Error when trying to access my application in JBos

Question

I recently migrated my application from JBoss AS 4.2.1 to JBoss AS 7.1, but I am not being able to access the application vua http request since I am getting the below error:

HTTP Status 500 -

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception

javax.servlet.ServletException: Unable to instantiate Action, payment.PaymentBean,  defined for 'prepayment' in namespace '/payment'javax.naming.NamingException: JBAS011843: Failed instantiate InitialContextFactory org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory from classloader ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.TPGWeb.war:main" from Service Module Loader - action - vfs:/content/TPGWeb.war/WEB-INF/classes/struts.xml:26:64
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:518)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:421)

root cause

Unable to instantiate Action, payment.PaymentBean,  defined for 'prepayment' in namespace '/payment'javax.naming.NamingException: JBAS011843: Failed instantiate InitialContextFactory org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory from classloader ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.TPGWeb.war:main" from Service Module Loader - action - vfs:/content/TPGWeb.war/WEB-INF/classes/struts.xml:26:64
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.createAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:289)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.init(DefaultActionInvocation.java:360)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.access$000(DefaultActionInvocation.java:38)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:78)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:455)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:70)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:66)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionProxy.prepare(DefaultActionProxy.java:189)
org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxyFactory.createActionProxy(StrutsActionProxyFactory.java:41)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:497)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:421)

root cause

java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.naming.NamingException: JBAS011843: Failed instantiate InitialContextFactory org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory from classloader ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.TPGWeb.war:main" from Service Module Loader
utils.ResourceCenter.lookupGatewaySecurityBean(ResourceCenter.java:76)
payment.PaymentBean.<init>(PaymentBean.java:39)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:532)
java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:372)
java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:325)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:121)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:152)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:141)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildAction(ObjectFactory.java:111)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.createAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:270)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.init(DefaultActionInvocation.java:360)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.access$000(DefaultActionInvocation.java:38)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:78)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:455)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:70)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:66)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionProxy.prepare(DefaultActionProxy.java:189)
org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxyFactory.createActionProxy(StrutsActionProxyFactory.java:41)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:497)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:421)

root cause

javax.naming.NamingException: JBAS011843: Failed instantiate InitialContextFactory org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory from classloader ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.TPGWeb.war:main" from Service Module Loader
org.jboss.as.naming.InitialContextFactoryBuilder.createInitialContextFactory(InitialContextFactoryBuilder.java:64)
javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:681)
javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:305)
javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:240)
javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:192)
utils.ResourceCenter.lookupGatewaySecurityBean(ResourceCenter.java:66)
payment.PaymentBean.<init>(PaymentBean.java:39)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:532)
java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:372)
java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:325)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:121)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:152)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildBean(ObjectFactory.java:141)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory.buildAction(ObjectFactory.java:111)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.createAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:270)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.init(DefaultActionInvocation.java:360)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.access$000(DefaultActionInvocation.java:38)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation$1.doProfiling(DefaultActionInvocation.java:78)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.profiling.UtilTimerStack.profile(UtilTimerStack.java:455)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:70)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.<init>(DefaultActionInvocation.java:66)
com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionProxy.prepare(DefaultActionProxy.java:189)
org.apache.struts2.impl.StrutsActionProxyFactory.createActionProxy(StrutsActionProxyFactory.java:41)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:497)
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:421)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the JBoss Web/7.0.13.Final logs.
JBoss Web/7.0.13.Final

Answer 1

From post above... "Add "Dependencies: org.jboss.remote-naming" to META-INF/manifest.mf of your .WAR file."

Thanks so much for the above help. It got me a step closer to migrating to JBoss EAP 6.

An alternative to above, if you have a War file that has to be deployed on non-JBoss servers, is to add the following to the jboss-deployment-structure.xml file.

That has the benefit of separating out the JBoss specific elements to their own JBoss specific files.

<sub-deployment name="yourWebApp.war">
    <dependencies>
    <module name="org.jboss.remote-naming" />
    </dependencies>
</sub-deployment>

regards, Owen

Answer 2

Add "Dependencies: org.jboss.remote-naming" to META-INF/manifest.mf of your .WAR file. This will load org.jboss.remote-naming module and eliminate "Failed instantiate InitialContextFactory" exception. Details here: https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS71/Class+Loading+in+AS7

use jboss-ejb-client.properties file and place it to WEB-INF folder vs content like this:

remote.connectionprovider.create.options.org.xnio.Options.SSL_ENABLED=false 
remote.connections=default 
remote.connection.default.host=your host
remote.connection.default.port=your port
remote.connection.default.username=you user
remote.connection.default.password=you password
remote.connection.default.connect.options.org.xnio.Options.SASL_POLICY_NOANONYMOUS=false 

and lookup this way:

Properties jndiProps = new Properties();
jndiProps.puy(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "org.jboss.naming.remote.client.InitialContextFactory");
jndiProps.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, JBOSS_USER);
jndiProps.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, JBOSS_PWD);
jndiProps.put(Context.URL_PKG_PREFIXES, "org.jboss.ejb.client.naming");
jndiProps.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "remote://yourhost:yourport");
InitialContext initialContext = new InitialContext(jndiProps);
YourRemote remote=(YourRemote)initialContext.lookup("java:/app-name/ejb-jar-name/YourBean!package.YourRemote");

For details see: https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS71/EJB+invocations+from+a+remote+client+using+JNDI

Good luck!