[JBoss-user] Converting to 3.2.1 - javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: comp not bound

[Guy R. <guy...@sp...>]

I've initiated the process of converting our 2.4.3 systems to 3.2.1, 
using JDK 1.3.1 on Win2k SP2.  The first one I tried is a simple EJB 
that uses a single Oracle database.  To try this quickly, I put 
classes12.jar and a standard jar of ours (containing exception classes) 
into server/<servername>/lib.  Here is the -ds.xml file for it:
=========
<datasources>

   <local-tx-datasource>
     <jndi-name>ordermanagementDB</jndi-name>
 
<connection-url>jdbc:oracle:thin:@servername.company.com:1521:sidname</connection-url>
     <driver-class>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver</driver-class>
     <user-name>userid</user-name>
     <password>password</password>
 
<exception-sorter-class-name>org.jboss.resource.adapter.jdbc.vendor.OracleExceptionSorter</exception-sorter-class-name>
   </local-tx-datasource>
</datasources>
========

Using jmx-console, I can see that this datasource is successfully 
started.  When I deploy an EJB that does a lookup on this datasource, I 
get the subject exception (partial stack at end of message).  However, 
if I then delete the JAR file and immediately copy it back (without 
shutting down JBoss), this time it will be deployed successfully!??? 
I've verified that the EJB and the db connection work fine once the EJB 
is successfully deployed.  This is a best case scenario.  Tonight, 
preparing to write this message, I tried deleting and copying the JAR 
five times, and got the subject error each time.  I had to shut down 
JBoss, restart it, deploy the EJB, watch it fail, delete it then deploy 
it a second time.  Finally, I got a successful deployment.

This is a binary JBoss 3.2.1 installation, not from source, and the same 
thing is happening to a co-worker on completely different hardware 
(Linux).  This has me baffled - what am I doing wrong?

Here is a partial stack trace:

2003-06-27 23:01:24,562 DEBUG [org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer] 
Begin java:comp/env for EJB: com.masergy.ejb.OrderManagement.OrderManagement
2003-06-27 23:01:24,562 DEBUG [org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer] 
TCL: java.net.URLClassLoader@1d2066
2003-06-27 23:01:24,640 ERROR [org.jboss.ejb.StatelessSessionContainer] 
Starting failed
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: comp not bound
	at org.jnp.server.NamingServer.getBinding(NamingServer.java:495)
	at org.jnp.server.NamingServer.getBinding(NamingServer.java:503)
	at org.jnp.server.NamingServer.getObject(NamingServer.java:509)
	at org.jnp.server.NamingServer.lookup(NamingServer.java:282)
	at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:492)
	at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:471)
	at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(InitialContext.java:350)
	at org.jboss.ejb.Container.setupEnvironment(Container.java:734)
	at org.jboss.ejb.Container.startService(Container.java:568)

-- 
Guy Rouillier