[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBAS-6268) Null pointer exception for misconfigured web.xml

[Daniel Taylor (JIRA)]

Null pointer exception for misconfigured web.xml
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                 Key: JBAS-6268
                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAS-6268
             Project: JBoss Application Server
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
    Affects Versions: JBossAS-5.0.0.CR2
         Environment: Linux
            Reporter: Daniel Taylor
            Priority: Minor


A misconfigured web.xml throws a null pointer exception:

	<welcome-file-list>
		<welcome-file>secure/main.html</welcome-file>        <!--  missing a slash before 'secure', ie: /secure/main.html -->
	</welcome-file-list>

throws exception:

10:20:00,977 ERROR [CoyoteAdapter] An exception or error occurred in the container during the request processing
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.jboss.security.plugins.javaee.WebAuthorizationHelper.hasUserDataPermission(WebAuthorizationHelper.java:175)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JBossWebRealm.hasUserDataPermission(JBossWebRealm.java:636)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:461)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:91)
	at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:92)
	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:157)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:325)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:828)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:601)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

while not crucial to the development of jboss, I speak from experience when I say that it can take a long time to find the configuration error based upon the exception thrown...


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