Fix: OAM 11g Custom Authentication Plugin Activation Failed With Felix Bundle Exception

Error:

[2016-05-31T11:19:17.173-04:00] [oam_server1] [WARNING] [] [oracle.oam.extensibility.lifecycle] [tid: OAM Map Notification:MessageListenerWrapper] [userId: <anonymous>] [ecid: 0000LK7NL4x4epo5GVl3if1NJQ^h000004,1:24194] [APP: oam_server#11.1.2.0.0] Activation failed due to felix bundle exception while installing and starting the bundle.null[[

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)

        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)

        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)

        at oracle.security.am.plugin.internal.OSGIPluginService.installAndStartBundle(OSGIPluginService.java:177)

        at oracle.security.am.extensibility.lifecycle.messaging.NodeMessageListener.installAndStartBundle(NodeMessageListener.java:66)

        at oracle.security.am.extensibility.lifecycle.messaging.NodeMessageListener.receiveMessage(NodeMessageListener.java:112)

        at oracle.security.am.extensibility.lifecycle.messaging.NodeMessageListener.receiveMessageList(NodeMessageListener.java:49)

        at oracle.security.am.extensibility.lifecycle.messaging.MessageListenerWrapper.objectCreated(MessageListenerWrapper.java:30)

        at oracle.security.am.foundation.mapimpl.coherence.events.MapListenerWrapper.notifyListener(MapListenerWrapper.java:174)

        at oracle.security.am.foundation.mapimpl.coherence.events.EventDispatcher.dispatch(EventDispatcher.java:132)

        at oracle.security.am.foundation.mapimpl.coherence.events.EventDispatcher.run(EventDispatcher.java:114)

Solution:

1. Deleted the entire "/tmp" folder in the Domain Home for BOTH OAM WLS Manage Server and Admin Servers
2. Restart the OAM Server.
3. Redeploy, distribute and activate plugins again.

-- Siva Pokuri.