Session scoped Seam component calls PortalIdentity.instance().getPrincipal() which returns null. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: JBPORTAL-2461 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPORTAL-2461 Project: JBoss Portal Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Reporter: Gary Hu In a session scoped Seam component the following call returns null value: PortalIdentity.instance().getPrincipal(); The further investigation shows that the above call is dependent upon the availability of FacesContext. However, FacesContext.getCurrentInstance() returns null in this case. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira