IBM BPM Advanced 8.5.7 - CWLLG1356E: At attempt failed to get the current user context

We saw this exception today: -

CWLLG1356E: At attempt failed to get the current user context. com.lombardisoftware.client.delegate.BusinessDelegateException: ObjectId password for authorization validation is null

after an automated ( via UrbanCode Deploy ) build of IBM BPM Advanced 8.5.7 ( specifically a Process Center ).

This happened when we hit the Process Center login page ( https://bpmpc.uk.ibm.com/ProcessCenter ), whilst already logged in ( to the Deployment Manager ) as wasadmin.

I jumped to a conclusion …. which was the RIGHT conclusion … and wondered whether the automation process had "forgotten" to bootstrap the Process Server database ( BPMDB ).

Once I did this … manually: -

<snip>

Bootstrap AppCluster DB - as wasadmin

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/PCDmgr01/bin/bootstrapProcessServerData.sh -clusterName AppCluster

Bootstraping data into cluster AppCluster and logging into /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/PCDmgr01/logs/bootstrapProcesServerData.AppCluster.log

WASX7357I: By request, this scripting client is not connected to any server process. Certain configuration and application operations will be available in local mode.
'BootstrapProcessServerData admin command completed successfully.....'
</snip>

Job's a good 'un.