Error message "JBAS014268: Failure in caller transaction.: java.lang.NullPointerException" in the JBoss ON server.log file while JBoss ON server is starting

Issue

• The following error is constantly logged in the server.log file every time the server is starting:

ERROR [org.jboss.as.ejb3] (http-10.167.70.42:7080-5) JBAS014268: Failure in caller transaction.: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.util.QueryUtility.init(QueryUtility.java:423) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.util.QueryUtility.getEscapeClause(QueryUtility.java:388) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.util.CriteriaQueryGenerator.getQueryString(CriteriaQueryGenerator.java:601) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.util.CriteriaQueryGenerator.getQuery(CriteriaQueryGenerator.java:924) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.util.CriteriaQueryRunner.execute(CriteriaQueryRunner.java:79) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.auth.SubjectManagerBean.findSubjectsByCriteria(SubjectManagerBean.java:888) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.auth.SubjectManagerBean.getSubjectByName(SubjectManagerBean.java:316) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceMethodInterceptor.java:52) [jboss-as-ee-7.5.8.Final-redhat-2.jar:7.5.8.Final-redhat-2]
        at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.as.ee.component.interceptors.UserInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(UserInterceptorFactory.java:63) [jboss-as-ee-7.5.8.Final-redhat-2.jar:7.5.8.Final-redhat-2]
        at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext$Invocation.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:374) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.common.PerformanceMonitorInterceptor.monitorHibernatePerformance(PerformanceMonitorInterceptor.java:32) [rhq-server.jar:4.12.0.JON330GA-redhat-7]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_75]
        at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceLifecycleMethodInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceLifecycleMethodInterceptor.java:89) [jboss-as-ee-7.5.8.Final-redhat-2.jar:7.5.8.Final-redhat-2]
        at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext$Invocation.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:374) [jboss-invocation-1.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.rhq.enterprise.server.common.TransactionInterruptInterceptor.addCheckedActionToTransactionManager(Trans

• Error message "JBAS014268: Failure in caller transaction.: java.lang.NullPointerException" in the JBoss ON server.log file while JBoss ON server is starting