Hi,

I have a problem with an home.create() on jboss-3.0.0RC1_tomcat-4.0.3 that
I don't have on jboss-3.0.0RC1 (whith Jetty).

The error generated by jboss-3.0.0RC1_tomcat-4.0.3 is:
12:39:59,000 ERROR [STDERR] java.rmi.ServerException: null; nested exception is:
java.lang.NullPointerException
12:39:59,000 ERROR [STDERR] java.lang.NullPointerException
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer$ContainerInterceptor.invokeHome(StatelessSessionContainer.java:598)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.CachedConnectionInterceptor.invokeHome(CachedConnectionInterceptor.java:167)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.StatelessSessionInstanceInterceptor.invokeHome(StatelessSessionInstanceInterceptor.java:57)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractTxInterceptor.invokeNext(AbstractTxInterceptor.java:98)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.runWithTransactions(TxInterceptorCMT.java:167)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.invokeHome(TxInterceptorCMT.java:52)
12:39:59,001 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.SecurityInterceptor.invokeHome(SecurityInterceptor.java:104)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor.invokeHome(LogInterceptor.java:109)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer.invokeHome(StatelessSessionContainer.java:300)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:727)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:492)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.invocation.local.LocalInvoker.invoke(LocalInvoker.java:98)
12:39:59,002 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.invocation.InvokerInterceptor.invoke(InvokerInterceptor.java:102)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.proxy.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:73)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.proxy.SecurityInterceptor.invoke(SecurityInterceptor.java:76)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.proxy.ejb.HomeInterceptor.invoke(HomeInterceptor.java:185)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at org.jboss.proxy.ClientContainer.invoke(ClientContainer.java:96)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at $Proxy42.create(Unknown Source)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at com.alkinos.authentication.client.Login.doPost(Login.java:48)
12:39:59,003 ERROR [STDERR] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:243)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
12:39:59,004 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
12:39:59,005 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2343)
12:39:59,006 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
12:39:59,006 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
12:39:59,007 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
12:39:59,007 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
12:39:59,007 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
12:39:59,007 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
12:39:59,008 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
12:39:59,011 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
12:39:59,011 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
12:39:59,012 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java:1012)
12:39:59,013 ERROR [STDERR] at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1107)
12:39:59,013 ERROR [STDERR] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)


My client code is: (my EJB's name is "AuthenticationBean")
// Get a naming context
InitialContext jndiCtx = new InitialContext() ;
// Get a reference to an Authentication Bean
Object ref = jndiCtx.lookup("authentication/Authentication") ;
// Get a reference from this to the Bean's Home interface
AuthenticationHome home = (AuthenticationHome)
PortableRemoteObject.narrow(ref, AuthenticationHome.class) ;
System.out.println("Got Home, just before home.create()") ;
Authentication auth = home.create() ;
System.out.println("Just after home.create()") ;

My AuthenticationHome is:
public interface AuthenticationHome extends EJBHome {

/**
* Creates an instance of the `AuthenticationBean' class on the server, and
* returns a remote reference to an Authentication interface on the client.
*/
Authentication create() throws RemoteException, CreateException;

}

My AuthenticationBean is:
public class AuthenticationBean implements SessionBean {
// Business methods
......
// Bean methods
public void ejbCreate() { }
public void ejbRemove() {}
public void ejbActivate() { }
public void ejbPassivate() { }
public void setSessionContext(SessionContext sc) {}
}

Is it a bug of tomcat ?