Error "JORB0011: An I/O error occurred while constructing ClientStyleProperties from the properties URL" when security is enabled

Technote (FAQ)
Problem
Error message "JORB0011: An I/O error occurred while constructing ClientStyleProperties from the properties URL." appears in WebSphereŽ Application Server's stdout file during startup after configuring the Application Server to run as non-root and global security is enabled

After configuring an Application Server to run as non-root and WebSphere Application Server global security is enabled, starting the Application Server results in a message similar to the following appearing in the Application Server's stdout file:

[01.11.15 11:06:36:150 CST] ae78ae60 ORBRas A 2001.11.15 11:06:36.037 com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientStyleProperties loadPropertiesFile IBM WebSphere ORB JORB0011: An I/O error occurred while constructing ClientStyleProperties from the properties URL. URL=file:<WAS root>/properties/sas.server.props. Processing continues using the default property values.
Cause
When WebSphere Application Server global security is enabled, the Application Server reads and writes to the install_root/properties/sas.server.props file. If the non-root (or non-administrator) ID used to start the Application Server does not have permission to read and write the sas.server.props, a message similar to the following appears in the Application Server's stdout file:

[01.11.15 11:06:36:150 CST] ae78ae60 ORBRas A 2001.11.15 11:06:36.037 com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientStyleProperties loadPropertiesFile IBM WebSphere ORB JORB0011: An I/O error occurred while constructing ClientStyleProperties from the properties URL. URL=file:<WAS root>/properties/sas.server.props. Processing continues using the default property values.

Solution
Change the permissions on the install_root/properties/sas.server.props so that it is readable and writable by the non-root user that owns the Application Server process.











Document Information

Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, Security
Operating system(s): Multi-Platform
Software version: 3.5, 4.0
Software edition: Advanced, Standard
Reference #: 1046939
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: 2004-09-23