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PH62617: ZEXPLORER V3.3.5 - RSE THROWS JAVA EXCEPTION WHEN USER CONNECTS UNIVERSALFILESYSTEMMINER: JAVA.LANG.NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • With the installation of IBM Explorer for z/OS v3.3.5, customer
    begin seeing "UniversalFileSystemMiner:
    java.lang.NullPointerException" when the user connects to RSED.
    
    
    
    In the user's RSECOMM log, the message is displayed
    
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR:
    UniversalFileSystemMiner: java.lang.NullPointerException
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR: org.ec
    lipse.rse.internal.dstore.universal.miners.filesystem.FileClass
    ifier.classifyFile(FileClassifier.java:631)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR: org.ec
    lipse.rse.dstore.universal.miners.UniversalFileSystemMiner.hand
    leQueryGetRemoteObject(UniversalFileSystemMiner.java:1196)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR: org.ec
    lipse.rse.dstore.universal.miners.UniversalFileSystemMiner.hand
    leCommand(UniversalFileSystemMiner.java:267)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR:
    org.eclipse.dstore.core.miners.Miner.command(Miner.java:336)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR:
    org.eclipse.dstore.core.miners.Miner.handle(Miner.java:244)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB ERROR:
    org.eclipse.dstore.core.model.Handler.run(Handler.java:136)
    
    THREAD:1EE5C00000000024 TCB:008B0390 USER:#U123AB INFO: org.ecl
    ipse.rse.dstore.universal.miners.UniversalFileSystemMiner:C_QUER
    

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Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All users                                    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a user connects to the server, a   *
    *                      null pointer exception is thrown when   *
    *                      the server tries to process the         *
    *                      pushtoclient.properties file.           *
    ****************************************************************
    The server reads and uses a spawn process output stream when
    the output is empty.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Add a check for a null return from reading a process output
    stream before using it.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH62617

  • Reported component name

    EXP FOR Z/OS HO

  • Reported component ID

    5655EXP23

  • Reported release

    330

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2024-08-05

  • Closed date

    2024-11-19

  • Last modified date

    2024-12-03

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

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

Modules/Macros

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    FEK3ALOC FEK4ZFS  FEK5MKD  FEK6DDEF FEK7APLY FEK8ACPT FEK@CERR
    FEK@CONE FEK@CONF FEK@CUST FEK@DEB  FEK@DESC FEK@FLOW FEK@GEN
    FEK@GENW FEK@ISPF FEK@IVP  FEK@IVPD FEK@IVPW FEK@JCN1 FEK@JCNE
    FEK@JESJ FEK@MAIN FEK@MIGO FEK@OPTE FEK@OPTG FEK@OPTN FEK@PRIM
    FEK@RSE1 FEK@RSEO FEK@STRT FEK@TAB1 FEK@TAB2 FEK@TAB3 FEK@WRK1
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    FEKATTR  FEKDSI   FEKEESX0 FEKFASIZ FEKFATT1 FEKFBLD  FEKFCIPH
    FEKFCLIE FEKFCMOD FEKFCMPR FEKFCMSG FEKFCOMM FEKFCOPY FEKFCOR6
    FEKFCORE FEKFDBG  FEKFDBG6 FEKFDBGM FEKFDIR  FEKFDIR6 FEKFDIVP
    FEKFDST0 FEKFDST1 FEKFDST2 FEKFENVF FEKFENVI FEKFENVP FEKFENVR
    FEKFENVS FEKFEPL  FEKFERRF FEKFGDGE FEKFICUL FEKFISPF FEKFIVP0
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    FEKFLOGS FEKFLPTH FEKFMAI6 FEKFMAIN FEKFMINE FEKFMNTL FEKFNTCE
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    FEKFRSES FEKFRSRV FEKFSCMD FEKFSEND FEKFSSL  FEKFSTUP FEKFT000
    FEKFT002 FEKFT003 FEKFT004 FEKFT005 FEKFT006 FEKFT007 FEKFT008
    FEKFT009 FEKFTEAM FEKFTIVP FEKFTSO  FEKFUTIL FEKFVERS FEKFXITA
    FEKFXITL FEKFZOS  FEKHCONF FEKHCUST FEKHDEB  FEKHDESC FEKHFLOW
    FEKHGEN  FEKHISPF FEKHIVP  FEKHIVPD FEKHJESJ FEKHMAIN FEKHMIGO
    FEKHOPTE FEKHOPTN FEKHPRIM FEKHRSE1 FEKHRSEO FEKHSTRT FEKHTAB1
    FEKHTAB2 FEKINIT  FEKKEYS  FEKLOCKA FEKLOGR  FEKLOGS  FEKM00
    FEKM01   FEKM02   FEKMKDIR FEKMOUNT FEKMSGC  FEKMSGS  FEKPKCS1
    FEKRACF  FEKRSED  FEKSAPF  FEKSAPPL FEKSBPX  FEKSCLAS FEKSCLOG
    FEKSCMD  FEKSCPYM FEKSCPYU FEKSDSN  FEKSENV  FEKSETUP FEKSISPF
    FEKSJCFG FEKSJCMD FEKSJMON FEKSJWT  FEKSJWTU FEKSLPA  FEKSPROG
    FEKSPTKT FEKSRSED FEKSSERV FEKSSTC  FEKSSU   FEKSUSER FEKXCFGE
    FEKXCFGI FEKXCFGM FEKXCFGT FEKXMAIN FEKXML   HUHFCOR6 HUHFCORE
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    EXP FOR Z/OS HO

  • Fixed component ID

    5655EXP23

Applicable component levels

  • R330 PSY UI99118

       UP24/11/22 P F411

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 December 2024