System property "java.util.logging.manager" does not work when using a vault

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Issue

  • Fortify agent does not work following their installation instructions if a vault is also configured in the EAP.
  • Even after following the solution to configure a java agent the same exception "The LogManager was not properly installed" is thrown when using a vault:

    ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] (Controller Boot Thread) JBAS014612: Operation ("add") failed - address: ([("core-service" => "vault")]): java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at org.picketbox.plugins.vault.SecurityVaultData.readObject(SecurityVaultData.java:87) [picketbox-4.1.4.Final-redhat-1.jar:4.1.4.Final-redhat-1]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeReadObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1017) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(ObjectInputStream.java:1893) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(ObjectInputStream.java:1798) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1350) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:370) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
        at org.picketbox.plugins.vault.PicketBoxSecurityVault.readVersionedVaultContent(PicketBoxSecurityVault.java:601) [picketbox-4.1.4.Final-redhat-1.jar:4.1.4.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.picketbox.plugins.vault.PicketBoxSecurityVault.readVaultContent(PicketBoxSecurityVault.java:480) [picketbox-4.1.4.Final-redhat-1.jar:4.1.4.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.picketbox.plugins.vault.PicketBoxSecurityVault.init(PicketBoxSecurityVault.java:214) [picketbox-4.1.4.Final-redhat-1.jar:4.1.4.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.as.security.vault.RuntimeVaultReader.createVault(RuntimeVaultReader.java:93) [jboss-as-security-7.5.14.Final-redhat-2.jar:7.5.14.Final-redhat-2]
        ...
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
    Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The LogManager was not properly installed (you must set the "java.util.logging.manager" system property to "org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager")
        at org.jboss.logmanager.Logger.getLogger(Logger.java:58) [jboss-logmanager-1.5.6.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.5.6.Final-redhat-1]
        at org.jboss.logging.JBossLogManagerProvider.doGetLogger(JBossLogManagerProvider.java:52) [jboss-logging-3.1.4.GA-redhat-2.jar:3.1.4.GA-redhat-2]
        ...
        at org.jboss.security.PicketBoxLogger.<clinit>(PicketBoxLogger.java:16) [picketbox-4.1.4.Final-redhat-1.jar:4.1.4.Final-redhat-1]
        ... 27 more
    

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