Copy Content Activity failure with the javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException error

This article explains why the content backflow job fails with the javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException error during namespace registration as the latest maintenance release is yet to be implemented.

Description description

Environments

Issue

When attempting to copy content from one environment to another using AEMaaCS, users may encounter the following error messages in the logs:

[ ERROR]  Import job failed with message: DistributionException with message: java.lang.IllegalStateException: javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException: Failed to register namespace mapping <namespace> -> <URI>
[ ERROR]  Content Backflow job encountered an unexpected error.
[ ERROR]  com.adobe.granite.contentbackflow.exception.ContentBackflowException: {"code":"UNEXPECTED-100","message":"Content Backflow job encountered an unexpected error.","cause":"Import of package <package>.zip failed!"}

Resolution resolution

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Cause

This issue occurs due to insufficient permissions for the service user while performing on the content copy, specifically due to the lack of the jcr:namespaceManagement privilege required to register namespaces.