Web service fails to connect with "javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Unable to load Provider" on JBoss

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Issue

  • Web services fail to connect in JBoss using custom or 3rd party web services provider
  • When attempting to connect, the following expception is thrown:

    javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Unable to load Provider: Failed to load javax.xml.ws.spi.
    Provider: org.jboss.ws.core.jaxws.spi.ProviderImpl
            at javax.xml.ws.spi.Provider.provider(Provider.java:98)
            at javax.xml.ws.Service.<init>(Service.java:83)
    

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0.GA
  • Custom or 3rd party web services provider

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