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PI30067: APPLICATION SERVER NOT STARTING BECAUSE OF WIMEXCEPTION

Fixes are available

8.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 5
8.5.5.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 6
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
8.5.5.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 7
8.5.5.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 8
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
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

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • App server not starting because of WIMException:
[11/12/14 21:15:16:361 EST] 00000000 ContextManage E
SECJ0270E: Failed to get actual credentials. The exception is
com.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.WIMException
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.loginImpl(ProfileManager.java:3886
)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.genericProfileManagerMethod(Profil
eManager.java:350)
 at com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.login(ProfileManager.java:458)
 at
com.ibm.websphere.wim.ServiceProvider.login(ServiceProvider.java
:590)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.util.LoginBridge.checkPassword(LoginBrid
ge.java:194)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.WIMUserRegistry$1.run(WIMUserRegistry.ja
va:285)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.env.was.JACCAuthorizationService.runAsSuperUser(J
ACCAuthorizationService.java:1098)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.security.authz.ProfileSecurityManager.runAsSuperU
ser(ProfileSecurityManager.java:285)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.WIMUserRegistry.checkPassword(WIMUserReg
istry.java:276)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.registry.UserRegistryImpl.checkPassword(User
RegistryImpl.java:394)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject.authenticate(LTPAServe
rObject.java:990)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.server.lm.ltpaLoginModule.login(ltpaLoginMod
ule.java:657)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
Impl.java:60)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:37)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
 at
javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invoke(LoginContext.java:
777)
 at
javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.access$000(LoginContext.j
ava:211)
 at
javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:7
03)
 at
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
a:365)
 at
javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invokePriv(LoginContext.j
ava:700)
 at
javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.login(LoginContext.java:6
06)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.JaasLoginHelper.jaas_login(JaasLoginHel
per.java:357)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:4803)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:4408)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:4404)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:3988)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.getServerSubjectInte
rnal(ContextManagerImpl.java:2786)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.getServerSubjectInte
rnal(ContextManagerImpl.java:2477)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.initialize(ContextMa
nagerImpl.java:3104)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.initialize(ContextMa
nagerImpl.java:3132)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.core.SecurityContext.enable(SecurityContext.
java:83)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.core.distSecurityComponentImpl.initialize(di
stSecurityComponentImpl.java:746)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.core.distSecurityComponentImpl.startSecurity
(distSecurityComponentImpl.java:707)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.core.SecurityComponentImpl.startSecurity(Sec
urityComponentImpl.java:109)
 at
com.ibm.ws.security.core.ServerSecurityComponentImpl.start(Serve
rSecurityComponentImpl.java:333)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerHelper.startComponents(Con
tainerHelper.java:539)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.startComponents(Conta
inerImpl.java:627)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.start(ContainerImpl.j
ava:618)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ApplicationServerImpl.start(Applica
tionServerImpl.java:233)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerHelper.startComponents(Con
tainerHelper.java:539)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.startComponents(Conta
inerImpl.java:627)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ContainerImpl.start(ContainerImpl.j
ava:618)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:50
2)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.bootServerContainer(WsServerImpl
.java:354)
 at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.start(WsServerImpl.java:267)
 at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServerImpl.main(WsServerImpl.java:730)
 at com.ibm.ws.runtime.WsServer.main(WsServer.java:59)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
Impl.java:60)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:37)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
 at
com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.launchMain(WSLauncher.java:23
4)
 at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.main(WSLauncher.java:96)
 at com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSLauncher.run(WSLauncher.java:77)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
Impl.java:60)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:37)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
 at
org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppContainer.callMethodW
ithException(EclipseAppContainer.java:587)
 at
org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseApp
Handle.java:198)
 at
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.run
Application(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
 at
org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.sta
rt(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
 at
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
er.java:369)
 at
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStart
er.java:179)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
Impl.java:60)
 at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
AccessorImpl.java:37)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611)
 at
org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:340)
 at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:282)
 at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:981)
 at
com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.launchEclipse(WSPreLaunche
r.java:395)
 at
com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:15
8)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.env.was.CacheUtilImpl.initialize(CacheUtilImpl.ja
va:232)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.createSearchResultsCa
che(LdapConnection.java:458)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.getSearchResultsCache
(LdapConnection.java:447)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.checkSearchCache(Ldap
Connection.java:3077)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.search(LdapConnection
.java:3281)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.searchEntities(LdapCo
nnection.java:3502)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapAdapter.login(LdapAdapter.java:3
035)
 at
com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.loginImpl(ProfileManager.java:3842
)
 ... 73 more

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server                                      *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Application server not starting         *
*                      because of NullPointerException while   *
*                      initializing Cache.                     *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
Application server fails to start because of a
NullPointerException while initializing the Cache
[11/12/14 21:15:16:361 EST] 00000000 ContextManage E
SECJ0270E: Failed to get actual credentials. The exception is
com.ibm.websphere.wim.exception.WIMException
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.loginImpl(ProfileManager.java:3886
)
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.genericProfileManagerMethod(Profil
eManager.java:350)
at com.ibm.ws.wim.ProfileManager.login(ProfileManager.java:458)
at
com.ibm.websphere.wim.ServiceProvider.login(ServiceProvider.java
:590)
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.registry.util.LoginBridge.checkPassword(LoginBrid
ge.java:194)
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.env.was.CacheUtilImpl.initialize(CacheUtilImpl.ja
va:232)
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.createSearchResultsCa
che(LdapConnection.java:458)
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.getSearchResultsCache
(LdapConnection.java:447)
at
com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.ldap.LdapConnection.checkSearchCache(Ldap
Connection.java:3077)
...

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • This fix corrects the code to ensure Dynamic Cache is not used
before it gets initialized.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.5.5.  Please refer to the
Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI30067
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WEBSPHERE APP S
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724J0800
    • 

  • Reported release
    800
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2014-11-21
    • 

  • Closed date
    2015-01-20
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2015-01-20
    • 





    

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

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

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WEBSPHERE APP S
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724J0800
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R800  PSY
       UP
    • 

  • R850  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            27 April 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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