Description of problem: NullPointerException on :write-attribute(name=block-on-acknowledge,value=true) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 6.1.0.DR4 Steps to Reproduce: 1.cd subsystem=messaging/hornetq-server=default/connection-factory=RemoteConnectionFactory/ 2.:write-attribute(name=block-on-acknowledge,value=true) Additional info: [0m[31m15:41:04,991 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] JBAS014612: Operation ("write-attribute") failed - address: ([ ("subsystem" => "messaging"), ("hornetq-server" => "default"), ("connection-factory" => "RemoteConnectionFactory") ]): java.lang.NullPointerException at org.jboss.as.messaging.jms.ConnectionFactoryWriteAttributeHandler.applyOperationToHornetQService(ConnectionFactoryWriteAttributeHandler.java:139) at org.jboss.as.messaging.jms.ConnectionFactoryWriteAttributeHandler.applyUpdateToRuntime(ConnectionFactoryWriteAttributeHandler.java:92) at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractWriteAttributeHandler$1.execute(AbstractWriteAttributeHandler.java:131) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.executeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:440) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.doCompleteStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:322) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.completeStepInternal(AbstractOperationContext.java:229) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.executeOperation(AbstractOperationContext.java:224) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.ModelControllerImpl.internalExecute(ModelControllerImpl.java:142) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.ModelControllerImpl.execute(ModelControllerImpl.java:112) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.remote.ModelControllerClientOperationHandler$ExecuteRequestHandler.doExecute(ModelControllerClientOperationHandler.java:139) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.controller.remote.ModelControllerClientOperationHandler$ExecuteRequestHandler$1.execute(ModelControllerClientOperationHandler.java:108) [jboss-as-controller-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.AbstractMessageHandler$2$1.doExecute(AbstractMessageHandler.java:296) [jboss-as-protocol-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.AbstractMessageHandler$AsyncTaskRunner.run(AbstractMessageHandler.java:518) [jboss-as-protocol-7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4.jar:7.2.0.Alpha1-redhat-4] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_38] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_38] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_38] at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:122) [jboss-threads-2.1.0.Final.jar:2.1.0.Final]
I can not reproduce it. if I run the standalone-full.xml configuration, the attribute is correctly written. What's the result of the /subsystem=messaging/hornetq-server=default/connection-factory=RemoteConnectionFactory:read-resource(include-runtime=true) operation?
HornetQ configuration: <backup>true</backup> All actions were performed between 1st and 2nd stage of initialization(when backup is waiting to become live).
I have reproduced the issue and it is more general issue with passive hornetq-server (ie HornetQ server that are configured as backup and waiting for failover). The JIRA issue contains the description of the issue
Jeff Mesnil <jmesnil> made a comment on jira AS7-6699 PR for master branch
Jeff Mesnil <jmesnil> made a comment on jira AS7-6699 PR merged in master branch
Verified for EAP 6.1.0 ER4
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