KB-1201 "User <anonymous> does not have permission on jdbc to perform lookup operation" error during WebLogic startup

Symptoms

The following error appears in the WebLogic startup log:

<Jun 24, 2016 6:14:41 PM GMT> <Warning> <HTTP> <BEA-101162> <User defined listener com.appiancorp.rdbms.datasource.BusinessDataSourceValidator failed: com.appiancorp.rdbms.datasource.DataSourceException: javax.naming.NoPermissionException: User <anonymous> does not have permission on jdbc to perform lookup operation.
com.appiancorp.rdbms.datasource.DataSourceException: javax.naming.NoPermissionException: User <anonymous> does not have permission on jdbc to perform lookup operation.
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Caused By: javax.naming.NoPermissionException: User <anonymous> does not have permission on jdbc to perform lookup operation.

Cause

WebLogic is preventing anonymous JNDI lookups.

Action

Refer to the directions listed in Configuring JNDI Access with a Named Context.

Note: For Appian 16.1 and later, apply the latest hotfix before referring to the instructions above.

Workaround

For Appian 16.1 and later, configure the secondary data source via the Appian Administration Console.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian.