Prathap KK [http://community.jboss.org/people/prathapkk] created the discussion "Illegal Argument Exception - Caused by Container name cannot be null" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/621517#621517 -------------------------------------------------------------- I am  trying to deploy a EJB2.1 webservice. When i deployed the EJB jar file, it gave  an Exception  Illegal Argument Exception- Container Name cannot be null The stack trace is as follows 23:39:20,750 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb3.deployers.Ejb3DependenciesDeployer] Encountered deployment AbstractVFSDeploymentContext@6746215{vfs:///F:/J boss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar} 23:39:20,843 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb3.deployers.Ejb3DependenciesDeployer] Encountered deployment AbstractVFSDeploymentContext@6746215{vfs:///F:/J boss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar} 23:39:20,843 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb3.deployers.Ejb3DependenciesDeployer] Encountered deployment AbstractVFSDeploymentContext@6746215{vfs:///F:/J boss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar} 23:39:21,609 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb.deployers.EjbDeployer] installing bean: ejb/#EJBWebService,uid31108950 23:39:21,656 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb.deployers.EjbDeployer]   with dependencies: 23:39:21,687 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb.deployers.EjbDeployer]   and supplies: 23:39:21,687 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb.deployers.EjbDeployer]        jndi:MyEJBWebService 23:39:25,312 WARN  [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.aspect.DescriptorDeploymentAspect] Spring not available, skipping check for user provid ed jbossws-cxf.xml / cxf.xml configuration files. 23:39:25,390 INFO  [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.metadata.MetadataBuilder] Add Service id=EJBWebService address= http://localhost:8080/EchoService_EJB2/EJBWebServiceBean http://localhost:8080/EchoService_EJB2/EJBWebServiceBean implementor=com.ejb.service.ejb2.EJBWebServiceBean invoker=org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerEJB3 serviceName={ http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/ http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/}EJBWebServiceBeanService portName={ http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/ http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/}EJBWebServiceBeanPort wsdlLocation=null mtomEnabled=false 23:39:28,890 INFO  [org.apache.cxf.service.factory.ReflectionServiceFactoryBean] Creating Service { http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/ http://ejb2.service.ejb.com/}EJBWebServiceB eanService from class com.ejb.service.ejb2.EJBWebServiceBean 23:39:29,921 INFO  [org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ServerImpl] Setting the server's publish address to be http://localhost:8080/EchoService_EJB2/EJBW http://localhost:8080/EchoService_EJB2/EJBW ebServiceBean 23:39:30,515 INFO  [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.WSDLFilePublisher] WSDL published to: file:/F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/d ata/wsdl/EchoService_EJB2.jar/EJBWebServiceBeanService.wsdl 23:39:30,656 INFO  [org.jboss.wsf.framework.management.DefaultEndpointRegistry] register: jboss.ws:context=EchoService_EJB2,endpoint=EJBWebSer vice 23:39:31,046 INFO  [org.jboss.wsf.framework.management.DefaultEndpointRegistry] remove: jboss.ws:context=EchoService_EJB2,endpoint=EJBWebServi ce 23:39:31,187 ERROR [org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.AbstractKernelController] Error installing to Real: name=vfs:///F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.F inal/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar state=PreReal mode=Manual requiredState=Real: org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException: Err or during deploy: vfs:///F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar         at org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException.rethrowAsDeploymentException(DeploymentException.java:49) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployerWrapper.deploy(DeployerWrapper.java:185) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doDeploy(DeployersImpl.java:1832) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.doInstallParentFirst(DeployersImpl.java:1550) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.install(DeployersImpl.java:1491) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322) [jboss-dependency.jar :2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:939) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:654) [jboss-dependency.jar:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.change(DeployersImpl.java:1983) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.process(DeployersImpl.java:1076) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:679) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.deployers.MainDeployerPlugin.process(MainDeployerPlugin.java:106) [:6.0.0.Final]         at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileControllerContext$DelegateDeployer.process(ProfileControllerContext.java:143) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner$HDScanAction.deploy(HDScanner.java:240) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner$HDScanAction.complete(HDScanner.java:192) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.TwoPCActionWrapper.doComplete(TwoPCActionWrapper.java:57) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.complete(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:74) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.prepare(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:95) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.ModificationSession.prepare(ModificationSession.java:87) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.internalPerfom(AbstractActionController.java:234) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.performWrite(AbstractActionController.java:213) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:150) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:135) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner.scan(HDScanner.java:146) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner.run(HDScanner.java:90) [:0.2.2]         at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRunAndReset(FutureTask.java:317) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:150) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$101(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:98) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.runPeriodic(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:180) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:204) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [:1.6.0_23] Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Container name cannot be null         at org.jboss.webservices.integration.invocation.InvocationHandlerEJB3.init(InvocationHandlerEJB3.java:91) [:6.0.0.Final]         at org.jboss.wsf.framework.deployment.DefaultLifecycleHandler.start(DefaultLifecycleHandler.java:59) [:3.4.1.GA]         at org.jboss.wsf.framework.deployment.EndpointLifecycleDeploymentAspect.start(EndpointLifecycleDeploymentAspect.java:44) [:3.4.1.GA]         at org.jboss.webservices.integration.deployers.WSDeploymentAspectDeployer.internalDeploy(WSDeploymentAspectDeployer.java:123) [:6.0.0. Final]         at org.jboss.deployers.spi.deployer.helpers.AbstractRealDeployer.deploy(AbstractRealDeployer.java:55) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployerWrapper.deploy(DeployerWrapper.java:179) [:2.2.0.GA]         ... 37 more 23:39:32,031 WARN  [org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner] Scan failed: org.jboss.deployers.client.spi.IncompleteDeploymentE xception: Summary of incomplete deployments (SEE PREVIOUS ERRORS FOR DETAILS): *** DEPLOYMENTS IN ERROR: Name -> Error vfs:///F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar -> org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException: Error during depl oy: vfs:///F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar DEPLOYMENTS IN ERROR:   Deployment "vfs:///F:/Jboss/jboss-6.0.0.Final/server/default/deploy/EchoService_EJB2.jar" is in error due to the following reason(s): java.l ang.IllegalArgumentException: Container name cannot be null         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:1370) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:1316) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.checkComplete(MainDeployerImpl.java:968) [:2.2.0.GA]         at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.deployers.MainDeployerPlugin.checkComplete(MainDeployerPlugin.java:82) [:6.0.0.Final]         at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileControllerContext$DelegateDeployer.checkComplete(ProfileControllerContext.java:138) [:0. 2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner$HDScanAction.deploy(HDScanner.java:246) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner$HDScanAction.complete(HDScanner.java:192) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.TwoPCActionWrapper.doComplete(TwoPCActionWrapper.java:57) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.complete(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:74) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.prepare(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:95) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.ModificationSession.prepare(ModificationSession.java:87) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.internalPerfom(AbstractActionController.java:234) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.performWrite(AbstractActionController.java:213) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:150) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:135) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner.scan(HDScanner.java:146) [:0.2.2]         at org.jboss.profileservice.deployment.hotdeploy.HDScanner.run(HDScanner.java:90) [:0.2.2]         at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRunAndReset(FutureTask.java:317) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:150) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$101(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:98) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.runPeriodic(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:180) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:204) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_23]         at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [:1.6.0_23] -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/621517#621517] Start a new discussion in JBoss Web Services Development at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]