thanks for the detailed issue description - I'll try to take a detailed look at it today

Code changed in jenkins
User: imod
Path:
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/json/JsonConfig.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/config-file-provider-plugin/6cb26ce62e8cd5009d39a1cb29c71cc2636d703a
Log:
JENKINS-40737 fix data migration of JsonConfig

Stephen Donner from what I can see in the logs, it seems that there is an issue with the data migration during startup:

jenkins.log:

1) Error injecting constructor, java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: providerId can NOT be null
  at org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.GlobalConfigFiles.<init>(GlobalConfigFiles.java:38)

The problem occurs while migrating the data from your file org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.json.JsonConfig.xml

With the help of your data, I was able to reproduce the issue and fixed it - but I'll need to check some more things and then I'll do a release. Expect this to be solved during this week.

Thanks so much, Dominik! Quick question: will the fix help in the current situation (i.e. post-migration), or will it be bulletproofing for folks with similar data, but who haven't-yet migrated?

I think it should recover your current situation too

Perhaps related, but we're also unable to access the config file provider configuration pages in Jenkins. I work with Stephen, so I'm referring to the same Jenkins instance as the OP. Here's an exception found in the log after a restart of Jenkins:

{{Failed to instantiate Key[type=org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.ConfigFilesManagement, annotation=[none]]; skipping this component
com.google.inject.ProvisionException: Unable to provision, see the following errors:

1) Error injecting constructor, java.lang.IllegalStateException
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.ConfigFilesManagement.<init>(ConfigFilesManagement.java:60)

1 error
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.get(ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.java:52)
at com.google.inject.internal.SingletonScope$1.get(SingletonScope.java:145)
at hudson.ExtensionFinder$GuiceFinder$FaultTolerantScope$1.get(ExtensionFinder.java:424)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToProviderAdapter.get(InternalFactoryToProviderAdapter.java:41)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$2$1.call(InjectorImpl.java:1016)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.callInContext(InjectorImpl.java:1092)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$2.get(InjectorImpl.java:1012)
at hudson.ExtensionFinder$GuiceFinder._find(ExtensionFinder.java:386)
at hudson.ExtensionFinder$GuiceFinder.find(ExtensionFinder.java:377)
at hudson.ClassicPluginStrategy.findComponents(ClassicPluginStrategy.java:472)
at hudson.ExtensionList.load(ExtensionList.java:365)
at hudson.ExtensionList.ensureLoaded(ExtensionList.java:303)
at hudson.ExtensionList.iterator(ExtensionList.java:157)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.expression.ExpressionSupport.evaluateAsIterator(ExpressionSupport.java:101)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:89)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$1.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:98)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:120)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:120)
at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.JellyViewScript.run(JellyViewScript.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.DefaultScriptInvoker.invokeScript(DefaultScriptInvoker.java:63)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.DefaultScriptInvoker.invokeScript(DefaultScriptInvoker.java:53)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.JellyFacet$1.dispatch(JellyFacet.java:95)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:746)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:876)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:649)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:238)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:812)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1669)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:135)
at com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugin.assetbundler.filters.LessCSS.doFilter(LessCSS.java:47)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:132)
at net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:201)
at net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:178)
at net.bull.javamelody.PluginMonitoringFilter.doFilter(PluginMonitoringFilter.java:85)
at org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.monitoring.HudsonMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HudsonMonitoringFilter.java:104)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:132)
at hudson.plugins.greenballs.GreenBallFilter.doFilter(GreenBallFilter.java:59)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:132)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:126)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
at hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:86)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
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 jenkins.security.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:117)
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 jenkins.security.BasicHeaderProcessor.doFilter(BasicHeaderProcessor.java:93)
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:67)
at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:171)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.compression.CompressionFilter.doFilter(CompressionFilter.java:49)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
at hudson.util.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:82)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.DiagnosticThreadNameFilter.doFilter(DiagnosticThreadNameFilter.java:30)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1652)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:585)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143)
at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:553)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:223)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1127)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:515)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:185)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1061)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:97)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:499)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:311)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:257)
at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$2.run(AbstractConnection.java:544)
at winstone.BoundedExecutorService$1.run(BoundedExecutorService.java:77)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.GlobalConfigFiles.get(GlobalConfigFiles.java:32)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.ConfigFilesManagement.<init>(ConfigFilesManagement.java:61)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.configfiles.ConfigFilesManagement$$FastClassByGuice$$9a9224f5.newInstance(<generated>)
at com.google.inject.internal.cglib.reflect.$FastConstructor.newInstance(FastConstructor.java:40)
at com.google.inject.internal.DefaultConstructionProxyFactory$1.newInstance(DefaultConstructionProxyFactory.java:61)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector.provision(ConstructorInjector.java:105)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjector.construct(ConstructorInjector.java:85)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorBindingImpl$Factory.get(ConstructorBindingImpl.java:267)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter$1.call(ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.java:46)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.callInContext(InjectorImpl.java:1103)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.get(ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.java:40)
... 109 more}}

Code changed in jenkins
User: imod
Path:
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/lib/configprovider/AbstractConfigProviderImpl.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/custom/CustomConfig.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/groovy/GroovyScript.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/json/JsonConfig.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/maven/MavenToolchainsConfig.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/configfiles/xml/XmlConfig.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/config-file-provider-plugin/e9a1e6997968429bdb9953ef95f96b236dfabe09
Log:
JENKINS-40737 unify data migration

Dave Hunt Stephen Donner I quickly released a beta version containing the fix I think should solve your issue, beta versions are available in the experimental update center

as it might take a while until it is available there, here is a direct link to the plugin: https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/releases/org/jenkins-ci/plugins/config-file-provider/2.15.2-beta/config-file-provider-2.15.2-beta.hpi

...would be great if you could give me some feedback...

sorry, I fucked up the release, correct is: https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/releases/org/jenkins-ci/plugins/config-file-provider/2.15.3-beta/config-file-provider-2.15.3-beta.hpi

Dave Hunt Stephen Donner - no need for the test, I found an other issue which I can solve in the same go

Sorry for the delay in responding, and thanks for your work + offer, Dominik. We originally had two affected Jenkins instances (staging + "prod"), but Dave quickly mitigated our production instance.

Let me know if/when you'd like me to test on our staging instance, which is still affected and in the originally-reported state (no changes/updates to plugins, etc.)

Also, if you would - although I see how to upload a plugin, I'd like to confirm the steps to test a one-off version would be as follows?

1. Disable the Managed Scripts plugin temporarily
2. ..which would allow us to also disable the Email Extension Plugin and then also, finally, the original Config File Provider Plugin?
3. Move (or delete?) the original Config File Provider Plugin
4. Upload the beta/test version of CFPP
5. Re-enable all 3 plugins, restart
6. Profit?

Thanks!

resolved by http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/config-file-provider-plugin/b8cba8571543df1a1da1dd4690cdd09a7f6bb7c1

Could you put a warning note on the Wiki page history section to notify other users?
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Managed+Script+Plugin
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Config+File+Provider+Plugin

I just upgraded both plugin 10 mins ago and hit this issue.

the new version fixing this will be released today

just released with version 2.15.3 https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Config+File+Provider+Plugin#ConfigFileProviderPlugin-Version2.15.3%2806.Jan.2016%29

Hi~
Somehow I still can't find the 2.15.3 release from Jenkins plugin repo.
Could you check again?
http://updates.jenkins-ci.org/download/plugins/config-file-provider/

very strange, the file is available here: https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/releases/org/jenkins-ci/plugins/config-file-provider/2.15.3/config-file-provider-2.15.3.hpi but not in the update center

Could you manually copy over to update center?
(I don't know what's the proper way of doing this....)

manually coping is not possible - but the new version is now awailable

I can confirm that upgrading to the latest release fixed it for us; thanks!