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  2. JENKINS-16773

"Delete Project" causes java.lang.NullPointerException

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    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • clearcase-plugin
    • Windows XP 32bit

      Once I try to delete an existing project, I face the following exception.

      Weird thing is that it does not seem to occur for all my jobs. Creating a new job and deleting it immediately, will not trigger this. Have not been able to determine on what is causing the exception.

      Please let me know if you need more inputs on this. Thanks!

      Status Code: 500
      Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
      Stacktrace:

      javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:615)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:241)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:241)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:487)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:164)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:45)
      at winstone.ServletConfiguration.execute(ServletConfiguration.java:248)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:333)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:376)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:95)
      at net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:206)
      at net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:179)
      at net.bull.javamelody.PluginMonitoringFilter.doFilter(PluginMonitoringFilter.java:86)
      at org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.monitoring.HudsonMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HudsonMonitoringFilter.java:84)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:98)
      at hudson.plugins.greenballs.GreenBallFilter.doFilter(GreenBallFilter.java:58)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:98)
      at hudson.plugins.audit_trail.AuditTrailFilter.doFilter(AuditTrailFilter.java:66)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:98)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:87)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:47)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
      at hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:124)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:174)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at jenkins.security.ApiTokenFilter.doFilter(ApiTokenFilter.java:63)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
      at hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
      at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:164)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.compression.CompressionFilter.doFilter(CompressionFilter.java:50)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.util.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:81)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:331)
      at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.processRequest(RequestHandlerThread.java:215)
      at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.run(RequestHandlerThread.java:138)
      at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
      at winstone.BoundedExecutorService$1.run(BoundedExecutorService.java:77)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
      Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at hudson.plugins.clearcase.AbstractClearCaseScm.createClearToolLauncher(AbstractClearCaseScm.java:794)
      at hudson.plugins.clearcase.AbstractClearCaseScm.processWorkspaceBeforeDeletion(AbstractClearCaseScm.java:814)
      at hudson.model.AbstractProject.performDelete(AbstractProject.java:332)
      at hudson.model.AbstractItem.delete(AbstractItem.java:507)
      at hudson.model.AbstractProject.doDoDelete(AbstractProject.java:1823)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:288)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.interceptor.RequirePOST$Processor.invoke(RequirePOST.java:29)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InterceptedFunction.invoke(Function.java:389)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:151)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvokeAndServeResponse(Function.java:90)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:111)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      ... 69 more

          [JENKINS-16773] "Delete Project" causes java.lang.NullPointerException

          Hans Baer added a comment -

          Figured out on what is causing the exception. In case you disable SCM "Base Clearcase" configuration of the corresponding job and then try to delete it, everything works out well. Thus Clearcase plugin seems to be the root cause for this.

          Hans Baer added a comment - Figured out on what is causing the exception. In case you disable SCM "Base Clearcase" configuration of the corresponding job and then try to delete it, everything works out well. Thus Clearcase plugin seems to be the root cause for this.

          Henrique Rodrigues added a comment - - edited

          I don't have the clearcase plugin installed and Jenkins blows up with that same error everytime I try to delete or rename a project. The project still gets deleted or renamed, though.

          Henrique Rodrigues added a comment - - edited I don't have the clearcase plugin installed and Jenkins blows up with that same error everytime I try to delete or rename a project. The project still gets deleted or renamed, though.

          Mayank Sinha added a comment -

          Encountered the same issue while deleting the jobs, changed the SCM option to 'NONE' and deleted the job successfully.

          Mayank Sinha added a comment - Encountered the same issue while deleting the jobs, changed the SCM option to 'NONE' and deleted the job successfully.

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            maedula Hans Baer
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