hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · JndiException

Error performing bind [${name}]

Error message

Error performing bind [${name}]

What it means

Error "Error performing bind [${name}]" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:168

		final Name name = parseName( jndiName, initialContext );
		try {
			bind( name, value, initialContext );
		}
		finally {
			cleanUp( initialContext );
		}
	}

	private void bind(Name name, Object value, Context context) {
		try {
			CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Binding: %s", name );
			context.rebind( name, value );
		}
		catch ( Exception initialException ) {
			// We had problems doing a simple bind operation.
			if ( name.size() == 1 ) {
				// if the jndi name had only 1 component there is nothing more we can do...
				throw new JndiException( "Error performing bind [" + name + "]", initialException );
			}

			// Otherwise, there is a good chance this may have been caused by missing intermediate contexts.  So we
			// attempt to create those missing intermediate contexts and bind again
			Context intermediateContextBase = context;
			while ( name.size() > 1 ) {
				final String intermediateContextName = name.get( 0 );

				Context intermediateContext = null;
				try {
					CORE_LOGGER.tracef( "Intermediate lookup: %s", intermediateContextName );
					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 );

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Verify the target context exists and is writable before binding
2. Check permissions and that the name is not already bound to an incompatible object

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:168 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/6ed6b2197ed05a89. Report an issue: GitHub.