PI24846: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION OCCURS BECAUSE THE NAMING CONTEXT ENVIRONMENT PROPERTIES IS NULL.

8.5.5.4: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 4
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8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A NullPointerException occurs in
  c.i.osgi.jndi.fep.JNDIEnvironmentAugmenter.augmentEnvironment().
  This causes a naming operation to fail to find an existing
  element.
  
  An example stack trace is:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.osgi.jndi.fep.JNDIEnvironmentAugmenter.augmentEnvironmen
  t(JNDIEnvironmentAugmenter.java:55)
  at
  org.apache.aries.jndi.AugmenterInvokerImpl.augmentEnvironment(Au
  gmenterInvokerImpl.java:48)
  at
  org.apache.aries.jndi.OSGiObjectFactoryBuilder.getCallerBundleCo
  ntext(OSGiObjectFactoryBuilder.java:74)
  at
  org.apache.aries.jndi.OSGiObjectFactoryBuilder.getObjectInstance
  (OSGiObjectFactoryBuilder.java:52)
  at
  javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getObjectInstance(NamingManager.j
  ava:349)
  at
  com.sun.jndi.toolkit.dir.LazySearchEnumerationImpl.findNextMatch
  (LazySearchEnumerationImpl.java:91)
  at
  com.sun.jndi.toolkit.dir.LazySearchEnumerationImpl.hasMore(LazyS
  earchEnumerationImpl.java:129)
  at
  com.sun.jndi.toolkit.dir.LazySearchEnumerationImpl.hasMoreElemen
  ts(LazySearchEnumerationImpl.java:135)
  at
  ...
  

Local fix

• As a workaround the customer could specify a non-null (but
  empty) Hashtable.  The Hashtable comes from the
  LazySearchEnumerationImpl
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NullPointerException in                 *
  *                      com.ibm.osgi.jndi.fep.JNDIEnvironmentAu *
  *                      gmenter.augmentEnvironment              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Method invocations on the
  org.apache.aries.jndi.OSGiObjectFactoryBuilder class passing in
  a null environment Hashtable result in a NullPointerException
  generated by the
  com.ibm.osgi.jndi.fep.JNDIEnvironmentAugmenter.augmentEnvironmen
  t method.
  

Problem conclusion

• The Apache Aries environment augmenter invoker was changed to
  always set an empty environment in the case where a null
  environment is passed in.  This avoids the NullPointerException.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.4.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
  page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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