PH68921: MISSING CLASS IN A JAR FILE FOR IBM I PLATFORM

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When creating a plugin profile, the following error is observed
  
  ----- Sample error stack --
  java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
  
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
          at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
          at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:55)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  com.ibm.ws.security.config.ServerStatusHelper
          at
  com.ibm.ISecurityUtilityImpl.PasswordDebugUtils.debugMessage(Pas
  swordDebugUtils.java:71)
          at
  com.ibm.ISecurityUtilityImpl.aes.PropertyManager.initialize(Prop
  ertyManager.java:463)
          at
  com.ibm.ISecurityUtilityImpl.aes.PropertyManager.getInstance(Pro
  pertyManager.java:168)
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  com.ibm.ws.security.config.ServerStatusHelper cannot be found
  by com.ibm.ws.runtime_8.0.0
  
  
          at
  org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(
  BundleLoader.java:501)
          at
  org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLo
  ader.java:421)
          at
  org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLo
  ader.java:412)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server on IBM i                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Plugin profile creation fails with      *
  *                      java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError on IBM   *
  *                      i                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  After PH55723 (9.0.5.18 and 8.5.5.25) on IBM i, plugin profile
  creation fails with java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
  

Problem conclusion

• The issue has been fixed. The required class
  com.ibm.ws.security.config.ServerStatusHelper is now correctly
  packaged in com.ibm.ws.runtime.os400.jar as part of this APAR.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.29 and 9.0.5.27. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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