Index: com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java
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--- com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(revision 580)
+++ com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(working copy)
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.api.XWikiGroupService;
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.api.XWikiRightService;
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.api.XWikiUser;
+import com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.LDAP.LDAPAuthServiceImpl;
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.exo.ExoAuthServiceImpl;
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.exo.ExoGroupServiceImpl;
 import com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.xwiki.XWikiAuthServiceImpl;
@@ -2472,37 +2503,92 @@
         this.groupService = groupService;
     }
 
+    // added some log statements to make debugging easier - LBlaze 2005.06.02
     public XWikiAuthService getAuthService() {
         if (authService==null) {
-            String authClass;
-            if (isExo())
-                authClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.authclass","com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.exo.ExoAuthServiceImpl");
-            else if (isLDAP())
-                authClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.authclass","com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.LDAP.LDAPAuthServiceImpl");
+          
+            log.info("Initializing AuthService...");
+          
+            String authClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.authclass");
+            if( authClass != null )
+            {
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Using custom AuthClass "+authClass+".");
+            }
             else
-                authClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.authclass","com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.xwiki.XWikiAuthServiceImpl");
+            {
+            
+                if (isExo())
+                    authClass = "com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.exo.ExoAuthServiceImpl";
+                else if (isLDAP())
+                    authClass = "com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.LDAP.LDAPAuthServiceImpl";
+                else
+                    authClass = "com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.xwiki.XWikiAuthServiceImpl";
+                
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Using default AuthClass "+authClass+".");
+            
+            }
 
             try {
+
                 authService = (XWikiAuthService) Class.forName(authClass).newInstance();
+                
+                log.debug("Initialized AuthService using Relfection.");
+
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
+              
+                log.warn("Failed to initialize AuthService "+authClass+" using Reflection, trying default implementations using 'new'.",e);
+              
+                // e.printStackTrace(); - not needed? -LBlaze
+                
+                // LDAP support wasn't here before, I assume it should be? -LBlaze
+                
                 if (isExo())
                     authService = new ExoAuthServiceImpl();
+                else if(isLDAP())
+                    authService = new LDAPAuthServiceImpl();
                 else
                     authService = new XWikiAuthServiceImpl();
+                
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Initialized AuthService "+authService.getClass().getName()+" using 'new'.");
+                
             }
         }
         return authService;
     }
 
+    // added some log statements to make debugging easier - LBlaze 2005.06.02
     public XWikiRightService getRightService() {
         if (rightService==null) {
-            String rightsClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.rightsclass","com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.xwiki.XWikiRightServiceImpl");
+          
+            log.info("Initializing RightService...");
+          
+            String rightsClass = Param("xwiki.authentication.rightsclass");
+            if( rightsClass != null )
+            {
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Using custom RightsClass "+rightsClass+".");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                rightsClass = "com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.xwiki.XWikiRightServiceImpl";
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Using default RightsClass "+rightsClass+".");
+            }
+            
+            
             try {
+              
                 rightService = (XWikiRightService) Class.forName(rightsClass).newInstance();
+                log.debug("Initialized RightService using Reflection.");
+                
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
+              
+                log.warn("Failed to initialize RightService "+rightsClass+" using Reflection, trying default implementation using 'new'.",e);
+              
+                //e.printStackTrace(); - not needed? -LBlaze
+                
                 rightService = new XWikiRightServiceImpl();
+                
+                if( log.isDebugEnabled() ) log.debug("Initialized RightService "+authService.getClass().getName()+" using 'new'.");
+
             }
         }
         return rightService;