NullPointerException when running a zlmmirror with dry run

  • Document ID:3695805
  • Creation Date:23-Jul-2007
  • Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ZENworks Linux Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management - ZLM7.2
Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management - ZLM7

Situation

Error:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.novell.zenworks.zlmmirror.server.ZLMLocalServer.update(ZLMLocalServer.java:592)
at com.novell.zenworks.zlmmirror.MirrorSession.mirror(MirrorSession.java:405)
at com.novell.zenworks.zlmmirror.MirrorSession.dryRun(MirrorSession.java:429)
at com.novell.zenworks.zlmmirror.MirrorSession.execute(MirrorSession.java:332)
at com.novell.zenworks.zlmmirror.ZLMMirror.main(ZLMMirror.java:207)

This error shows on the shell screen but does not show in the zlmmirror.log file.

Resolution

Fixed in ZENWorks Linux Management 7.0 IR1 Hot Patch 5 or newer

To obtain early access to a hot patch with the fix for this problem, send an email to zen.feedback@novell.com with the subject of "ZLM7IR1 Hot Patch". An email reply will be sent with instructions on how to obtain the hot patch.
Fixed in ZENworks Linux Management 7.2 Hot Patch 2 or newer
To obtain early access to a hot patch with the fix for this problem, send an email to zen.feedback@novell.com with the subject of "ZLM72 Hot Patch". An email reply will be sent with instructions on how to obtain the hot patch.