PH49910: CWWIM1999E ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION: CLASS 'GROUP' DOES NOT HAVE A FEATURE NAMED 'PASSWORD'

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Message issued at startup with FP22 WAS 8.5.5.22:
  FileData E com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.file.was.FileData load
  CWWIM1999E An exception occurred during processing:
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Class 'Group' does not have
  a feature named 'password'
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  *                  V8.5.5.22, 9.0.5.12, and 9.0.5.13 using     *
  *                  federated repositories with a file          *
  *                  registry.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Server fails to start because of the    *
  *                      error                                   *
  *                      java.lang.IllegalArgumentException      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  After upgrading to 8.5.5.22 or 9.0.5.12/9.0.5.13, customer tries
  to start server and sees java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
  Class
  'Group'
  does not have a feature named 'password.' This happens while
  going
  through all entities of the file registry checking for locked
  out
  accounts.
  

Problem conclusion

• Group entities are no longer analyzed in our account lockout
  validation.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  8.5.5.23 and 9.0.5.14. For more information, see 'Recommended
  Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels