Article - CS265577
PrincipalValidator WinDU fails with error "java.lang.NullPointerException" in Windchill 11.0
Modified: 06-May-2022
Applies To
- Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 11.0 F000
- Windchill PDMLink 11.0 to 11.1
Description
- PrincipalValidator WinDU fails with error java.lang.NullPointerException
- Error in the PrincipalValidator log:
Principal not in cache: 'PROJECT CREATOR' [wt.org.WTGroup:4478] - searching again for single record. Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: looking for principal: cn=project creator,cn=creators,o=<Org name >,ou=people,cn=administrativeldap,cn=windchill_11.0,o=<base dn> in <Default adapter name> Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: Error in method server code: Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: java.lang.Exception: Exception of type 'java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException' was generated on the server with message 'null' at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: at com.ptc.windchill.org.PrincipalValidator.isPrincipalInLDAP(PrincipalValidator.java:476) Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: at com.ptc.windchill.org.PrincipalValidator.checkPrincipalJndiAdaptersLinkages(PrincipalValidator.java:437) Thu 5/25/17 09:47:36: at com.ptc.windchill.org.PrincipalValidator.runDiagnostics(PrincipalValidator.java:144)
This is a printer-friendly version of Article 265577 and may be out of date. For the latest version click CS265577