Why is JBoss EAP 6 throwing an IllegalStateException: PBOX000075: The property AuthorizationManager is null?

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Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 6.x

Issue

Why is JBoss EAP 6 throwing an IllegalStateException: PBOX000075: The property AuthorizationManager is null?

10:22:00,521 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/SimpleWar].[HelloServlet]] (http-/127.0.0.1:8080-1) Servlet.service() for servlet HelloServlet threw exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: PBOX000075: The property AuthorizationManager is null
	at org.jboss.as.security.service.SimpleSecurityManager.authorize(SimpleSecurityManager.java:255) [jboss-as-security-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.AuthorizationInterceptor.processInvocation(AuthorizationInterceptor.java:112) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.security.SecurityContextInterceptor.processInvocation(SecurityContextInterceptor.java:76) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.ShutDownInterceptorFactory$1.processInvocation(ShutDownInterceptorFactory.java:42) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.LoggingInterceptor.processInvocation(LoggingInterceptor.java:59) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ee.component.NamespaceContextInterceptor.processInvocation(NamespaceContextInterceptor.java:50) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.interceptors.AdditionalSetupInterceptor.processInvocation(AdditionalSetupInterceptor.java:32) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.1.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ViewService$View.invoke(ViewService.java:165) [jboss-as-ee-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.as.ejb3.remote.LocalEjbReceiver.processInvocation(LocalEjbReceiver.java:221) [jboss-as-ejb3-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:181) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.TransactionInterceptor.handleInvocation(TransactionInterceptor.java:42) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.ReceiverInterceptor.handleInvocation(ReceiverInterceptor.java:125) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBClientInvocationContext.sendRequest(EJBClientInvocationContext.java:183) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.doInvoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:136) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.doInvoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:121) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at org.jboss.ejb.client.EJBInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBInvocationHandler.java:104) [jboss-ejb-client-1.0.11.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.11.Final-redhat-1]
	at $Proxy13.sayHello(Unknown Source)	at jboss.example.servlet.HelloServlet.getMessage(HelloServlet.java:61) [classes:]
	at jboss.example.servlet.HelloServlet.doGet(HelloServlet.java:35) [classes:]
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.1.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.1.Final-redhat-2]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:489) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) [jboss-as-web-7.1.3.Final-redhat-4.jar:7.1.3.Final-redhat-4]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:155) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:372) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:877) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:679) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:931) [jbossweb-7.0.17.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) [rt.jar:1.6.0_21]

Resolution

EAP 6.0.x

The application is packaged with either an app.ear/META-INF/jboss-app.xml (ear level) or app.jar/META-INF/jboss-ejb3.xml (ejb jar level) file that has a security-domain defined with the 'java:/jaas/' prefix.

Changing the following line from this:

  <security-domain>java:/jaas/ima-security-domain</security-domain>

to this:

  <security-domain>ima-security-domain</security-domain>

in both of the app.ear/META-INF/jboss-app.xml or app.jar/META-INF/jboss-ejb3.xml files.

EAP 6.4.x

This issue can also happen due to a race condition. A fix for the issue has been included in JBoss EAP 6.4.9. See This content is not included.bz-1330677 and This content is not included.bz-1330678

Root Cause

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Diagnostic Steps

Enable TRACE level logging on the security subsystem by adding the following logging categories to the standalone.xml file:

<logger category="org.jboss.as.ejb3">
  <level name="TRACE"/>
</logger>
<logger category="org.jboss.as.security">
  <level name="TRACE"/>
</logger>
<logger category="org.jboss.security">
  <level name="TRACE"/>
</logger>
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