You can verify the NIH site is working properly and that your userid and password are valid by POSTing the following:
******************* NOTE: you must POST the request. GET requests will not work. ************* https://uts-ws.nlm.nih.gov/restful/isValidUMLSUser?user= <userid>&password=<password>&licenseCode=NLM-6515182895 Replace <userid> with your NIH userID Replace <password> with your password You should get a response that looks like: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><Result>true</Result> [image: IMAT Solutions] <http://imatsolutions.com> Bruce Tietjen Senior Software Engineer [image: Mobile:] 801.634.1547 bruce.tiet...@imatsolutions.com On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Tom Devel <deve...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sean, > > No, I do not get > INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Default - Loading dictionary into memory. > Initial run may take few mins to load. Please be patient... > > I am just getting the ERROR UmlsUserApprover - UMLS Account at > https://uts-ws.nlm.nih.gov/restful/isValidUMLSUser is not valid.... > > Of course, I can log in successfully on the UMLS page with my credentials. > > I am using cTAKES 3.2.1. > > Pei: > > The machine I am using does not have any ports blocked or restricted as far > that I know, but sadly I do not know if there is some proxy/firewall going > on. > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Finan, Sean < > sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > I have logged the issue with the nlm. > > > > If you wish to write a test for the umls validation, check > > https://uts.nlm.nih.gov//help/license/validateumlsuserhelp.html > > > > Sean > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Devel [mailto:deve...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 6:17 PM > > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > > Subject: Re: UMLS Authentication failing despite correct username and > > password > > > > I have the same ERROR, even when running the CVD and loading the clinical > > pipeline. > > > > The file cTakesHsql.xml contains the lines: > > > > > > <property key="umlsUrl" value=" > > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__uts-2Dws.nlm.nih.gov_restful_isValidUMLSUser&d=BQIFaQ&c=qS4goWBT7poplM69zy_3xhKwEW14JZMSdioCoppxeFU&r=fs67GvlGZstTpyIisCYNYmQCP6r0bcpKGd4f7d4gTao&m=SqM8_gfeGar3NDMMF1sUsVsBlj7SfS3EGm8784A3EpA&s=308nXLFCjLbwHAKgN7tnemjemuQwGZU-VMBoTBKnChM&e= > > "/> > > > > cTAKES was working fine last week and I did not make any config change > > since then. > > > > Does anyone have an idea how to resolve this? > > > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Finan, Sean < > > sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu> wrote: > > > > > Argh. Our email server may have mucked with the url that I pasted: > > > > > > H t t p s : / / uts - ws . nlm . nih . gov / restful / isValidUMLSUser > > > > > > <property key="umlsUrl" value=" INSERT URL HERE, NO SPACES "/> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Finan, Sean [mailto:sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu] > > > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 5:38 PM > > > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > > > Subject: RE: UMLS Authentication failing despite correct username and > > > password > > > > > > Hi Pedro, > > > > > > > > > > > > Check the cTakesHsql.xml and make sure that the line matches: > > > > > > > > > > > > <property key="umlsUrl" value=" > > > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__uts-2Dws.nlm.nih.gov_restful_isValidUMLSUser&d=BQIGaQ&c=qS4goWBT7poplM69zy_3xhKwEW14JZMSdioCoppxeFU&r=fs67GvlGZstTpyIisCYNYmQCP6r0bcpKGd4f7d4gTao&m=bSJDuEveKkCQoYKfh2CwhxDx8I92siVZvxm45BoxGtE&s=A5wwcyQgQrPQ_dWwnaF-QHqZb0ttus_rzS-A6UDh-S8&e= > > > "/> > > > > > > > > > > > > In an older version of cTAKES with an output message as you have: > > > > > > >>11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Default - > > Loading > > > dictionary into memory. Initial run may take few mins to load. Please > be > > > patient... > > > > > > That line got corrupted. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Pedro Teixeira [mailto:teixeir...@gmail.com] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 5:30 PM > > > > > > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > > > > > > Subject: UMLS Authentication failing despite correct username and > > password > > > > > > > > > > > > So I've checked the Dictionary lookup XML file and that password works > to > > > log in via the website. This was also working last week but stopped at > > some > > > point over the last week. I've got cTAKES running on a linux system so > I > > > can index batches of documents via a script. The exact error is as > > follows > > > (with the username/password blocked out). > > > > > > > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:26 INFO LvgCmdApiResourceImpl - cwd = > > > > > > /home/PT/cTAKES/apache-ctakes-3.2.1 > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:26 INFO LvgCmdApiResourceImpl - cd > > > /home/PT/cTAKES/apache-ctakes-3.2.1/resources/org/apache/ctakes/lvg/ > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:27 INFO LvgCmdApiResourceImpl - cd > > > > > > /home/PT/cTAKES/apache-ctakes-3.2.1 > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:27 INFO ClearNLPDependencyParserAE - using Morphy > > > analysis? true Loading configuration. > > > > > > Loading feature templates. > > > > > > Loading lexica. > > > > > > Loading model: > > > > > > > > > > > > ........................................................................................ > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:42 INFO Chunker - Chunker model file: > > > > > > org/apache/ctakes/chunker/models/chunker-model.zip > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:44 INFO ContextDependentTokenizerAnnotator - Finite > > > state machines loaded. > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:44 INFO ConstituencyParser - Initializing parser... > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:46 INFO ContextAnnotator - SCOPE ORDER: [1, 3] > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:46 INFO NegationContextAnalyzer - initBoundaryData() > > > called for ContextInitializer > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO POSTagger - POS tagger model file: > > > > > > org/apache/ctakes/postagger/models/mayo-pos.zip > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Default - > Loading > > > dictionary into memory. Initial run may take few mins to load. Please > be > > > patient... > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Using dictionary > > > lookup window type: org.apache.ctakes.typesystem.type.textspan.Sentence > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Exclusion tagset > > > > > > loaded: CC CD DT EX IN LS MD PDT POS PP PP$ PRP PRP$ RP TO VB VBD VBG > VBN > > > VBP VBZ WDT WP WPS WRB > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO AbstractJCasTermAnnotator - Using minimum > term > > > text span: 3 > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:47 INFO DictionaryDescriptorParser - Parsing > > dictionary > > > > > > specifications: > > > > > > > > > > > > /home/PT/cTAKES/apache-ctakes-3.2.1/resources/org/apache/ctakes/dictionary/lookup/fast/cTakesHsql.xml > > > > > > 11 May 2015 15:59:48 ERROR UmlsUserApprover - UMLS Account at > > > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__uts-2Dws.nlm.nih.gov_restful_isValidUMLSUser&d=BQIBaQ&c=qS4goWBT7poplM69zy_3xhKwEW14JZMSdioCoppxeFU&r=fs67GvlGZstTpyIisCYNYmQCP6r0bcpKGd4f7d4gTao&m=oVzYGAl69NhMu6lQpKeatJrIGk2o_z2AZvjq7Z5J69g&s=_JNevHgYhyKm5PjIyFlYxIS1UWuR7J-n5V551hou2dM&e= > > > is not valid for user ######### with ###################### Couldn't > > > initialize processing engine. > > > > > > Initialization of CAS Processor with name > > > "AggregatePlaintextFastUMLSProcessor" failed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also have a test implementation on a local windows 8 laptop that also > > > fails now due to the same error so it seems like it's UMLS related > issue > > > but I haven't heard back from them yet and was hoping perhaps someone > > with > > > cTAKES has previously experienced and resolved the issue. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > >
