glushanin@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I deployed my EAR file into WAS 6.1 and switch on a "Enable application security" checkbox.
> I have received a NullPointerException message when I tried set up "All authenticated" application security setting for my application.
>
> Environment: Linux RH4, WAS ND 6.1.0.19, EJB 3.0 6.1.0.19
>
>
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> at com.ibm.ws.console.appmanagement.AppManagementHelp er.getNextStep(AppManagementHelper.java:117)
> at com.ibm.ws.console.appmanagement.action.MapRolesTo UsersAction.execute(MapRolesToUsersAction.java:330 )
> at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processA ctionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:484)
> at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process( RequestProcessor.java:274)
> at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(Act ionServlet.java:1486)
> at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(Acti onServlet.java:528)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet .java:763)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet .java:856)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.ser vice(ServletWrapper.java:1097)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.ser vice(ServletWrapper.java:1038)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.d oFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:145)
> at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.setUp CommandAssistence(WSCUrlFilter.java:792)
> at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.conti nueStoringTaskState(WSCUrlFilter.java:363)
> at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.doFil ter(WSCUrlFilter.java:229)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapp er.doFilter(FilterInstanceWrapper.java:190)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.d oFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:130)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._ doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:87)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager .doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:834)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager .doFilter(WebAppFilterManager.java:682)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.han dleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:566)
> at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.h andleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:486)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleReques t(WebApp.java:3440)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequ est(WebGroup.java:267)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest (WebContainer.java:815)
> at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleReque st(WebContainer.java:1461)
> at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.read y(WCChannelLink.java:118)
> at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLi nk.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
> at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLi nk.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
> at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCa llback.complete(HttpICLReadCallback.java:102)
> at com.ibm.ws.ssl.channel.impl.SSLReadServiceContext$ SSLReadCompletedCallback.complete(SSLReadServiceCo ntext.java:1818)
> at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListe ner.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java :165)
> at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallbac k(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
> at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture$1.run(AsyncCha nnelFuture.java:205)
> at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.j ava:1473)
>
You probably need to open a PMR with IBM.
Ken

I have the same problem too with Windows XP SP2, WAS 6.1, EJB 3.0

Did you bounce the app server after enabling security? Often times that is needed when security changes are made.

Yes, I restarted the application server after the security setting changes.