title: NullPointerException while raise an embedded ldap server using spring
body: <p>I'm trying to raise the Spring Embedded Ldap Server using:
  </p>
  
  <p>But I'm keep on getting this exception:</p>
  
  <pre><code>2010-06-10 14:33:35,559 ERROR main ApacheDSContainer start - Server startup failed 
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.directory.server.core.schema.DefaultSchemaService.initialize(DefaultSchemaService.java:382)
          at org.apache.directory.server.core.DefaultDirectoryService.initialize(DefaultDirectoryService.java:1425)
          at org.apache.directory.server.core.DefaultDirectoryService.startup(DefaultDirectoryService.java:907)
          at org.springframework.security.ldap.server.ApacheDSContainer.start(ApacheDSContainer.java:160)
          at org.springframework.security.ldap.server.ApacheDSContainer.afterPropertiesSet(ApacheDSContainer.java:113)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1469)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1409)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:288)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:190)
          at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:563)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:872)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:423)
          at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:276)
          at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:197)
          at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:47)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3764)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4212)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:760)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:740)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:544)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:626)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:553)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:488)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1138)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:120)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1022)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:736)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:700)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:295)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:433)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm using spring 3.0.2 and added the following jars for the ldap:
  spring-security-ldap-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar
  spring-ldap-1.3.0.RELEASE-all.jar
  apacheds-all-1.5.6.jar
  shared-ldap-0.9.15.jar
  slf4j-api-1.5.6.jar
  slf4j-simple-1.5.6.jar</p>
  
  <p>Help please....</p>