Index: jbosssx/src/main/java/org/jboss/security/plugins/FilePassword.java
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--- jbosssx/src/main/java/org/jboss/security/plugins/FilePassword.java	(revision 109967)
+++ jbosssx/src/main/java/org/jboss/security/plugins/FilePassword.java	(working copy)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
    public char[] toCharArray()
       throws IOException
    {
-      RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile(passwordFile, "rws");
+      RandomAccessFile raf = new RandomAccessFile(passwordFile, "r");
       try
       {
          char[] password = decode(raf);