File Event fails with error 'java.io.IOException javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: Invalid argument'.'

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

File Events fails with the following error in the report:
U00065008 Error occurred in event '123456' at retrieving file system information for path '<path to file here>', reason: 'javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: Invalid argument'.
U00011166 System message: 'java.io.IOException javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: Invalid argument'.

Agent log
U02000496 User-Service 'UserServiceDriver [user=xxxxxx, pid=12345]' shutdown has been initiated.
U02003083 User-Service for User 'xxxxxx' with PID: '12345' ended.
         Invalid argument
U00065008 Error occurred in event '123456' at retrieving file system information for path

Environment

Unix agent

Cause

ANONYMOUS_FE set to N and login object did not have a password

Resolution

1. Edit UC_HOSTCHAR_DEFAULT (or whatever UC_HOSTCHAR* object is used by the agent) 

2. Add ANONYMOUS_FE = Y

3. Restart agent