I have tested it against a default brms installation, and the problem is almost the same:
2012-10-08 12:28:47,272 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/jboss-brms].[OryxEditorServlet]] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) Servlet.service() for servlet OryxEditorServlet threw exception
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to authenticate user.
at org.drools.guvnor.server.files.OryxEditorServlet.service(OryxEditorServlet.java:53)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter$1.process(ContextFilter.java:42)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:65)
at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:183)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:95)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.internalProcess(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:74)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.invoke(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:47)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:599)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:451)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
2012-10-08 12:28:47,275 ERROR [org.jbpm.designer.web.repository.impl.UUIDBasedJbpmRepository] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-6) Unable to connect to Gunvor. Is it running? [Server returned HTTP response code: 500 for URL: http://localhost:8080/jboss-brms/org.drools.guvnor.Guvnor/oryxeditor?uuid=d09347ed-6998-458a-a2c6-440f08a6d934&usr=admin&pwd=admin]
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) javax.security.auth.login.FailedLoginException: Password Incorrect/Password Required
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.security.auth.spi.UsernamePasswordLoginModule.login(UsernamePasswordLoginModule.java:252)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.security.auth.spi.UsersRolesLoginModule.login(UsersRolesLoginModule.java:152)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor306.invoke(Unknown Source)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,566 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invoke(LoginContext.java:769)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.access$000(LoginContext.java:186)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:683)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invokePriv(LoginContext.java:680)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.login(LoginContext.java:579)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.seam.security.Identity.authenticate(Identity.java:344)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.seam.security.Identity.authenticate(Identity.java:332)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.drools.guvnor.server.jaxrs.CXFAuthenticationHandler.handleRequest(CXFAuthenticationHandler.java:56)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSInInterceptor.processRequest(JAXRSInInterceptor.java:185)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSInInterceptor.handleMessage(JAXRSInInterceptor.java:88)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:263)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:118)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,567 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:208)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:223)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:166)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:113)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:184)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doGet(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:112)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:163)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter$1.process(ContextFilter.java:42)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:65)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,568 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:235)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:183)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:95)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,569 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.internalProcess(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:74)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.invoke(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:47)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:599)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:451)
2012-10-08 12:28:49,570 ERROR [STDERR] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-7) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
I you check this line:
2012-10-08 12:28:47,275 ERROR [org.jbpm.designer.web.repository.impl.UUIDBasedJbpmRepository] (http-127.0.0.1-8080-6) Unable to connect to Gunvor. Is it running? [Server returned HTTP response code: 500 for URL: http://localhost:8080/jboss-brms/org.drools.guvnor.Guvnor/oryxeditor?uuid=d09347ed-6998-458a-a2c6-440f08a6d934&usr=admin&pwd=admin]
it seems to me that the different components of the brms installation, are using different security settings; why ?? and how do i fix it ??