[Spacewalk-list] Numerous Exceptions on SW 1.7

Thu Nov 22 09:44:59 UTC 2012

Dear all,

I have a new Spacewalk 1.7 installed running on CentOS 5.8 with Postgres 8.4.

When I turn on sendmail I get flooded with exception emails below.
Unfortunately,
I have no idea what could be causing this. Any help is appreciated!

Kind regards,
  Steve

The following exception occurred while executing this request:
GET /rhn/common/DownloadFile.do

Date:11/22/12 8:18:45 AM UTC
Headers:
 host: myspacewalkserver
 accept-encoding: identity
 user-agent: urlgrabber/3.1.0 yum/3.2.22

Request:
Local Name = myspacewalkserver
Server Name = myspacewalkserver
Requested Session Valid = false
Session =
org.apache.catalina.session.StandardSessionFacade at 11198845[session=StandardSession[9EA926B68EE735481F30D255A5E3D011]]
Protocol = http
Request Locale = en_US
Request Character Encoding = UTF-8
Attribute Names = rhnActiveLang, __sitemesh__page,
javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.timeZone.request,
javax.servlet.error.status_code, javax.servlet.error.servlet_name,
requestedUri, org.apache.struts.action.MESSAGE,
javax.servlet.error.message, session, __sitemesh__filterapplied,
javax.servlet.error.exception, org.apache.struts.action.mapping.instance,
javax.servlet.error.request_uri, org.apache.struts.action.MODULE,

User Information:
No User logged in.

Exception:
javax.servlet.ServletException
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processException(RequestProcessor.java:535)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:433)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:237)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts.RhnRequestProcessor.process(RhnRequestProcessor.java:99)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:414)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:91)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:142)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:58)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.doFilter(LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.java:67)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:55)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:97)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
	at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:200)
	at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291)
	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:775)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:704)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:897)
	at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.handleKickstartDownload(DownloadFile.java:252)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.execute(DownloadFile.java:108)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
	... 40 more

--- catalina.out shows:

2012-11-22 09:38:50,550 [TP-Processor8] WARN 
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor - Unhandled Exception thrown:
class java.lang.NullPointerException
2012-11-22 09:38:50,550 [TP-Processor8] ERROR
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter - Error during transaction.
Rolling back
javax.servlet.ServletException
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processException(RequestProcessor.java:535)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:433)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:237)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts.RhnRequestProcessor.process(RhnRequestProcessor.java:99)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:414)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:91)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:142)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:58)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.doFilter(LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.java:67)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:55)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:97)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
	at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:200)
	at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291)
	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:775)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:704)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:897)
	at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.handleKickstartDownload(DownloadFile.java:252)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.execute(DownloadFile.java:108)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
	... 40 more
2012-11-22 09:38:50,551 [TP-Processor8] ERROR
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/rhn].[action]
- Servlet.service() for servlet action threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.handleKickstartDownload(DownloadFile.java:252)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.common.DownloadFile.execute(DownloadFile.java:108)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
	at
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:237)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts.RhnRequestProcessor.process(RhnRequestProcessor.java:99)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:414)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:91)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:142)
	at
com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:58)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.doFilter(LocalizedEnvironmentFilter.java:67)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SessionFilter.doFilter(SessionFilter.java:55)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
com.redhat.rhn.frontend.servlets.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:97)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
	at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
	at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
	at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
	at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:200)
	at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291)
	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:775)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:704)
	at
org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:897)
	at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)