IV52034: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN RUNNING SUBSCRIPTIONNOTIFIER WITH SECURITY DISABLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If running the SubscriptionNotifier scheduled task on a system
  that does not have security enabled you will see the following
  NullPointerException reported in the SystemOut.log
  
  CNTR0020E: EJB threw an unexpected (non-declared) exception
  during invocation of method "processNotifications" on bean
  "BeanId(ServiceRegistry#ServiceRegistrySubscriptionNotifier.jar#
  SubscriptionNotifierNotification, null)". Exception data:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.sr.subscriptionnotifier.plugin.SubscriptionNotifierNotif
  icationBean.generateRoleMappings(SubscriptionNotifierNotificatio
  nBean.java:518)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.subscriptionnotifier.plugin.SubscriptionNotifierNotif
  icationBean.processNotifications(SubscriptionNotifierNotificatio
  nBean.java:140)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.subscriptionnotifier.plugin.EJSLocalStatelessSubscrip
  tionNotifierNotification_cd2e8e02.processNotifications(EJSLocalS
  tatelessSubscriptionNotifierNotification_cd2e8e02.java:29)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.subscriptionnotifier.plugin.SubscriptionNotifierPlugi
  nMessageTask.postExecute(SubscriptionNotifierPluginMessageTask.j
  ava:344)
  at
  com.ibm.sr.scheduler.SchedulerMultiTranTaskBean.process(Schedule
  rMultiTranTaskBean.java:338)
  at
  com.ibm.websphere.scheduler.EJSRemoteStatelessSchedulerMultiTran
  Task_84cc3836.process(EJSRemoteStatelessSchedulerMultiTranTask_8
  4cc3836.java:28)
  at
  com.ibm.websphere.scheduler._TaskHandler_Stub.process(_TaskHandl
  er_Stub.java:269)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.tasks.BeanTaskInfoWork.doWork(BeanTaskInfoW
  ork.java:126)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener.executeTaskWithNotification(A
  larmListener.java:807)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener.access$700(AlarmListener.java
  :124)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener$TaskWork.doWork(AlarmListener
  .java:436)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener$TaskWork.run(AlarmListener.ja
  va:222)
  at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext.run(J2EEContext.java:809)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.ExecutionContextImpl.go(ExecutionContextI
  mpl.java:86)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener.fireTask(AlarmListener.java:1
  416)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.scheduler.AlarmListener.fired(AlarmListener.java:1334
  )
  at
  com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.AlarmImpl.callListenerMethod(AlarmImpl.ja
  va:427)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.timer.GenericTimer.run(GenericTimer.java:
  228)
  at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.J2EEContext.run(J2EEContext.java:1178)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.AlarmImpl.runListenerAsCJWork(AlarmImpl.j
  ava:249)
  at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.am._Alarm.fireAlarm(_Alarm.java:333)
  at com.ibm.ws.asynchbeans.am._Alarm.run(_Alarm.java:230)
  at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1659)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V7.5
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  When the system does not have security enabled certain tasks
  performed by the SubscriptionNotifier in WSRR will not work
  and will cause NullPointerExceptions to be thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• The SubscriptionNotifier was changed to detect whether
  security is enabled before performing tasks which require
  security to be enabled.
  
  This fix is targeted for inclusion in WSRR V7.5.0.4
  

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

  SERVICE REGISTR

• Fixed component ID

  5724N7200

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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