java.lang.IllegalAccessError when attempting some operation
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Problem
When trying to perform some operation within the application - in this specific case a database migration - an error occurs and the following appears in the atlassian-bitbucket.log:
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2016-04-06 15:00:00,002 ERROR [http-nio-8843-exec-9] @TOI4O4x919x2596x0 1qh0vkd 127.0.0.1 "GET /mvc/error500 HTTP/1.1" c.a.s.i.web.ErrorPageController There was an unhandled exception loading [/admin/db/edit]
org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Handler processing failed; nested exception is java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access method com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean.<init>(Lcom/atlassian/stash/internal/db/DbType;)V from class com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean$$dtt
at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.triggerAfterCompletionWithError(DispatcherServlet.java:1303) ~[spring-webmvc-4.2.2.RELEASE.jar:4.2.2.RELEASE]
at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:26) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:26) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:26) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:26) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:26) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.spring.security.StashAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(StashAuthenticationFilter.java:88) ~[StashAuthenticationFilter.class:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.web.auth.BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.doInsideSpringSecurityChain(BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.java:109) ~[BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.class:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.web.auth.BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.java:75) ~[BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.class:na]
at com.atlassian.security.auth.trustedapps.filter.TrustedApplicationsFilter.doFilter(TrustedApplicationsFilter.java:94) ~[atlassian-trusted-apps-core-4.2.0.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.oauth.serviceprovider.internal.servlet.OAuthFilter.doFilter(OAuthFilter.java:67) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.security.auth.trustedapps.filter.TrustedApplicationsFilter.doFilter(TrustedApplicationsFilter.java:94) ~[atlassian-trusted-apps-core-4.2.0.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.oauth.serviceprovider.internal.servlet.OAuthFilter.doFilter(OAuthFilter.java:67) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.core.filters.ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(ServletContextThreadLocalFilter.java:21) ~[atlassian-core-4.6.19.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) ~[atlassian-core-4.6.19.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.plugin.connect.plugin.auth.user.ThreeLeggedAuthFilter.doFilter(ThreeLeggedAuthFilter.java:122) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.plugin.connect.plugin.auth.oauth.OAuth2LOFilter.doFilter(OAuth2LOFilter.java:82) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.jwt.internal.servlet.JwtAuthFilter.doFilter(JwtAuthFilter.java:32) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.analytics.client.filter.DefaultAnalyticsFilter.doFilter(DefaultAnalyticsFilter.java:36) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.analytics.client.filter.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:32) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.web.auth.BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.doBeforeBeforeLoginFilters(BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.java:87) ~[BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.class:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.web.auth.BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.java:73) ~[BeforeLoginPluginAuthenticationFilter.class:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.request.DefaultRequestManager.doAsRequest(DefaultRequestManager.java:85) ~[bitbucket-service-impl-4.3.2.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.hazelcast.ConfigurableWebFilter.doFilter(ConfigurableWebFilter.java:38) ~[ConfigurableWebFilter.class:na]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_65]
... 248 frames trimmed
Caused by: java.lang.BootstrapMethodError: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access method com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean.<init>(Lcom/atlassian/stash/internal/db/DbType;)V from class com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean$$dtt
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean$$dtt.dt_16_mclinitn_88(Unknown Source) ~[na:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean.<clinit>(DbTypeBean.java:31) ~[bitbucket-service-api-4.3.2.jar:na]
at com.atlassian.stash.internal.web.admin.DbConfigurationController.viewEditDbConfigForm(DbConfigurationController.java:148) ~[DbConfigurationController.class:na]
... 26 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access method com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean.<init>(Lcom/atlassian/stash/internal/db/DbType;)V from class com.atlassian.stash.internal.db.DbTypeBean$$dtt
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleNatives.resolve(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName$Factory.resolve(MemberName.java:962) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.invoke.MemberName$Factory.resolveOrFail(MemberName.java:987) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.resolveOrFail(MethodHandles.java:1390) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.linkMethodHandleConstant(MethodHandles.java:1746) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandleNatives.linkMethodHandleConstant(MethodHandleNatives.java:477) ~[na:1.8.0_65]
... 29 common frames omittedCause
This specific occurrence was observed when having Dynatrace (profiling/performance management tool) running on the same server. It is possible that was interfering with some of the operations.
Workaround
Disable Dynatrace before performing the desired operation.
Updated on April 8, 2025
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