ClassFactory not initialized

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ClassFactory not initialized

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: EPiServer.BaseLibrary.ClassFactoryException: ClassFactory not initialized

Source Error:

The source code that generated this unhandled exception can only be shown when compiled in debug mode. To enable this, please follow one of the below steps, then request the URL:

1. Add a "Debug=true" directive at the top of the file that generated the error. Example:

  <%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>

or:

2) Add the following section to the configuration file of your application:

<configuration>
   <system.web>
       <compilation debug="true"/>
   </system.web>
</configuration>

Note that this second technique will cause all files within a given application to be compiled in debug mode. The first technique will cause only that particular file to be compiled in debug mode.

Important: Running applications in debug mode does incur a memory/performance overhead. You should make sure that an application has debugging disabled before deploying into production scenario.

Stack Trace:

[ClassFactoryException: ClassFactory not initialized]
   EPiServer.BaseLibrary.ClassFactory.IsRegistered(Type baseType) +166
   EPiServer.CacheManager..cctor() +238

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'EPiServer.CacheManager' threw an exception.]
   EPiServer.CacheManager.RuntimeCacheGet(String key) +0
   EPiServer.StaticCacheKey.EnsureKey() +17
   EPiServer.DataAbstraction.UnifiedPathInfo..cctor() +45

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'EPiServer.DataAbstraction.UnifiedPathInfo' threw an exception.]
   EPiServer.DataAbstraction.UnifiedPathInfo.Load(String path) +495
   EPiServer.FileSystem.DefaultAccessControlList..ctor(String path) +71
   EPiServer.Web.Hosting.UnifiedDirectory.get_DirectoryAC() +300
   EPiServer.Web.Hosting.UnifiedDirectory.QueryAccess() +130
   EPiServer.Web.Hosting.UnifiedDirectory.QueryDistinctAccess(AccessLevel access) +27
   EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VirtualPathVersioningProvider.GetDirectory(String virtualPath) +420
   EPiServer.Web.Hosting.VirtualPathHandler.InitializeProviders(ProviderSettingsCollection providers, Boolean captureCustomExceptions) +1784
   EPiServer.Web.InitializationModule.InitializeVirtualPathProviders(VirtualPathElement vpElement) +158
   EPiServer.Web.InitializeEngine.Initialize() +507
   EPiServer.Web.InitializationModule.Initialize(EPiServerSection config, Settings settings, ConnectionStringSettingsCollection connectionStringSettings) +2501
   EPiServer.Web.InitializeEngine.Initialize() +507
   EPiServer.Web.InitializationModule.StaticInitialization() +1717
   EPiServer.Web.InitializationModule.Initialize(InitializationEngine context) +31
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.InitializeModules() +629
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.Initialize(HostType hostType) +115
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.Initialize(HostType hostType) +200
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.FrameworkInitialization(HostType hostType) +55
   EPiServer.Global..ctor() +61
   development.Global..ctor() +40
   ASP.global_asax..ctor() +9

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache) +117
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache) +247
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +106
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes) +12738733
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture) +28
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.CreateNonPublicInstance(Type type, Object[] args) +83
   System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +315
   System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +375

[HttpException (0x80004005): Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +11702064
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +141
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +4870277

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.272

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ClassFactory not initialized