When trying to start JBoss 5 directly from IDEA, I get a popup that tells me:
Error running JBoss 5.0.1.GA:
Error running JBoss Server.
Exception occured : java.lang.NullPointerException
Exception message : null
In IDEA log, I see following stack:
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - IntelliJ IDEA 10.5.4 Build #IU-107.777
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - JDK: 1.6.0_27
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - OS: Windows 7
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - Last Action: Run
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] ERROR - a.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase - Original exception:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at $Proxy117.connect(Unknown Source)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.agent.ThreadAgentProxyFactory$3.connect(ThreadAgentProxyFactory.java:91)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.admin.JavaeeAgentAdminServerBase.doConnect(JavaeeAgentAdminServerBase.java:78)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.admin.AdminClientBase$InvocationHandlerImpl$1.call(AdminClientBase.java:51)
at com.intellij.javaee.util.SequentialTaskExecutor$2.run(SequentialTaskExecutor.java:61)
at com.intellij.javaee.util.SequentialTaskExecutor$1.run(SequentialTaskExecutor.java:32)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$7.run(ApplicationImpl.java:386)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$1$1.run(ApplicationImpl.java:130)
2012-11-16 10:37:16,900 [5372207] INFO - ee.run.state.PatchedLocalState -
java.lang.NullPointerException
at $Proxy118.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.admin.JavaeeAdminClientImpl.doConnect(JavaeeAdminClientImpl.java:30)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.server.JavaeeAdminBasedServer.doConnect(JavaeeAdminBasedServer.java:81)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.server.JavaeeAdminBasedServer.connectInstance(JavaeeAdminBasedServer.java:57)
at com.fuhrer.idea.javaee.server.JavaeeServerInstance.connect(JavaeeServerInstance.java:88)
at com.intellij.javaee.run.execution.ExecutionHelper.connectToProcess(ExecutionHelper.java:151)
at com.intellij.javaee.run.execution.PatchedLocalState.execute(PatchedLocalState.java:91)
at com.intellij.execution.impl.DefaultJavaProgramRunner.doExecute(DefaultJavaProgramRunner.java:87)
at com.intellij.execution.runners.GenericProgramRunner$1.execute(GenericProgramRunner.java:85)
at com.intellij.execution.impl.ExecutionManagerImpl$2.run(ExecutionManagerImpl.java:157)
at com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbServiceImpl.runWhenSmart(DumbServiceImpl.java:97)
at com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService$1.run(DumbService.java:76)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.LaterInvocator$FlushQueue.run(LaterInvocator.java:332)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:641)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:602)
at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:600)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:611)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.e(IdeEventQueue.java:662)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:515)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.b(IdeEventQueue.java:411)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:369)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
I guess it has something to do with latest Windows Updates (installed yesterday)?
(very similar to http://devnet.jetbrains.net/message/5179837;jsessionid=194B85AD50D843AFBC55C770843170FC#5179837 - but the mentioned JAR is not available any more)