[SOLVED] MQTT not working after update to 2.4.0, connected, but no commands send or received

Soo, I just updated openhab to openHAB 2.4.0 Release Build on my debian server, and now I can no longer control, or receive anything over mqtt.

I haven’t touched any of the items, and it has been working flawlessly until now.

Items are defined like this
Switch smartSocket4 "Heater" <fire> (startRestore) {mqtt=">[broker:/SmartSocket4/gpio/12:command:ON:1],>[broker:/SmartSocket4/gpio/12:command:OFF:0],<[broker:/SmartSocket4/gpio/12/state:state:default]"}

When openhab starts up I see 2018-12-17 18:51:45.629 [INFO ] [.transport.mqtt.MqttBrokerConnection] - Starting MQTT broker connection to '127.0.0.1' with clientid paho2428633724491214 and file store '/var/lib/openhab2/mqtt/127.0.0.1' in the log file, and I also see it connecting to mosquitto, in mosquitto’s log file. But nothing comes through to or from openhab.

During startup I also see quite a few of these

2018-12-17 18:51:47.787 [ERROR] [.service.internal.HttpServiceStarted] - Could not start the servlet context for context path []
java.net.BindException: Address already in use
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:433) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind(Net.java:425) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketChannelImpl.bind(ServerSocketChannelImpl.java:223) ~[?:?]
	at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketAdaptor.bind(ServerSocketAdaptor.java:74) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector.openAcceptChannel(ServerConnector.java:331) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector.open(ServerConnector.java:299) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.AbstractNetworkConnector.doStart(AbstractNetworkConnector.java:80) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector.doStart(ServerConnector.java:235) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(AbstractLifeCycle.java:68) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.doStart(Server.java:398) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.start(AbstractLifeCycle.java:68) ~[?:?]
	at org.ops4j.pax.web.service.jetty.internal.JettyServerImpl$1.start(JettyServerImpl.java:352) ~[?:?]
	at org.ops4j.pax.web.service.internal.HttpServiceStarted.registerServlet(HttpServiceStarted.java:252) [187:org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-runtime:7.2.3]
	at org.ops4j.pax.web.service.internal.HttpServiceStarted.registerServlet(HttpServiceStarted.java:223) [187:org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-runtime:7.2.3]
	at org.ops4j.pax.web.service.internal.HttpServiceStarted.registerServlet(HttpServiceStarted.java:207) [187:org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-runtime:7.2.3]
	at org.ops4j.pax.web.service.internal.HttpServiceProxy.registerServlet(HttpServiceProxy.java:69) [187:org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-runtime:7.2.3]
	at org.openhab.core.internal.icon.IconForwarder.setHttpService(IconForwarder.java:36) [180:org.openhab.core:2.4.0]
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:?]
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[?:?]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:228) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:41) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:664) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:510) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.methods.BindMethod.invoke(BindMethod.java:42) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.doInvokeBindMethod(DependencyManager.java:1809) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.bindDependency(DependencyManager.java:1637) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.bind(DependencyManager.java:1625) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createImplementationObject(SingleComponentManager.java:301) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.createComponent(SingleComponentManager.java:114) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getService(SingleComponentManager.java:947) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.getServiceInternal(SingleComponentManager.java:919) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:750) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enableInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:661) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:427) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ConfigurableComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfigurableComponentHolder.java:665) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialEnable(BundleComponentActivator.java:339) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:381) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.access$200(Activator.java:49) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator$ScrExtension.start(Activator.java:263) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.createExtension(AbstractExtender.java:196) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.modifiedBundle(AbstractExtender.java:169) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.AbstractExtender.modifiedBundle(AbstractExtender.java:49) [39:org.apache.felix.scr:2.1.2]
	at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:482) [?:?]
	at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:415) [?:?]
	at org.osgi.util.tracker.AbstractTracked.track(AbstractTracked.java:232) [?:?]
	at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.bundleChanged(BundleTracker.java:444) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:908) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEventPrivileged(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:213) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher$1.run(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:124) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher$1.run(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:1) [?:?]
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ~[?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:122) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:112) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxContainerAdaptor.publishModuleEvent(EquinoxContainerAdaptor.java:168) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.publishEvent(Module.java:476) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.start(Module.java:467) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1634) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1614) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.doContainerStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1585) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1528) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230) [?:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:340) [?:?]

I found a few topics on the forum about mqtt not getting a connection, and tried the solutions for those, but that didnt help with this problem.

Anyone else got some suggestions to what has changed, that could break the mqtt binding?

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Solution found, include of legacy 1.x bindings had become disabled.

Enable it (under Paper UI > Configuration > System) and and a restart openhab, and it should work again.

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Thanks Mikey it helped me solve my problem also.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This really helped me! Have a lot of mqtt switches that i couldnt control until i found this thread!

You go into Paper UI > Configuration > System, and then it is to the right in the first box.

@Adrian_Liehner here’s a pic. Don’t forget to click save after turning on.

FINALLY I found this thread and managed to fix this problem. Thank you so much @Mikey! :slightly_smiling_face: