PK75335: ANONYMOUS USER IS UNABLE TO ACCESS WCM SEARCH COMPONENT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When an anonymous user is accessing the Search Component,
  following NullPointerException is thrown:
  
  
  [10/22/08 3:45:51:578 BST] 00000033 PortalCollect 1
  com.ibm.hrl.portlets.WsPse.PortalCollectionsService
  checkIndexInDatastore indexLocation=null
  [10/22/08 3:45:51:578 BST] 00000033 SecurityManag 1
  com.ibm.hrl.portlets.WsPse.SecurityManager checkAccess WS
  Security:
  Checking action: 4 on null
  
  
  Error occurs at:
  [10/22/08 3:45:51:596 BST] 00000033 SearchSession E
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.siapi.SearchSession
  setSearchCollection
                                   com.ibm.siapi.SiapiException:
  Message0:
   SEVERITY_ERROR: Message ID: [SIAPI0001E] Resource Bundle:
  [com.ibm.siapi.SiapiResources] Message Text: []
   at
  com.ibm.hrl.wp.siapi.pseAdapter.util.PSEutil.verifyCollectionSec
  urityAcc
  ess(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.hrl.wp.siapi.generic.search.SearchableImp.<init>(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.hrl.wp.siapi.generic.search.SearchServiceImp.getSearchab
  le(Unkno
  wn Source)
   at
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.siapi.SearchSession.setSearchColl
  ection(S
  earchSession.java:396)
  ... caused by
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Users without Editor access on the Search Collections are unable
  to search using the WCM Search Component
  

Problem conclusion

• Check changed from Editor to User access
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LOTUS WEB CONT

• Fixed component ID

  5724I2900

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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