PQ72335: JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION ERROR ON WAS 4.04 AFTER CUMULATIVE SECURITY EFIX INSTALLED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() APAR status Closed as program error. Error description Customer installed WAS 4.04 on AIX 4.3.3. Then installs cumulative security efix dated 01-06-2003. Database is ORacle. After starting admin server, sees in the tracefile: [1/21/03 9:18:20:458 CST] 1c37f64b EJBEngine I WSVR0037I: Starting EJB jar: Tasks java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.VaultImpl.get_default_cr edentials(VaultImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl.get_credenti als(CurrentImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl.get_credenti als(CurrentImpl.java:313) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl.get_credenti als(CurrentImpl.java:299) at com.ibm.ejs.security.SecurityContext.enable(SecurityContext.java :151) at com.ibm.ws.wlm.admin.config.ServerGroupRefresh$RefreshThread.run (ServerGroupRefresh.java:330) [1/21/03 9:18:26:868 CST] 1c37f64b Server A WSVR0023I: Server __adminServer open for e-business . This error does not appear to affect function of the admin server security.Local fix Problem summary **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All WebSphere Application Server users who * * have enabled security. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: java.lang.NullPointerException in * * tracefile during server startup after * * security cumulative fix installed. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** java.lang.NullPointerException occured during the server startup. Exception as follows: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.VaultImpl. get_default_credentials(VaultImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl. get_credentials(CurrentImpl.java(Compiled Code)) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl. get_credentials(CurrentImpl.java:313) at com.ibm.ISecurityLocalObjectBaseL13Impl.CurrentImpl. get_credentials(CurrentImpl.java:299) at com.ibm.ejs.security.SecurityContext. enable(SecurityContext.java:151)Problem conclusion java.lang.NullPointerException occured during the server startup. The null value caused the server credential cache to throw the java.lang.NullPointerException during the startup. However, this exception should not cause any functional loss. A fix for this APAR will be contained in any security cumulative eFix dated after the closure date of this APAR.Temporary fix availableComments
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following: PQ70121 APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: Modules/Macros
Publications Referenced
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Product categories: Software > Application Servers >
Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application
Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 00W
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ72335
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Mar 21, 2003
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