PQ75366: GLOBAL SECURITY WITH SWAM CONFIGURED DOES NOT WORK.

APAR status
Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description
When Global Security with SWAM is enabled, next time the
application server is started, the following messages in the
servant shows up even though the id and passwords are valid:

BBOO0220E SECJ0055E: Authentication failed for WSADMIN. The user
id or password may have been entered incorrectly or misspelled.
The user id may not exist, the account could have expired or
disabled.  The password may have expired.

Trace: 2003/06/13 03:27:18.335 01 t=AC5288 c=3.1 key=P8
(13007002)
  FunctionName:
     com.ibm.ws.security.server.util.AuthenticationCache
  SourceId: com.ibm.ws.security.server.util.AuthenticationCache
  Category: ERROR
  ExtendedMessage: SECJ4001E: Login failed for c05ryou/<null>
javax.security.auth.login.LoginException:
java.lang.NullPointerException
.at java.lang.StringBuffer.<init>(StringBuffer.java
                                               (Compiled Code))
.at com.ibm.ws.security.server.lm.swamLoginModule.login
                                     (swamLoginModule.java:280)
.at com.ibm.ws.security.common.auth.module.proxy.
          WSLoginModuleProxy.login(WSLoginModuleProxy.java:119)
.at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
.
This APAR applies to Base App Server configs only.
For Network Deploy (ND) config, service level W500101 will
resolve this issue.
Local fix
Use other method of authentication instead of SWAM.  Other
options are LTPA and ICSF.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere Application Server    *
*                 V5.0 for z/OS                                *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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This problem reported by this APAR is not reproducible.
Problem conclusion Temporary fix Comments
This APAR is being closed UR1 (not reproducible) with the
concurrence of the reporting customer.
APAR information
APAR number PQ75366
Reported component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID 5655I3500
Reported release 500
Status CLOSED UR1
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2003-06-17
Closed date 2003-07-16
Last modified date 2003-07-16

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Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID 5655I3500

Applicable component levels
R500 PSN    UP


Document Information


Current web document: swg1PQ75366.html
Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Operating system(s):
Software version: 500
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ75366
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Jul 16, 2003