JR41600: GROUP CACHE INTIALIZATION FROM LDAP FAILING AT CLUSTER STARTUP WITH NULLPOINTER EXCEPTION.

Version 7.5.1 Fix Pack 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When initializing Group cache from LDAP at AppTarget cluster
  startup see the following nullpointer exception in the
  SystemOut log.
  
  [10/27/11 10:29:58:387 CEST] 00000034 wle I CWLLG0455I: Created
  new groupId=UserGroup.1230 for groupName=m1
  [10/27/11 10:29:58:481 CEST] 00000034 wle I CWLLG0455I: Created
  new groupId=UserGroup.1231 for groupName=User Group
  [10/27/11 10:29:58:544 CEST] 00000034 wle I CWLLG0455I: Created
  new groupId=UserGroup.1232 for groupName=OrderProcessors
  [10/27/11 10:29:58:637 CEST] 00000034 wle_servlet E CWLLG0011E:
  Caches did not initialize because of an unexpected exception.
  Error: java.lang.NullPointerException
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.GroupCache.initAll(GroupCache.
  java:110)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.GroupCache.getAllGroups(GroupC
  ache.java:79)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.GroupCache.getGroups(GroupCach
  e.java:52)
  at
  com.lombardisoftware.servlet.util.CacheManager.init(CacheManager
  .java:100)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.init(ServletWrapp
  er.java:358)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.init(ServletW
  rapperImpl.java:169)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.initialize(Servle
  tWrapper.java:1809)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.extension.WebExtensionProcessor.creat
  eServletWrapper(WebExtensionProcessor.java:98)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.getServletWrapper(WebApp.j
  ava:1038)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.getServletWrapper(WebApp.j
  ava:959)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.initializeTargetMappings(W
  ebApp.java:638)
  
  This results in some LDAP groups not being loaded into the
  database which in turn impacts ability to carry out access
  control in the ProcessAdmin console.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Customers that use ldap user groups in BPM  *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: User groups not being loaded frpm       *
  *                      LDAP into the ProcessAdmin console.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When initializing Group cache from LDAP at AppTarget cluster
  startup see a NullPointerException in the SystemOut log.
  

Problem conclusion

• Modifyied the LDAP query code to include an NPE check.
  

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:

  IC99323

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  BPM ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9400

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSY

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