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I created an ear with security configuration which seemed to get deployed successfully but once deployed, the Web app wars and Application EARS portlets failed with the exception:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.geronimo.console.configmanager.ConfigManagerPortlet.doView(ConfigManagerPortlet.java:239)
at javax.portlet.GenericPortlet.doDispatch(GenericPortlet.java:247)
at javax.portlet.GenericPortlet.render(GenericPortlet.java:175)
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletServlet.dispatch(PortletServlet.java:208)
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletServlet.doGet(PortletServlet.java:139)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:693)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:806)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:630)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:535)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:472)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.invoke(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:167)
at org.apache.pluto.core.DefaultPortletInvokerService.render(DefaultPortletInvokerService.java:101)
at org.apache.pluto.core.PortletContainerImpl.doRender(PortletContainerImpl.java:173)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.tags.PortletTag.doStartTag(PortletTag.java:152)
at jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.portlet_002dskin_jsp._jspService(portlet_002dskin_jsp.java:87)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:806)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:630)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:535)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:472)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:968)
at jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.default_002dtheme_jsp._jspx_meth_c_005fforEach_005f0(default_002dtheme_jsp.java:196)
at jsp.WEB_002dINF.themes.default_002dtheme_jsp._jspService(default_002dtheme_jsp.java:101)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:806)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:630)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:436)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:374)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:302)
at org.apache.pluto.driver.PortalDriverServlet.doGet(PortalDriverServlet.java:151)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:693)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:806)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.DefaultSubjectValve.invoke(DefaultSubjectValve.java:56)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext$SystemMethodValve.invoke(GeronimoStandardContext.java:406)
at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.invoke(GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.java:47)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:568)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Later I discovered that there are exceptions on the command line when the ear is deployed, but the console reports as successful:
java.security.PrivilegedActionException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.geronimo.security.realm.providers.GeronimoGroupPrincipal in classloader default/timereportEAR/1.0/car
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.apache.geronimo.security.util.ConfigurationUtil.generatePrincipal(ConfigurationUtil.java:72)
at org.apache.geronimo.security.util.ConfigurationUtil.generatePrincipal(ConfigurationUtil.java:67)...
I'll upload the buggy ear and working ear. To be able to deploy these, you need to do the following:
1) Using "DBManager" portlet, create a database by name "TimeReportDB" and run "TimeReportDB.sql" on this new database.
2) Using "Deploy New" portlet, create a new database pool "TimeReportPool" by specifying
"<GERONIMO_HOME>\repository\org\tranql\tranql-connector-ra\1.4\tranql-connector-ra-1.4.rar" as the "Archive" and "dbPoolPlan.xml" as the "Plan".
3) Using "Deploy New" portlet, create a new security realm "TimeReportRealm" by only specifying "securityRealmPlan.xml" as the "Plan".
4) Now use the "Deploy New" portlet to deploy the timereport_buggy.ear which should be displayed as deployed successfully on the Server Console but should raise exceptions in the command line. After this, the Web App WARS and Application EARs will also fail to open.