Glassfish - can't log in to admin console

Question

I'm facing strange error. I use Glassfish 3.1.1 withn jdk7 and since some time I can't login to admin console via web (localhost:4848), I keep getting message Authentication Failed Re-enter your username and password here are logs:

[#|2012-01-16T11:15:37.415+0100|INFO|glassfish3.1.1|javax.enterprise.system.tools.admin.com.sun.enterprise.container.common|_ThreadID=110;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|User [admin] from host 127.0.0.1 does not have administration access|#]

[#|2012-01-16T11:15:37.446+0100|INFO|glassfish3.1.1|javax.enterprise.system.tools.admin.com.sun.enterprise.container.common|_ThreadID=101;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|User [admin] from host 127.0.0.1 does not have administration access|#]

[#|2012-01-16T11:16:07.008+0100|SEVERE|glassfish3.1.1|org.glassfish.admin.rest.resources.GeneratorResource|_ThreadID=100;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|The log message is null. java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot find annotation org.glassfish.config.support.Create with value _register-instance on method public abstract com.sun.enterprise.config.serverbeans.Server com.sun.enterprise.config.serverbeans.Servers.getServer(java.lang.String) at org.glassfish.config.support.GenericCrudCommand.getAnnotation(GenericCrudCommand.java:196) at org.glassfish.config.support.GenericCreateCommand.postConstruct(GenericCreateCommand.java:90) at com.sun.hk2.component.AbstractCreatorImpl.inject(AbstractCreatorImpl.java:131) at com.sun.hk2.component.ConstructorCreator.initialize(ConstructorCreator.java:91) at com.sun.hk2.component.AbstractCreatorImpl.get(AbstractCreatorImpl.java:82) at com.sun.hk2.component.EventPublishingInhabitant.get(EventPublishingInhabitant.java:139) at com.sun.hk2.component.AbstractInhabitantImpl.get(AbstractInhabitantImpl.java:76) at org.jvnet.hk2.component.Habitat.getComponent(Habitat.java:796) at com.sun.enterprise.v3.admin.CommandRunnerImpl.getModel(CommandRunnerImpl.java:150) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.generator.ResourcesGeneratorBase.commandIsPresent(ResourcesGeneratorBase.java:315) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.generator.ResourcesGeneratorBase.generateCommandResources(ResourcesGeneratorBase.java:296) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.generator.ResourcesGeneratorBase.generateSingle(ResourcesGeneratorBase.java:100) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.LazyJerseyInit.generateASM(LazyJerseyInit.java:311) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.LazyJerseyInit.getResourcesConfigForManagement(LazyJerseyInit.java:255) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestManagementAdapter.getResourcesConfig(RestManagementAdapter.java:62) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestAdapter.exposeContext(RestAdapter.java:455) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestAdapter.service(RestAdapter.java:177) at com.sun.grizzly.tcp.http11.GrizzlyAdapter.service(GrizzlyAdapter.java:168) at com.sun.enterprise.v3.server.HK2Dispatcher.dispath(HK2Dispatcher.java:117) at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:238) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:828) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:725) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1019) at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90) at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79) at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54) at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59) at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71) at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532) at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) |#]

[#|2012-01-16T11:16:07.008+0100|SEVERE|glassfish3.1.1|org.glassfish.admin.rest.LazyJerseyInit|_ThreadID=100;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|The log message is null. java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.glassfish.admin.rest.resources.generatedASM.DomainResource not found by org.glassfish.admin.rest-service [164] at org.apache.felix.framework.ModuleImpl.findClassOrResourceByDelegation(ModuleImpl.java:787) at org.apache.felix.framework.ModuleImpl.access$400(ModuleImpl.java:71) at org.apache.felix.framework.ModuleImpl$ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleImpl.java:1768) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:356) at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:186) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.LazyJerseyInit.getResourcesConfigForManagement(LazyJerseyInit.java:257) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestManagementAdapter.getResourcesConfig(RestManagementAdapter.java:62) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestAdapter.exposeContext(RestAdapter.java:455) at org.glassfish.admin.rest.adapter.RestAdapter.service(RestAdapter.java:177) at com.sun.grizzly.tcp.http11.GrizzlyAdapter.service(GrizzlyAdapter.java:168) at com.sun.enterprise.v3.server.HK2Dispatcher.dispath(HK2Dispatcher.java:117) at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:238) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:828) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:725) at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1019) at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:225) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104) at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90) at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79) at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54) at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59) at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71) at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532) at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) |#]

[#|2012-01-16T11:16:07.071+0100|INFO|glassfish3.1.1|com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl|_ThreadID=100;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|Initiating Jersey application, version 'Jersey: 1.8 06/24/2011 12:17 PM'|#]

[#|2012-01-16T11:16:07.086+0100|WARNING|glassfish3.1.1|org.apache.catalina.connector.Request|_ThreadID=111;_ThreadName=Thread-2;|PWC4011: Unable to set request character encoding to UTF-8 from context , because request parameters have already been read, or ServletRequest.getReader() has already been called|#]

Username and password are 100% correct, I have no problem login via asadmin cmd.

Answer 1

I had the same issue with GlassFish 4.1, admin password for working via asadmin tool but not via the browser. The problem first came after I imported a new signed server certificate to replacing the existing 's1as' alias in the keystore.jks. After some struggling I figured out the right solution:

sudo asadmin disable-secure-admin
sudo asadmin restart-domain domain1
sudo asadmin enable-secure-admin
sudo asadmin restart-domain domain1

Admin user authentication works again in the browser! :-)

Answer 2

I had this problem, and raised a bug with the Glassfish project.

It's fixed in the fresh Glassfish 3.1.2. It was released yesterday.