JON LDAP Authentication fails with NullPointerException when user has not been assigned to a role

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Issue

  • authentication fails with the following error:
    javax.ejb.EJBException: java.lang.NullPointerException
     org.jboss.ejb3.tx.Ejb3TxPolicy.handleExceptionInOurTx(Ejb3TxPolicy.java:63)
     org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPolicy.invokeInOurTx(TxPolicy.java:83)
.. ..
root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException
     org.rhq.enterprise.server.auth.SubjectManagerBean.loadUserConfiguration(SubjectManagerBean.java:92)
     sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1485.invoke(Unknown Source)
     sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

Environment

  • JBoss Operations Network (JON) 2.2
  • Use LDAP Authentication is enabled in JON Server (Administration -> System Configuration -> Settings)
  • User attempting to authenticate via LDAP has not yet been assigned to a role

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