hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · JndiException

Error creating intermediate context [${intermediateContextNa

Error message

Error creating intermediate context [${intermediateContextName}]

What it means

Error "Error creating intermediate context [${intermediateContextName}]" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:198

					intermediateContext = (Context) intermediateContextBase.lookup( intermediateContextName );
				}
				catch ( NameNotFoundException handledBelow ) {
					// ok as we will create it below if not found
				}
				catch ( NamingException e ) {
					throw new JndiException( "Unanticipated error doing intermediate lookup", e );
				}

				if ( intermediateContext != null ) {
					CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Found intermediate context: %s", intermediateContextName );
				}
				else {
					CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Creating subcontext: %s", intermediateContextName );
					try {
						intermediateContext = intermediateContextBase.createSubcontext( intermediateContextName );
					}
					catch ( NamingException e ) {
						throw new JndiException( "Error creating intermediate context [" + intermediateContextName + "]", e );
					}
				}
				intermediateContextBase = intermediateContext;
				name = name.getSuffix( 1 );
			}
			CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Binding: %s", name );
			try {
				intermediateContextBase.rebind( name, value );
			}
			catch ( NamingException e ) {
				throw new JndiException( "Error performing intermediate bind [" + name + "]", e );
			}
		}
		CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Bound name: %s", name );
	}

	@Override
	public void unbind(String jndiName) {

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Create the intermediate JNDI context with proper permissions or pre-create it in the naming server
2. Verify the parent context exists and allows subcontext creation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:198 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d02337b2840a4b7c. Report an issue: GitHub.