Mika Koivisto:
You should try using the latest 6.1 GA2 release instead of 6.1 GA1.
Unfortunately that little hint bought it's own nasty surprises...web site disappeared with some kind of theme issue
Someone else has the same issue:
http://www.liferay.com/community/forums/-/message_boards/message/12262896
Unfortunately for me, none of the hacks other have tried are working for me.
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