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PK78286; 7.0.0.1: null pointer from VMM code during server startup with security

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Abstract

Null pointer exception during initialization of Virtual Member Manager's (VMM) dynacache

Download Description

    PK78286 resolves the following problem:

    ERROR DESCRIPTION:
    NullPointer during the server startup after federated repository is configured with LDAP on V70.

    1. Configure virtual member manager (VMM) in Application Server administrative console.
    - enable admin security
    - enable application security
    - set 'Federated Repository' as current, and configure it pointing to a LDAP server

    2. Restart server1

    results: server1 fails to start with error:

    [12/23/08 16:46:33:189 EST] 00000000 UserRegistryI E
    SECJ0330E: The
    registry implementation file
    com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.WIMUserRegistry
    cannot be loaded because of the following exception java.lang.
    NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.ws.wim.util.CommonUtil.initDistributedCache(CommonUtil.j
    ava:
    61)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.createAttributesCache
    (LdapConnection.java:296)

    LOCAL FIX:
    none

    PROBLEM SUMMARY:

    USERS AFFECTED:
    All users of WebSphere Application Server V6.1 and V7.0

    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    Null pointer exception during initialization of virtual member manager's (VMM) dynacache.

    RECOMMENDATION:
    None

    During initialization of virtual member manager (VMM) LDAP adapter, a null pointer exception occurs when dynacache is being initialized.

    It occurs because dynacache service has not been started.

    Stack trace:
    [12/23/08 16:46:33:189 EST] 00000000 UserRegistryI E
    SECJ0330E: The registry implementation file
    com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.WIMUserRegistry
    cannot be loaded because of the following exception
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.ibm.ws.wim.util.CommonUtil.initDistributedCache(CommonUtil.j
    ava:61)
    at
    com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.createAttributesCache
    (LdapConnection.java:296)

    PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
    The problem has been fixed.

    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fixpack 6.1.0.25 and 7.0.0.5. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Prerequisites

Please download the UpdateInstaller below to install this fix.

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Installation Instructions

Please review the readme.txt for detailed installation instructions.

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On
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Technical Support

Contact IBM Support using SR (http://www-306.ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html), visit the WebSphere Application Server Support Web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/), or contact 1-800-IBM-SERV(U.S. only).

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg24022222

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