Description of problem: I got ISE 500 when i forget choose system on page Configuration - Configuration Files - Compare File - Deployed Files Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): spacewalk-java-2.3.8-100.el6sat.noarch How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. go to Configuration -> Configuration Files -> (choose some file) -> tab Compare File -> Deployed Files 2. don't choose some system and click on Schedule File Comparison 3. Internal Server Error Actual results: ISE 500 Expected results: same message Additional info: ==> /var/log/tomcat6/catalina.out <== 2015-03-25 12:29:51,911 [TP-Processor12] WARN org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor - Unhandled Exception thrown: class java.lang.NullPointerException 2015-03-25 12:29:51,911 [TP-Processor12] 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.doPost(ActionServlet.java:462) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) 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:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.doFilter(LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.java:67) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:100) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:57) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:190) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:769) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:698) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:891) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:690) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:767) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.redhat.rhn.manager.action.ActionManager.createConfigActionForServers(ActionManager.java:435) at com.redhat.rhn.manager.action.ActionManager.createConfigAction(ActionManager.java:514) at com.redhat.rhn.manager.action.ActionManager.createConfigDiffAction(ActionManager.java:409) at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.configuration.files.CompareDeployedSubmitAction.schedule(CompareDeployedSubmitAction.java:126) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:60) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:37) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:611) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.dispatchMethod(DispatchAction.java:269) at org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction.execute(DispatchAction.java:170) at org.apache.struts.actions.LookupDispatchAction.execute(LookupDispatchAction.java:146) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:425) ... 40 more
fixed in spacewalk master: 61fb585e0f27f20d93762e393d80d3f3c97c59b7
Verified with package spacewalk-java-2.5.14-85.el6sat.noarch Warning alert: "No system was selected."