Running ejbdeploy results in "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding" error

Troubleshooting

Problem

Attempts to run ejbdeploy in IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (RAD) environment results in the error "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding".

Symptom

You see error message similar to the following:

Failure invoking BootLoader.startup method java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding. at java.util.Properties.loadConvert(Properties.java:531) at java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:369) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BootLoaderLoader.load(BootLoaderLoader.java:766) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BootLoaderLoader.loadProperties(BootLoaderLoader.java:734) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BootLoaderLoader.loadConfiguration(BootLoaderLoader.java:717) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BootLoaderLoader.processConfiguration(BootLoaderLoader.java:956) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BootLoaderLoader.startup(BootLoaderLoader.java:343) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.batch.impl.BatchDeploy.startup(BatchDeploy.java:185) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.EJBDeploy.startup(EJBDeploy.java:387) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.EJBDeploy.execute(EJBDeploy.java:80) at com.ibm.etools.ejbdeploy.EJBDeploy.main(EJBDeploy.java:313) EJBDeploy level: o0812.04

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More support for:
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

Software version:
7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.0.0.5, 7.0.0.6, 7.0.0.7, 7.0.0.8, 7.5

Operating system(s):
Windows, Linux

Document number:
361281

Modified date:
03 March 2025

UID

swg21323153

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