The deploy dependency fails between WAR of one EAR and EJB of the other EAR.

When I try to setup a deployment order between two EARS using depends tag in the Jboss-web.xml of one EAR's WAR with other EAR's EJB component, it fails.

for example. I have two ears example1. ear and example2.ear.

I want my example1.ear's war file to be deployed after the example2.ear's EJB component is deployed..

So I am wrting this depends tag entry in my example1.ear's WAR compoent jboss-web.xml

<depends>jboss.j2ee:url='FiboApp.ear',service=EARDeployment</depends>

This depends is working till jboss 4.0.1

It fails in 4.0.3 SP1 , 4.0.4 GA

15:52:24,359 WARN [ServiceController] Problem starting service jboss.web.deploy
ment:war=crimeportal.war,id=-1360680885
org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: Error during deploy; - nested throwabl
e: (javax.security.jacc.PolicyContextException: Operation not allowed)
at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebDeployer.start(AbstractWebDeployer.java:366)

at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:68)
at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startService(WebModule.java:46)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanS
upport.java:274)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMB
eanSupport.java:230)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceControl
ler.java:943)
at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:428)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:446)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:176)
at $Proxy21.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.EARDeployer.start(EARDeployer.java:297)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:989)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:790)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:753)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor49.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercept
or.java:118)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelM
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:127)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:176)
at $Proxy9.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymen
tScanner.java:319)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentS
canner.java:507)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.
doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:192)
at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner.startService(A
bstractDeploymentScanner.java:265)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanS
upport.java:274)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMB
eanSupport.java:230)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceControl
ler.java:943)
at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:428)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:72)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:176)
at $Proxy4.start(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.deployment.SARDeployer.start(SARDeployer.java:285)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:989)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:790)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:753)
at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:737)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatch
er.java:141)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:80)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractIntercept
or.java:118)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelM
BeanOperationInterceptor.java:127)
at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:74)
at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.
java:245)
at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:644)
at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:176)
at $Proxy5.deploy(Unknown Source)
at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.doStart(ServerImpl.java:453)
at org.jboss.system.server.ServerImpl.start(ServerImpl.java:330)
at org.jboss.Main.boot(Main.java:187)
at org.jboss.Main$1.run(Main.java:438)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: javax.security.jacc.PolicyContextException: Operation not allowed
at org.jboss.security.jacc.JBossPolicyConfiguration.validateState(JBossP
olicyConfiguration.java:201)
at org.jboss.security.jacc.JBossPolicyConfiguration.linkConfiguration(JB
ossPolicyConfiguration.java:160)
at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebDeployer.start(AbstractWebDeployer.java:347)

... 94 more
Caused by: org.jboss.util.state.IllegalTransitionException: No transition for ac
tion: linkConfiguration from state:inService
at org.jboss.util.state.StateMachine.nextState(StateMachine.java:111)
at org.jboss.security.jacc.JBossPolicyConfiguration.validateState(JBossP
olicyConfiguration.java:196)
... 96 more
15:52:24,359 INFO [EARDeployer] Started J2EE application: file:/C:/jboss/traini
ng/JBossForAdvancedJ2EE/labs/jboss-4.x/server/default/deploy/FiboApp.ear
15:52:24,359 ERROR [URLDeploymentScanner] Incomplete Deployment listing:

— MBeans waiting for other MBeans —
ObjectName: jboss.web.deployment:war=crimeportal.war,id=-1360680885
State: FAILED
Reason: org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: Error during deploy; - neste
d throwable: (javax.security.jacc.PolicyContextException: Operation not allowed)

I Depend On:
jboss.j2ee:url='FiboApp.ear',service=EARDeployment

— MBEANS THAT ARE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM —
ObjectName: jboss.web.deployment:war=crimeportal.war,id=-1360680885
State: FAILED
Reason: org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: Error during deploy; - neste
d throwable: (javax.security.jacc.PolicyContextException: Operation not allowed)

I Depend On:
jboss.j2ee:url='FiboApp.ear',service=EARDeployment