IBM PI69518:group search fails with a classcast exception after upgrade to 8.5.5.10 - United States PI69518; PI69518; PI69518 DOWNLOADABLE FILES

ABSTRACT
 group search fails with a classcast exception after upgrade to 8.5.5.10 

DOWNLOAD DESCRIPTION
PI69518 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION: 
After upgrade to 8.5.5.10, there are cases when group 
search fails from "Users and Groups" -> "Administrative 
Groups" panel. When it happens in GUI, the same issue 
happens with AdminTask listRegistryGroups command. 

Seeing the following in systemout.log: 
[9/20/16 15:37:21:077 EDT] 00000076 GroupDetailAc W 
listRegistryGroups: Command not successful: 
java.lang.ClassCastException: javax.management.ObjectName 
incompatible 
with javax.management.AttributeList 

************************************************** 

In traces we see stack: 

[9/20/16 15:36:05:658 EDT] 00000076 SecurityRealm 3 exception 
caught 
java.lang.ClassCastException: 
javax.management.ObjectName incompatible with 
javax.management.AttributeList 
at 
com.ibm.ws.security.admintask.securityDomain.SecurityRealmProvid
er.getLD 
APProps(SecurityRealmProvider.java:1420) 
at 
com.ibm.ws.security.admintask.securityDomain.SecurityRealmProvid
er.getLD 
APList(SecurityRealmProvider.java:1363) 
at 
com.ibm.ws.security.admintask.securityDomain.SecurityRealmProvid
er.listR 
egistryGroups(SecurityRealmProvider.java:402) 
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) 
at 
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
Impl.jav 
a:95) 
at 
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
Accessor 
Impl.java:56) 
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:620) 
at 
com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.provider.SimpleCommand
Provider 
.executeReal(SimpleCommandProvider.java:156) 
at 
com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.provider.SimpleCommand
Provider 
.execute(SimpleCommandProvider.java:142) 
at 
com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.provider.SimpleAdminCo
mmand.ex 
ecute(SimpleAdminCommand.java:57) 

LOCAL FIX: 
none 

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
All users of IBM WebSphere Application
Server

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
java.lang.ClassCastException when
group search is performed.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

There was a bug in the code that uses a registry object that
may not contain necessary attributes for the group search and
causes ClassCastException.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION: 
The bug was fixed in the code to correct the exception. 

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in 
fix pack 8.5.5.11. Please refer to the Recommended Updates 
page for delivery information: 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980 [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980]

PREREQUISITES
None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please review the readme.txt for detailed installation instructions.

URL LANGUAGE SIZE(Bytes) V85 Readme [ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/fixes/PI69518/8.5.5.10/readme.txt] US English 6584 
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PI69518

Question: Why can't I search groups after upgrading to WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.10? Why can't I search groups after upgrading to WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.10?

Answer: PI69518 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION: 
After upgrade to 8.5.5.10, there are cases when group 
search fails from "Users and Groups" -> "Administrative 
Groups" panel. When it happens in GUI, the same issue 
happens with AdminTask listRegistryGroups command.