Article - CS394080
Getting error: "java.lang.ClassCastException: class [B cannot be cast to class java.lang.String" while updating any "User"(adding or removing the group shows the error while finishing the popup) on "Edit" wizard after upgrade in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 22-Aug-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 12.1 to 13.1
Description
- Getting the below error while updating any User (adding or removing the group shows the error while finishing the popup) on the Edit wizard after upgrade
Caused by: wt.util.WTException: java.lang.ClassCastException: class [B cannot be cast to class java.lang.String ([B and java.lang.String are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap') Nested exception is: java.lang.ClassCastException: class [B cannot be cast to class java.lang.String ([B and java.lang.String are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap') at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager._updateLDAPAttributesForPrincipal(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:12544) at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager._updatePrincipal(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:12202) at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager.updatePrincipal(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:3072) at wt.org.StandardOrganizationServicesManager.updatePrincipal(StandardOrganizationServicesManager.java:3097) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at wt.services.ServiceFactory$ServerInvocationHandler.invoke(ServiceFactory.java:399) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy73.updatePrincipal(Unknown Source) at wt.inf.container.DirectoryHelperSvr.update(DirectoryHelperSvr.java:1222) at com.ptc.windchill.principal.user.processor.EditUserFormProcessor.update(EditUserFormProcessor.java:505) at com.ptc.windchill.principal.user.processor.EditUserFormProcessor.changeUserAttributes(EditUserFormProcessor.java:332) at com.ptc.windchill.principal.user.processor.EditUserFormProcessor.changeUserValues(EditUserFormProcessor.java:189) at com.ptc.windchill.principal.user.processor.EditUserFormProcessor.doOperation(EditUserFormProcessor.java:134) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.DefaultFormProcessorController.executeDoOperation(DefaultFormProcessorController.java:538) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.DefaultFormProcessorController.performExecuteDoOperationAndPostProcess(DefaultFormProcessorController.java:342) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.DefaultFormProcessorController.execute(DefaultFormProcessorController.java:263) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.FormDispatcher.callControllerExecute(FormDispatcher.java:146) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.FormDispatcher.callFormProcessorController(FormDispatcher.java:116) at com.ptc.core.components.forms.FormDispatcher.execute(FormDispatcher.java:93) ... 62 more
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