Description of problem: Adding/modifying variables of kickstartable distributions leads to ISE. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): SW nightly spacewalk-java-2.1.76-1.fc19.noarch How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. in WebUI: System -> Kickstart -> Distributions -> <ks-tree> -> Variables 2. ISE Actual results: 2013-11-19 10:21:23,963 [ajp-bio-0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1-8009-exec-15] WARN org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor - Unhandled Exception thrown: class java.lang.NullPointerException 2013-11-19 10:21:23,966 [ajp-bio-0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1-8009-exec-15] ERROR com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter - Error during transaction. Rolling back javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processException(RequestProcessor.java:520) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:427) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:228) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts.RhnRequestProcessor.process(RhnRequestProcessor.java:102) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1913) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:449) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:621) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.obtainContent(SiteMeshFilter.java:129) at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.doFilter(SiteMeshFilter.java:77) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.doFilter(LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.java:67) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:100) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:57) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:99) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408) at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.process(AjpProcessor.java:200) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:589) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:310) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.kickstart.KickstartVariableAction.setupFormValues(KickstartVariableAction.java:105) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.kickstart.KickstartVariableAction.execute(KickstartVariableAction.java:71) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:425) ... 41 more Expected results: no ISE, variables can be added/modified
I wasn't able to reproduce the issue with latest spacewalk-java (v2.1.82-1) and agreed with Jiri to close the bug. In case the bug shows up again, we will review it.
This BZ closed some time during 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7. Adding to 2.7 tracking bug.