Article - CS283424

PTC Solutions Installer (PSI) fails to install with an error "java.lang.NullPointerException" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 20-Mar-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 11.0 to 13.0

Description

  • PTC Solution Installer (PSI) fails to install Info*Engine module with error
 java.lang.NullPointerException
  • Error message
INFO   <date/time> - return code = 0
INFO   <date/time> -
============= start: ie summary =============
ie installer finished.

Return code: 0

Installation successful.
============= end: ie summary =============

 
DEBUG  <date/time> - Processing subinstaller assembly (ie): timer.stop. Elapsed time = 00:00:45 -- 45 sec
DEBUG  <date/time>- Deploy IA subinstaller (ie): timer.start
INFO   <date/time> - Creating deploy inputs file for ie
INFO   <date/time> - IeInputs.getProperties() - start
DEBUG  <date/time> - Installation is Aborting.  The installation cannot continue.
 
FATAL  <date/time> - Aborting installation.
FATAL  <date/time> - Installation is Aborting.  The installation cannot continue.
 
FATAL  <date/time> - java.lang.NullPointerException
FATAL  <date/time> - aborting: original exit_code = 2
FATAL  <date/time> - aborting: normalized exit_code = 2
DEBUG <date/time> - SHUTDOWN REQUESTED
DEBUG  <date/time> - (X) commiting registry
DEBUG  <date/time> - (X) shutting down service manager
DEBUG  <date/time> - (X) cleaning up temporary directories
DEBUG  <date/time> - Exiting with exit code: 2
DEBUG  <date/time> - cleanUp()
DEBUG  <date/time> - calling cleanUpWin32()
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