Index: connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/connectionmanager/JBossManagedConnectionPool.java
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--- connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/connectionmanager/JBossManagedConnectionPool.java	(revision 101393)
+++ connector/src/main/org/jboss/resource/connectionmanager/JBossManagedConnectionPool.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
@@ -337,6 +336,38 @@
       }
    }
 
+   private boolean internalTestConnection(Subject subject)
+   {
+      boolean result = false;
+         ConnectionListener cl = null;
+         try
+         {
+            if (getAvailableConnectionCount() > 0)
+            {
+               cl = poolingStrategy.getConnection(null, subject, null);
+               result = true;
+            }
+         }
+         catch (Exception ignored)
+         {
+         }
+         finally
+         {
+            if (cl != null)
+            {
+               try
+               {
+                  poolingStrategy.returnConnection(cl, false);
+               }
+               catch (ResourceException ire)
+               {
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      return result;
+   }
+
+
    /**
     * Test if a connection can be obtained using default values
     * @return True if a connection was obtained; otherwise false
@@ -347,30 +378,30 @@
    {
       boolean result = false;
       ConnectionListener cl = null;
-      try
+      // first try to get connection with Subject
+      if (poolingStrategy instanceof BasePool)
       {
-         if (getAvailableConnectionCount() > 0)
+         BasePool basePool = (BasePool)poolingStrategy;
+         if (basePool.clf instanceof BaseConnectionManager2)
          {
-            cl = poolingStrategy.getConnection(null, null, null);
-            result = true;
-         }
-      }
-      catch (ResourceException re)
-      {
-      }
-      finally
-      {
-         if (cl != null)
-         {
-            try
-            {
-               poolingStrategy.returnConnection(cl, false);
+            try {
+               BaseConnectionManager2 baseConnectionMgr = (BaseConnectionManager2)basePool.clf;
+               Subject subject = baseConnectionMgr.getSubjectFactory().createSubject(baseConnectionMgr.getSecurityDomainJndiName());
+               result = internalTestConnection(subject);
             }
-            catch (ResourceException ire)
+            catch ( Exception ignored )  // createSubject could throw security exception, ignore it
             {
+               
             }
          }
       }
+
+      // then try to get connection without Subject
+      if (!result)
+      {
+         result = internalTestConnection(null);
+      }
+
       return result;
    }