### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P opencms
Index: src/org/opencms/db/CmsDriverManager.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvs/opencms/src/org/opencms/db/CmsDriverManager.java,v
retrieving revision 1.627
diff -u -r1.627 CmsDriverManager.java
--- src/org/opencms/db/CmsDriverManager.java	1 Jul 2008 10:08:54 -0000	1.627
+++ src/org/opencms/db/CmsDriverManager.java	10 Sep 2008 10:20:16 -0000
@@ -1226,37 +1226,39 @@
         OpenCms.getValidationHandler().checkGroupName(CmsOrganizationalUnit.getSimpleName(name));
         // trim the name
         name = name.trim();
-        // check the ou
-        readOrganizationalUnit(dbc, CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name));
-
-        // get the id of the parent group if necessary
-        if (CmsStringUtil.isNotEmpty(parent)) {
-            CmsGroup parentGroup = readGroup(dbc, parent);
-            if (!parentGroup.isRole()
-                && !CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(parent).equals(CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name))) {
-                throw new CmsDataAccessException(Messages.get().container(
-                    Messages.ERR_PARENT_GROUP_MUST_BE_IN_SAME_OU_3,
-                    CmsOrganizationalUnit.getSimpleName(name),
-                    CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name),
-                    parent));
+        if (OpenCms.getRunLevel() >= OpenCms.RUNLEVEL_4_SERVLET_ACCESS) {
+            // check the ou - for the sake of Maven VFS Plugin not in Shell Access Level
+            readOrganizationalUnit(dbc, CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name));
+    
+            // get the id of the parent group if necessary
+            if (CmsStringUtil.isNotEmpty(parent)) {
+                CmsGroup parentGroup = readGroup(dbc, parent);
+                if (!parentGroup.isRole()
+                    && !CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(parent).equals(CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name))) {
+                    throw new CmsDataAccessException(Messages.get().container(
+                        Messages.ERR_PARENT_GROUP_MUST_BE_IN_SAME_OU_3,
+                        CmsOrganizationalUnit.getSimpleName(name),
+                        CmsOrganizationalUnit.getParentFqn(name),
+                        parent));
+                }
             }
         }
-
         // create the group
         CmsGroup group = m_userDriver.createGroup(dbc, id, name, description, flags, parent);
 
-        // if group is virtualizing a role, initialize it
-        if (group.isVirtual()) {
-            // get all users that have the given role
-            String groupname = CmsRole.valueOf(group).getGroupName();
-            Iterator it = getUsersOfGroup(dbc, groupname, true, false, true).iterator();
-            while (it.hasNext()) {
-                CmsUser user = (CmsUser)it.next();
-                // put them in the new group
-                addUserToGroup(dbc, user.getName(), group.getName(), true);
+        if (OpenCms.getRunLevel() >= OpenCms.RUNLEVEL_4_SERVLET_ACCESS) {
+            // if group is virtualizing a role, initialize it - for the sake of Maven VFS Plugin not in Shell Access Level
+            if (group.isVirtual()) {
+                // get all users that have the given role
+                String groupname = CmsRole.valueOf(group).getGroupName();
+                Iterator it = getUsersOfGroup(dbc, groupname, true, false, true).iterator();
+                while (it.hasNext()) {
+                    CmsUser user = (CmsUser)it.next();
+                    // put them in the new group
+                    addUserToGroup(dbc, user.getName(), group.getName(), true);
+                }
             }
         }
-
         // put it into the cache
         OpenCms.getMemoryMonitor().cacheGroup(group);
         // return it