Pretty sure its not the problem with the lock class - but only get it when I used that policy in JBoss 3.2.1. The method obtained from the Invocation on the indicated line in the class is null. Why the method is null is beyond me, since its doing an invocation.

01:00:06,078 ERROR [LogInterceptor] TransactionRolledbackLocalException, causedBy:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.lock.SimpleReadWriteEJBLock.schedule(SimpleReadWriteEJBLock.java:71)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityLockInterceptor.invoke(EntityLockInterceptor.java:85)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityCreationInterceptor.invoke(EntityCreationInterceptor.java:53)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractTxInterceptor.invokeNext(AbstractTxInterceptor.java:84)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.runWithTransactions(TxInterceptorCMT.java:273)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.invoke(TxInterceptorCMT.java:104)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.SecurityInterceptor.invoke(SecurityInterceptor.java:117)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor.invoke(LogInterceptor.java:191)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.invoke(ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.java:122)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.internalInvoke(EntityContainer.java:483)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:674)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.bridge.JDBCCMRFieldBridge.invokeAddRelation(JDBCCMRFieldBridge.java:834)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.bridge.JDBCCMRFieldBridge.createRelationLinks(JDBCCMRFieldBridge.java:736)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.bridge.JDBCCMRFieldBridge.setInstanceValue(JDBCCMRFieldBridge.java:663)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.bridge.JDBCCMRFieldBridge.setValue(JDBCCMRFieldBridge.java:541)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.bridge.EntityBridgeInvocationHandler.invoke(EntityBridgeInvocationHandler.java:126)
at org.jboss.proxy.compiler.Runtime.invoke(Runtime.java:59)
at com.parago.usermanagement.persistence.UserSessionBean$Proxy.setUser()
at com.parago.usermanagement.persistence.UserSessionBean.ejbPostCreate(UserSessionBean.java:211)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.CMPPersistenceManager.postCreateEntity(CMPPersistenceManager.java:260)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.CachedConnectionInterceptor.postCreateEntity(CachedConnectionInterceptor.java:278)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.postCreateLocalHome(EntityContainer.java:585)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer$ContainerInterceptor.invoke(EntityContainer.java:1032)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:94)
at com.parago.common.ejb.server.TimingInterceptor.invoke(TimingInterceptor.java:43)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.cmp.jdbc.JDBCRelationInterceptor.invoke(JDBCRelationInterceptor.java:95)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntitySynchronizationInterceptor.invoke(EntitySynchronizationInterceptor.java:301)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.CachedConnectionInterceptor.invoke(CachedConnectionInterceptor.java:186)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityReentranceInterceptor.invoke(EntityReentranceInterceptor.java:82)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityInstanceInterceptor.invoke(EntityInstanceInterceptor.java:174)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityLockInterceptor.invoke(EntityLockInterceptor.java:89)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.EntityCreationInterceptor.invokeHome(EntityCreationInterceptor.java:43)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractTxInterceptor.invokeNext(AbstractTxInterceptor.java:88)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.runWithTransactions(TxInterceptorCMT.java:243)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.invokeHome(TxInterceptorCMT.java:74)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.SecurityInterceptor.invokeHome(SecurityInterceptor.java:92)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor.invokeHome(LogInterceptor.java:120)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.invokeHome(ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.java:93)
at org.jboss.ejb.EntityContainer.internalInvokeHome(EntityContainer.java:477)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:694)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.local.BaseLocalProxyFactory.invokeHome(BaseLocalProxyFactory.java:272)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.local.LocalHomeProxy.invoke(LocalHomeProxy.java:110)
at $Proxy357.create(Unknown Source)
at com.parago.security.businesslogic.SecurityBean.logInUser(SecurityBean.java:1678)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer$ContainerInterceptor.invoke(StatelessSessionContainer.java:629)
at org.jboss.resource.connectionmanager.CachedConnectionInterceptor.invoke(CachedConnectionInterceptor.java:186)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:94)
at com.parago.common.ejb.server.TimingInterceptor.invoke(TimingInterceptor.java:43)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.StatelessSessionInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessSessionInstanceInterceptor.java:72)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.AbstractTxInterceptor.invokeNext(AbstractTxInterceptor.java:84)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.runWithTransactions(TxInterceptorCMT.java:243)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.TxInterceptorCMT.invoke(TxInterceptorCMT.java:104)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.SecurityInterceptor.invoke(SecurityInterceptor.java:117)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor.invoke(LogInterceptor.java:191)
at org.jboss.ejb.plugins.ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.invoke(ProxyFactoryFinderInterceptor.java:122)
at org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer.internalInvoke(StatelessSessionContainer.java:322)
at org.jboss.ejb.Container.invoke(Container.java:674)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor92.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:549)
at org.jboss.invocation.local.LocalInvoker.invoke(LocalInvoker.java:101)
at org.jboss.invocation.InvokerInterceptor.invoke(InvokerInterceptor.java:83)
at org.jboss.proxy.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:46)
at org.jboss.proxy.SecurityInterceptor.invoke(SecurityInterceptor.java:45)
at org.jboss.proxy.ejb.StatelessSessionInterceptor.invoke(StatelessSessionInterceptor.java:100)
at org.jboss.proxy.ClientContainer.invoke(ClientContainer.java:85)
at $Proxy459.logInUser(Unknown Source)
at com.parago.common.web.servlet.ArgoControl.logInUser(ArgoControl.java:482)
at com.parago.common.web.servlet.ArgoControl.checkForLogin(ArgoControl.java:287)
at com.parago.common.web.servlet.ArgoControl.checkCredentials(ArgoControl.java:347)
at com.parago.common.web.servlet.ControlServlet.service(ControlServlet.java:130)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.parago.common.web.filter.RequestParameterLogger.doFilter(RequestParameterLogger.java:53)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2415)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:509)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:223)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:594)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:392)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:565)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:619)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)