Figured it out. @reference(target = "(&(objectclass=javax.sql.DataSource)(datasource.name=MYDB))")private DataSource ds;

 I have tried dependency injection but, it cannot find my "Apache Sling Connection Pooled DataSource"@referenceprivate DataSourcePool dsp; DataSource ds = (DataSource) dsp.getDataSource("MYDB"); I am using SlingSafeMethodsServlet. Any help would be appreciated. 

I figured this out . . . the code was working as expected.  I went into configmgr and whitelisted all components and it worked.  The code, right or wrong, is working.  Now I need to figure out a service account and not use the whitelisting.

I actually got it working with very similar code. It was a permissions thing. I figured out how to whitelist my component but, ultimately I need to set up a service account becasue loginAdministrative() is deprecated. I need to find some easy instructions for a service account.

I have a custom workflow component that needs to look up a User in the AEM User repository. Code is pretty simple:resourceResolver = getResourceResolver(workflowSession);UserManager userManager = resourceResolver.adaptTo(UserManager.class);Iterator<Authorizable> userIterator = userManager.findAuthor...