hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · JndiException

Error performing unbind [${name}]

Error message

Error performing unbind [${name}]

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:223

			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) {
		final var initialContext = buildInitialContext();
		final Name name = parseName( jndiName, initialContext );
		try {
			initialContext.unbind( name );
		}
		catch (Exception e) {
			throw new JndiException( "Error performing unbind [" + name + "]", e );
		}
		finally {
			cleanUp( initialContext );
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void addListener(String jndiName, NamespaceChangeListener listener) {
		final var initialContext = buildInitialContext();
		final Name name = parseName( jndiName, initialContext );
		try {
			( (EventContext) initialContext ).addNamingListener( name, EventContext.OBJECT_SCOPE, listener );
		}
		catch (Exception e) {
			throw new JndiException( "Unable to bind listener to namespace [" + name + "]", e );
		}
		finally {
			cleanUp( initialContext );

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Verify the name is bound before unbinding and that the context permits the operation
2. Check the underlying NamingException cause

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jndi/internal/JndiServiceImpl.java:223 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/ae5d91dd268999b5. Report an issue: GitHub.