Method Server fails to start with java.lang.NullPointerException by wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager error in Windchill

ERROR [main] wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager  - java.lang.NullPointerException
	at wt.federation.PrincipalManager.DirContext.getMetaTypeForService(DirContext.java:1321)
	at wt.adapter.delegate.GetAdapterDelegateFactory.getMetaTypeForAtlas(GetAdapterDelegateFactory.java:68)
	at wt.adapter.delegate.GetAdapterDelegateFactory.getDelegate(GetAdapterDelegateFactory.java:55)
	at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager.<clinit>(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:607)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:315)
	at wt.services.ManagerImplementation.create(ManagerImplementation.java:235)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.createImplementations(StandardManagerFactory.java:135)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.<init>(StandardManagerFactory.java:117)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory$Singleton.<clinit>(StandardManagerFactory.java:73)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.getInstance(StandardManagerFactory.java:102)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.createFactory(StandardManagerService.java:374)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.initialize(StandardManagerService.java:364)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.newStandardManagerService(StandardManagerService.java:100)
	at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.getFactory(StandardServicesHandler.java:51)
	at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.start(StandardServicesHandler.java:42)
	at wt.method.MethodServerMain.run(MethodServerMain.java:584)
	at wt.method.MethodServerMain.main(MethodServerMain.java:353)

ERROR [main] wt.method.server.startup.services  - Failed to create: wt.services.service.90=wt.org.OrganizationServicesManager/wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
	at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager.<clinit>(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:610)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:315)
	at wt.services.ManagerImplementation.create(ManagerImplementation.java:235)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.createImplementations(StandardManagerFactory.java:135)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.<init>(StandardManagerFactory.java:117)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory$Singleton.<clinit>(StandardManagerFactory.java:73)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerFactory.getInstance(StandardManagerFactory.java:102)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.createFactory(StandardManagerService.java:374)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.initialize(StandardManagerService.java:364)
	at wt.services.StandardManagerService.newStandardManagerService(StandardManagerService.java:100)
	at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.getFactory(StandardServicesHandler.java:51)
	at wt.services.StandardServicesHandler.start(StandardServicesHandler.java:42)
	at wt.method.MethodServerMain.run(MethodServerMain.java:584)
	at wt.method.MethodServerMain.main(MethodServerMain.java:353)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at wt.federation.PrincipalManager.DirContext.getMetaTypeForService(DirContext.java:1321)
	at wt.adapter.delegate.GetAdapterDelegateFactory.getMetaTypeForAtlas(GetAdapterDelegateFactory.java:68)
	at wt.adapter.delegate.GetAdapterDelegateFactory.getDelegate(GetAdapterDelegateFactory.java:55)
	at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager.<clinit>(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:607)
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