Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1 Release Notes

File permissions on domain /applications directory can cause NullProcessException (Issue 6545)

Description

If a domain's /applications directory restricts access, or if you use directory deployment from a restricted directory, the server cannot read the files in the expanded directory. A NullProcessException error occurs during deployment.

For more information, see Issue report 6545.

Workaround

Change the file access settings for such directories to grant the server permission to read the directory contents.