PH12685: A monitoring interceptor throws a NullPointerException for an unauthorized z/OS Connect EE user ID.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• Calling an API under a user ID which is authenticated but not
  authorized to invoke the API in z/OS Connect EE causes a
  NullPointerException to be thrown by the OMEGAMON for JVM
  monitoring interceptor:
  
  com.ibm.omegamon.kjj.zosconnect.KJJ_ExtendedInterceptor
  .postInvoke(KJJ_ExtendedInterceptor.java:417)
  
  and message:
  [KJJ_ExtendedInterceptor] J KJJZC0002E An error occurred in
                              postInvoke: null
  
  The expected BAQR0409W message is issued to record that the
  user ID is not authorized to perform the request, but the null
  pointer errors should not be produced.
  
  Additional search words: msgBAQR0409W msgBAQR0409 BAQR0409 NPE
  msgKJJZC0002E msgKJJZC0002 KJJZC0002
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/OS Connect EE V3.0            *
  *                 monitoring interceptors.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A null timestamp is passed to           *
  *                      monitoring interceptors during          *
  *                      postInvoke processing when an           *
  *                      unauthorized z/OS Connect EE user ID is *
  *                      used.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  Under some circumstances no value was provided for the
  TIME_ZOSCONNECT_EXIT data key during postInvoke processing. This
  could cause the monitoring interceptor consuming this data to
  throw a NullPointerException.
  
  The problem was originally reported with OMEGMON for JVM, but
  could be encountered with any z/OS Connect EE monitoring
  interceptor.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• z/OS Connect EE has been changed to ensure that the
  TIME_ZOSCONNECT_EXIT field is correctly populated and passed to
  monitoring interceptors.
  
  The fix for this APAR is expected to be delivered by the PTF for
  z/OS Connect EE V3.0.23.0 (PH13344).
  

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

  Z/OS CONNECT EE

• Fixed component ID

  5655CE300

Applicable component levels