Java 2 security Access denied in File.toURL() call -------------------------------------------------- Key: OPENJPA-339 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-339 Project: OpenJPA Issue Type: Bug Components: lib Affects Versions: 0.9.7 Reporter: Albert Lee Fix For: 1.0.0 Encounter the following access denial exception when Java 2 security is enabled in application server environment. File.toURL() is not documented which requires security check, however indirectly, the File.isDirectory() is invoked, which required security permission. Exception = java.security.AccessControlException Source = com.ibm.ws.security.core.SecurityManager probeid = 180 Stack Dump = java.security.AccessControlException: Access denied (java.io.FilePermission C:\WAS3\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\javajoeNode01Cell\EJB3JPACallbackBeanApp.ear\EJB3JPACallbackWebApp.war\WEB-INF\classes\suite\r70\base\jpaspec\callback\entities\AbstractCallbackEntity.class read) at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:104) at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:547) at com.ibm.ws.security.core.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:189) at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:886) at java.io.File.isDirectory(File.java:747) at java.io.File.toURL(File.java:620) at org.apache.openjpa.lib.meta.FileMetaDataIterator.next(FileMetaDataIterator.java:114) at org.apache.openjpa.lib.meta.ClassArgParser.mapTypeNames(ClassArgParser.java:283) at org.apache.openjpa.meta.AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.scan(AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.java:778) at org.apache.openjpa.meta.AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.parsePersistentTypeNames(AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.java:637) at org.apache.openjpa.meta.AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.getPersistentTypeNames(AbstractCFMetaDataFactory.java:605) at org.apache.openjpa.meta.MetaDataRepository.getPersistentTypeNames(MetaDataRepository.java:1214) at org.apache.openjpa.meta.MetaDataRepository.loadPersistentTypes(MetaDataRepository.java:1231) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.AbstractBrokerFactory.loadPersistentTypes(AbstractBrokerFactory.java:245) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.AbstractBrokerFactory.newBroker(AbstractBrokerFactory.java:197) at org.apache.openjpa.kernel.DelegatingBrokerFactory.newBroker(DelegatingBrokerFactory.java:142) at org.apache.openjpa.persistence.EntityManagerFactoryImpl.createEntityManager(EntityManagerFactoryImpl.java:190) at com.ibm.ws.persistence.EntityManagerFactoryImpl.createEntityManager(EntityManagerFactoryImpl.java:37) at com.ibm.ws.persistence.EntityManagerFactoryImpl.createEntityManager(EntityManagerFactoryImpl.java:28) -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.