The create-domain command fails with custom master password in AIX (6628170) (Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Release Notes)

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Release Notes

The `create-domain` command fails with custom master password in AIX (6628170)

Description

On the AIX operating system, an attempt to create a domain with a custom master password fails with the following error:

keytool error (likely untranslated): java.lang.NullPointerException
 Enter keystore password:  New keystore password:

Solution: (AIX) To Create a Domain With a Custom Master Password

Note –

In the procedure that follows, only the options that are required in each step are provided. If you require additional options for a command, specify these options in the command. For information about Enterprise Server commands, see Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Reference Manual.

Create a shell script that contains the following lines of code:

#!/bin/sh
changeKeystorePass() {
  keytool -storepasswd -keystore ${KEYSTORE} -storepass ${OLD} -new ${NEW}
}
changeTruststorePass() {
  keytool -storepasswd -keystore ${TRUSTSTORE} -storepass ${OLD} -new ${NEW}
}
changeKeyPass() {
  keytool -keypasswd -alias s1as -keystore ${KEYSTORE} -storepass ${NEW} -keypass ${OLD} -new ${NEW}
}
changeDomainPasswordEntry() {
  keytool -storepasswd -storetype JCEKS -keystore ${DOMAINPASSWORDS} -storepass ${OLD} -new ${NEW}
}
deleteMasterPasswordFile() {
  if [ -f ${DOMAIN_PATH}/master-password ] ; then
    echo Deleting ${DOMAIN_PATH}/master-password
    rm -f ${DOMAIN_PATH}/master-password
  fi
}
DOMAIN_PATH=$1
OLD=$2
NEW=$3
if [ $# != 3 ] ; then
  echo Usage: $0 domain-path old-master-pass new-master-pass
  exit 1
fi
echo Processing ...
if [ ! -f ${DOMAIN_PATH}/config/domain.xml ] ; then
  echo "Domain with folder ${DOMAIN_PATH} does not exist, create it first"
  exit 2
else
  KEYSTORE=${DOMAIN_PATH}/config/keystore.jks
  TRUSTSTORE=${DOMAIN_PATH}/config/cacerts.jks
  DOMAINPASSWORDS=${DOMAIN_PATH}/config/domain-passwords
  changeKeystorePass
  changeTruststorePass
  changeKeyPass
  changeDomainPasswordEntry
  deleteMasterPasswordFile
fi

Create a domain, specifying the default master password.

aadmin create-domain {--adminport aminportno|--portbase portbase} domain-name
Please enter the admin user name>admin-user
Please enter the admin password>admin-user-password
Please enter the admin password again>admin-user-password
Please enter the master password [Enter to accept the default]:>
Please enter the master password again [Enter to accept the default]:>

The default master password is changeit.

Change the master password of the domain that you have just created.

To change the master password, run the script that you created in Step 1.
script-name domain-path old-password new-password

Start the domain that you created in Step 2.
asadmin start-domain domain-name
Because the domain has a custom master password, you are prompted for the master password.

In response to the prompt, type the new master password.

For domains that are configured to support clusters, create and start a node agent.
1. Create a node agent for the domain that you created in Step 2.
  asadmin create-node-agent --port portno --user admin-user
2. Start the node agent that you created in Step a.
  asadmin start-node-agent
  Because the domain has a custom master password, you are prompted for the master password.
3. In response to the prompt, type the new master password.