PH10565: STOPPING AN APPLICATION SERVER WITH WRONG USER OR/AND PASSWORD FAILED WITH ERROR FROM STACK TRACE.

9.0.5.0: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Refresh Pack
9.0.5.1: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 1
9.0.5.2: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 2
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
9.0.5.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 3
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Stopping an application server with wrong user or/and password
  failed with error from stack trace.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server version 8.5.5 or later               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Stopping server using wrong             *
  *                      credential failed with                  *
  *                      NullPointerException.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Stopping server using wrong credential will failed with
  exception as below:
  java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.
  java:90)
  ........
  at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLaunche
  r.jav
  a:411)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:17
  3)
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.tools.AdminTool.executeUtility(AdminTool.j
  ava:294)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.tools.WsServerController.executeUtilityOnW
  indow
  s(WsServerController.java:136)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.management.tools.WsServerStop.main(WsServerStop.java:
  119)
  ... 26 more
  

Problem conclusion

• The code is fixed to throw error with message "Unable to
  authenticate incoming request".
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.16 and 9.0.5.0.  Please refer to the
  Recommended
  Updates
  page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?
  rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP