104)
                at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
                at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
                at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 4.3
  • Seam 2.0.2-Feature Pack
  • The login/logout form is in the template

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