Login Failure Error with Friend Account

Environment

Friend Account, Weblogin

Issue

• Trying to login with a Friend account and encountering the following message: Login Failure: java.lang.NullPointerException at relationalLogin.DBLogin.validateUser(Unknown Source) at... (see full error message in the Additional Information section)

Resolution

• The Friend account has not been fully created
• Check your inbox for a 'Your U-M Friend Account Request' email from friend-noreply@umich.edu and use the link in the email to complete the creation process

Additional Information

Full error message:

Login Failure: java.lang.NullPointerException at relationalLogin.DBLogin.validateUser(Unknown Source) at relationalLogin.SimpleLogin.login(Unknown Source) at java.base/javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invoke(LoginContext.java:747) at java.base/javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:672) at java.base/javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:670) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.base/javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invokePriv(LoginContext.java:670) at java.base/javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.login(LoginContext.java:581) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.impl.JAASCredentialValidator.authenticate(JAASCredentialValidator.java:324) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.impl.JAASCredentialValidator.doValidate(JAASCredentialValidator.java:263) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.AbstractUsernamePasswordCredentialValidator.doValidate(AbstractUsernamePasswordCredentialValidator.java:270) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.AbstractCredentialValidator.validate(AbstractCredentialValidator.java:136) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.impl.ValidateCredentials.doExecute(ValidateCredentials.java:185) at net.shibboleth.idp.authn.AbstractAuthenticationAction.doExecute(AbstractAuthenticationAction.java:93) at org.opensaml.profile.action.AbstractProfileAction.execute(AbstractProfileAction.java:112) at net.shibboleth.idp.profile.AbstractProfileAction.doExecute(AbstractProfileAction.java:150) at net.shibboleth.idp.profile.AbstractProfileAction.execute(AbstractProfileAction.java:122) at org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutor.execute(ActionExecutor.java:51) at org.springframework.webflow.action.EvaluateAction.doExecute(EvaluateAction.java:77) at org.springframework.webflow.action.AbstractAction.execute(AbstractAction.java:188) at org.springframework.webflow.execution.AnnotatedAction.execute(AnnotatedAction.java:145) at org.springframework.webflow.execution.ActionExecutor.execute(ActionExecutor.java:51) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.ActionState.doEnter(ActionState.java:101) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.State.enter(State.java:194) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.Transition.execute(Transition.java:228) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.execute(FlowExecutionImpl.java:395) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.execute(RequestControlContextImpl.java:214) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionableState.handleEvent(TransitionableState.java:116) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.handleEvent(Flow.java:547) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.handleEvent(FlowExecutionImpl.java:390) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.handleEvent(RequestControlContextImpl.java:210) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.ActionState.doEnter(ActionState.java:105) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.State.enter(State.java:194) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.Transition.execute(Transition.java:228) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.execute(FlowExecutionImpl.java:395) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.execute(RequestControlContextImpl.java:214) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.TransitionableState.handleEvent(TransitionableState.java:116) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.handleEvent(Flow.java:547) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.handleEvent(FlowExecutionImpl.java:390) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.RequestControlContextImpl.handleEvent(RequestControlContextImpl.java:210) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.handleEvent(ViewState.java:231) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.ViewState.resume(ViewState.java:195) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.Flow.resume(Flow.java:537) at org.springframework.webflow.engine.impl.FlowExecutionImpl.resume(FlowExecutionImpl.java:259) at org.springframework.webflow.executor.FlowExecutorImpl.resumeExecution(FlowExecutorImpl.java:168) at org.springframework.webflow.mvc.servlet.FlowHandlerAdapter.handle(FlowHandlerAdapter.java:254) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1067) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:963) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1006) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:909) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:681) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:883) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:764) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:227) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at net.shibboleth.idp.log.SLF4JMDCServletFilter.doFilter(SLF4JMDCServletFilter.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.RequestResponseContextFilter.doFilter(RequestResponseContextFilter.java:61) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:117) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.DynamicResponseHeaderFilter.doFilter(DynamicResponseHeaderFilter.java:125) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:354) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:267) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.CookieBufferingFilter.doFilter(CookieBufferingFilter.java:68) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.net.SameSiteCookieHeaderFilter.doFilter(SameSiteCookieHeaderFilter.java:204) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:354) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:267) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:183) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:660) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:687) at org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve.invoke(RemoteIpValve.java:769) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:360) at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.service(AjpProcessor.java:433) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:890) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1789) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829)