1848739 - Managed System Configuration - Byte Code Adapter Setup fails with java.lang.NullPointerException

During the execution of the Managed System Configuration for a JAVA or Dual Stack systems, the activity Byte Code Adapter Setup of step Configure Automatically or Finalize Configuration fails with one of the following errors:

• Operation Failed - XXX - 123456789: - java.lang.NullPointerException:while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.getProperty(java.lang.String) of an object loaded from local variable 'vmProperties'

• java.lang.NullPointerException: while trying to invoke the method java.lang.String.endsWith(java.lang.String) of a null object loaded from local variable 'javaPath'

The following picture shows the error in a Solman system:

• SAP Solution Manager 7.1
• SAP Solution Manager 7.2

Operation Failed java.lang.NullPointerException while trying to invoke the method java.util.Properties.getProperty (java.lang.String) of an object  loaded from local variable 'vmProperties' byte code adapter setup managed system configuration ISAgent introscope agent permission denied Failed to load vm properties from File System[EXCEPTION]java.io.FileNotFoundException: /usr/sap/SID/J00/work/jstart.jvm (error 13 - Permission denied) , KBA , SV-SMG-INS-DIA , Configuration of Root Cause Analysis related infrastructure , Problem