keep getting two errors when trying to join a game or create a custon game

Iv just recencly installed FAF on a new rig. first load was fine no isses. second time i tryed to play i keep getting these two errors every time i try to load a custon game or join a game.

FIRST ERROR.

Client Version: 2023.8.0
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.lang.Process.onExit()" because "process" is null
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.spawnTerminationListener(GameService.java:711)
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$startGame$58(GameService.java:697)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniCompose.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:1150)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:510)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:2147)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoToCompletableFuture.onNext(MonoToCompletableFuture.java:64)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$BaseFluxToMonoOperator.completePossiblyEmpty(Operators.java:2071)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoCollectList$MonoCollectListSubscriber.onComplete(MonoCollectList.java:118)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:85)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:85)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeekFuseable.java:277)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replayNormal(FluxReplay.java:602)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replay(FluxReplay.java:709)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$ReplayInner.request(FluxReplay.java:1711)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.request(FluxPeekFuseable.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.set(Operators.java:2341)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.onSubscribe(Operators.java:2215)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.onSubscribe(FluxPeekFuseable.java:178)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay.subscribeOrReturn(FluxReplay.java:1181)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay.subscribe(FluxReplay.java:1153)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxAutoConnectFuseable.subscribe(FluxAutoConnectFuseable.java:61)
at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.subscribe(Flux.java:8773)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:82)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxFilterFuseable$FilterFuseableSubscriber.onComplete(FluxFilterFuseable.java:171)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableConditionalSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeekFuseable.java:595)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replayNormal(FluxReplay.java:602)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replay(FluxReplay.java:709)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$ReplaySubscriber.onComplete(FluxReplay.java:1372)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeek$PeekSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeek.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.SerializedSubscriber.onComplete(SerializedSubscriber.java:146)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxRetryWhen$RetryWhenMainSubscriber.onComplete(FluxRetryWhen.java:200)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onComplete(MonoFlatMapMany.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.onComplete(Operators.java:2205)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxOnAssembly$OnAssemblySubscriber.onComplete(FluxOnAssembly.java:549)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onComplete(MonoFlatMapMany.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable$IterableSubscription.slowPath(FluxIterable.java:357)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable$IterableSubscription.request(FluxIterable.java:294)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyMain.onSubscribeInner(MonoFlatMapMany.java:150)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onSubscribe(MonoFlatMapMany.java:245)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable.subscribe(FluxIterable.java:201)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable.subscribe(FluxIterable.java:83)
at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.subscribe(Flux.java:8773)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyMain.onNext(MonoFlatMapMany.java:195)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMap$FlatMapMain.onNext(MonoFlatMap.java:158)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoReduce$ReduceSubscriber.onComplete(MonoReduce.java:197)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeek$PeekSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeek.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.netty.channel.FluxReceive.onInboundComplete(FluxReceive.java:413)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperations.onInboundComplete(ChannelOperations.java:431)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperations.terminate(ChannelOperations.java:485)
at reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClientOperations.onInboundNext(HttpClientOperations.java:712)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperationsHandler.channelRead(ChannelOperationsHandler.java:114)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:444)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.channel.CombinedChannelDuplexHandler$DelegatingChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.java:436)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.fireChannelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:346)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:318)
at io.netty.channel.CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.channelRead(CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.java:251)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:442)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.unwrap(SslHandler.java:1383)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.decodeJdkCompatible(SslHandler.java:1246)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.decode(SslHandler.java:1295)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.decodeRemovalReentryProtection(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:529)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.callDecode(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:468)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:290)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:444)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.channelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1410)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:440)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:919)
at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioByteChannel$NioByteUnsafe.read(AbstractNioByteChannel.java:166)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:788)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:724)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeys(NioEventLoop.java:650)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:562)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:997)
at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833

SECOND ERROR

Client Version: 2023.8.0
java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin"): CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1143)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1073)
at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.launch(ForgedAllianceService.java:159)
at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.startGameOnline(ForgedAllianceService.java:84)
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$startGame$56(GameService.java:678)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniApply.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:646)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:510)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:2147)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoToCompletableFuture.onNext(MonoToCompletableFuture.java:64)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$BaseFluxToMonoOperator.completePossiblyEmpty(Operators.java:2071)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoCollectList$MonoCollectListSubscriber.onComplete(MonoCollectList.java:118)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:85)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:85)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeekFuseable.java:277)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replayNormal(FluxReplay.java:602)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replay(FluxReplay.java:709)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$ReplayInner.request(FluxReplay.java:1711)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.request(FluxPeekFuseable.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.set(Operators.java:2341)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.onSubscribe(Operators.java:2215)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableSubscriber.onSubscribe(FluxPeekFuseable.java:178)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay.subscribeOrReturn(FluxReplay.java:1181)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay.subscribe(FluxReplay.java:1153)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxAutoConnectFuseable.subscribe(FluxAutoConnectFuseable.java:61)
at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.subscribe(Flux.java:8773)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxSwitchIfEmpty$SwitchIfEmptySubscriber.onComplete(FluxSwitchIfEmpty.java:82)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxFilterFuseable$FilterFuseableSubscriber.onComplete(FluxFilterFuseable.java:171)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeekFuseable$PeekFuseableConditionalSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeekFuseable.java:595)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replayNormal(FluxReplay.java:602)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$UnboundedReplayBuffer.replay(FluxReplay.java:709)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxReplay$ReplaySubscriber.onComplete(FluxReplay.java:1372)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeek$PeekSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeek.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.SerializedSubscriber.onComplete(SerializedSubscriber.java:146)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxRetryWhen$RetryWhenMainSubscriber.onComplete(FluxRetryWhen.java:200)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onComplete(MonoFlatMapMany.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.Operators$MultiSubscriptionSubscriber.onComplete(Operators.java:2205)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxOnAssembly$OnAssemblySubscriber.onComplete(FluxOnAssembly.java:549)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onComplete(MonoFlatMapMany.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable$IterableSubscription.slowPath(FluxIterable.java:357)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable$IterableSubscription.request(FluxIterable.java:294)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyMain.onSubscribeInner(MonoFlatMapMany.java:150)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyInner.onSubscribe(MonoFlatMapMany.java:245)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable.subscribe(FluxIterable.java:201)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxIterable.subscribe(FluxIterable.java:83)
at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.subscribe(Flux.java:8773)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMapMany$FlatMapManyMain.onNext(MonoFlatMapMany.java:195)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoFlatMap$FlatMapMain.onNext(MonoFlatMap.java:158)
at reactor.core.publisher.MonoReduce$ReduceSubscriber.onComplete(MonoReduce.java:197)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxPeek$PeekSubscriber.onComplete(FluxPeek.java:260)
at reactor.core.publisher.FluxMap$MapSubscriber.onComplete(FluxMap.java:144)
at reactor.netty.channel.FluxReceive.onInboundComplete(FluxReceive.java:413)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperations.onInboundComplete(ChannelOperations.java:431)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperations.terminate(ChannelOperations.java:485)
at reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClientOperations.onInboundNext(HttpClientOperations.java:712)
at reactor.netty.channel.ChannelOperationsHandler.channelRead(ChannelOperationsHandler.java:114)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:444)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.channel.CombinedChannelDuplexHandler$DelegatingChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.java:436)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.fireChannelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:346)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:318)
at io.netty.channel.CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.channelRead(CombinedChannelDuplexHandler.java:251)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:442)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.unwrap(SslHandler.java:1383)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.decodeJdkCompatible(SslHandler.java:1246)
at io.netty.handler.ssl.SslHandler.decode(SslHandler.java:1295)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.decodeRemovalReentryProtection(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:529)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.callDecode(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:468)
at io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder.channelRead(ByteToMessageDecoder.java:290)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:444)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.fireChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:412)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline$HeadContext.channelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:1410)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:440)
at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:919)
at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioByteChannel$NioByteUnsafe.read(AbstractNioByteChannel.java:166)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:788)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:724)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeys(NioEventLoop.java:650)
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:562)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:997)
at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:494)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:159)
at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1110)
... 88 more

sorry its a long one but i got no clue whats going on. i need some help please.

For the second error:

@chamone said in keep getting two errors when trying to join a game or create a custon game:

Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation

Probably related to user account permissions or/and security software is interfering.

@chamone said in keep getting two errors when trying to join a game or create a custon game:

java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.lang.Process.onExit()" because "process" is null

First error: No clue, something with the process went downhill. Maybe PC couldn't exit the process properly.

"process" is null

That is the relevant part of the first error. For some reason the game cannot be started. Probably also because of security software

@blackyps i ran the game as admin and it worked. iv tried adding faf client to the exception list and it didnt make a difference. its working at the moment ill see how it goes.

@magge not a clue. i ran the game as admin and it worked. no idea

@chamone maybe the permissions on the faf directory are wrong and it can only be opened/run by an admin?
fixing that should be the better solution as running any program that doesn't need it with admin rights is a bad idea.

@nex said in keep getting two errors when trying to join a game or create a custon game:

@chamone maybe the permissions on the faf directory are wrong and it can only be opened/run by an admin?
fixing that should be the better solution as running any program that doesn't need it with admin rights is a bad idea.

FAF runs fine from Program Files with only read and execute permissions. That is the default install location and the default permissions.