Why did I get "java.lang.NullPointerException" while executing "icosutil ConfigArchive"?

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When I execute "icosutil ConfigArchive", I get the java.lang.NullPointerException:

[icosuser@ncm tmp]$ /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/bin/icosutil ConfigArchive -l -f /opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/ncm/config/properties/configArchivingUtility.properties
 --------------------------------------------------
           Config Archiving Report
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 Submitted on: Thu Aug 22 12:41:42 GMT+00:00 2018
 Submitted by: USER_123
 Processed on: ncm.ibmtest.com
 
 Realm Criteria:
    Realm:    ITNCM
    Subrealms: true
    Hostname: N/A
    Vendor:   Cisco
    Type:     Switch
    Model:    N/A
    OS:       N/A
 
 Config Archiving Criteria:
    Work Action:    DELETE
    Report Only:    true
    Last N Entries: 15
 
 Configuration Archiving failed, Exception. Details in log file.
 
  **** Configuration Archiving failed ****
 1 [main] ERROR com.intelliden.icos.commandline.housekeeping.ConfigHouseKeeping - Configuration Archiving failed, Exception. Details in log file.
  **** Configuration Archiving failed ****
 java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.intelliden.icos.commandline.housekeeping.ConfigHouseKeeping.getArchives(ConfigHouseKeeping.java:485)
        at com.intelliden.icos.commandline.housekeeping.ConfigHouseKeeping.execute(ConfigHouseKeeping.java:250)
        at com.intelliden.icos.commandline.housekeeping.ConfigHouseKeeping.main(ConfigHouseKeeping.java:218)?

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