Glassfish server does not start. NullPointeException

Question

I just downloaded the GlassFish 5.0 archive - Full Platform, unzipped it, I run it through the command line.

asadmin start-domain

problem:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sun.enterprise.module.common_impl.AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.initializeServiceLocator(AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.java:152)
at com.sun.enterprise.module.common_impl.AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.newServiceLocator(AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.java:144)
at com.sun.enterprise.module.common_impl.AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.createServiceLocator(AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.java:218)
at com.sun.enterprise.module.common_impl.AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.createServiceLocator(AbstractModulesRegistryImpl.java:224)
at com.sun.enterprise.module.single.StaticModulesRegistry.createServiceLocator(StaticModulesRegistry.java:88)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.CLIContainer.getServiceLocator(CLIContainer.java:217)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.CLIContainer.getLocalCommand(CLIContainer.java:255)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.CLICommand.getCommand(CLICommand.java:231)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.AdminMain.executeCommand(AdminMain.java:371)
at com.sun.enterprise.admin.cli.AdminMain.doMain(AdminMain.java:306)
at org.glassfish.admin.cli.AsadminMain.main(AsadminMain.java:57)

I tried to set the path in the file asenv.bat -> set path = C:/.../Java/bin - did not help. Tried so to launch: asadmin start-domain domain1 - did not help.

Installed: jdk-9.0.1 Also tried on the 8th, did not help. What to do???

Tallinn

Possible duplicate of What is a NullPointerException, and how do I fix it? – Shivers

Are you seriously?? Please read my description! – Tallinn

I did already, that's why I'm saying Possible duplicate. Not exact – Shivers

Like @Jonathan said, GlassFish 5 in not compatible with Java 9, for my case I was using GlassFish 5.1, Clear/Uninstall java 9 from your system and install Java 8. Make sure when you type java -version on command line the response you get is java 8 and not 9 – Drill

Vifier Lockla provided the solution: you just need to specify which version of Java you want to use for Glassfih or Payara. I had the same issue for Payara server. – Logger

Answer 1

OK, Glassfish 5.1 doesn't exist for the moment. Continue with Glassfish 5.0 with this solution:

Just set the AS_JAVA variable in your asenv.bat file located here: C:\DEVENV\glassfish5\glassfish\config.

File to edit: add last line

Relaunch your server....enjoy :

Lens

That worked; but how you get there? what was the hint? it's sad, that such a popular server needs to be hacked to start. – Regretful

@Vifier Lockla Should this work with replacing jdk1.8.0_172 with jdk1.8.0_221 ? I tryed but didnt work for me. Even tried entering same thing in asenv.config but without the set before it. – Brainy

for MacOS, update asenv.conf file => AS_JAVA=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_251.jdk/Contents/Home – Charin

Answer 2

This looks to be this issue - https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish/issues/22130.

GlassFish 5 does not work on JDK9, however GlassFish 6 works on JDK 11.

Sly

Damn! What a time waster... Wasted 10 minutes trying to figure out what exactly I did wrong... – Skillern

This link has died since javaee was moved under the eclipse umbrella. Here is the new link. github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish/issues/22130 – Windmill

As of now, with 5.1, still not working out of the box (same exception) – Garlan

Answer 3

For me it didn't work what @Vifier Lockla did. I had to change the path/glassfish5/glassfish/config/asenv.conf file in a linux mint machine. At the bottom of the file the path of the jdk 1.8, i.e.

AS_JAVA="/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191"

Stalnaker

Answer 4

GlassFish 5.1 also not working with Java 9 or later versions.

glassfish 5.1 also needs java 8 with the AS_JAVA hack in asenv.conf/bat file.

Burget

Answer 5

Edit asenv.bat put set AS_JAVA=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle and asenv.conf AS_JAVA="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle"

It works

Orlop

Answer 6

When you download the glassfish zip file from the internet and extract it. Its a good practice to read the the readme file. In my case the under the "prerequisites" title in the readme file, it specified: GlassFish 5.0 requires Oracle JDK 8 Update 144. I downloaded and installed the JDK 8 update 144 as demanded. It worked instantly. I initially had JDK 14.0.2 and it was displaying the error @Aleksandr posted.

Garnes

Answer 7

I made the same mistake as the OP, because the release notes said specifically "GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Release 5.0 requires Oracle JDK 8 Update 144 or later" under heading Required JDK Versions in release notes.

However what you can do is drop down each version to see which is the latest jdk version that glassfish 5 will be compatible with Or Just download Java SE Development Kit 8 from https://www.oracle.com/in/java/technologies/javase/javase8-archive-downloads.html.

You also have to add the java variable in asenv.bat as kindly commented by Vifier Lockla. Thanks to Vifier for the suggestion.

Ossified

Answer 8

for me I changed to the directory where glassfish is

cd /opt

then

sudo glassfish5/bin/asadmin start-domain

I am sure this works

Medicable

Answer 9

In addition to @Mohd Zamri Bin Mat Jusoh 's answer, I updated the javapath's symlinks as showed in https://sjgpsoft.blogspot.com/2018/06/updating-oracle-javapath-symlinks-on.html

This error shows up when glassfish6 is on the user path, & glassfish5 is in the system path.

Sindysine