Searching for packages results in an internal server error on RHN Satellite 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Internal Server Error when searching for a package via Satellite web UI
  • Exception stacktrace like the following in Tomcat logs (/var/log/tomcat5/catalina.out):

    Caused by:
    java.lang.NullPointerException
            at
    com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.channel.PackageSearchAction.performSearch(PackageSearchAction.java:286)
            at
    com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.channel.PackageSearchAction.setupForm(PackageSearchAction.java:213)
            at
    com.redhat.rhn.frontend.action.channel.PackageSearchAction.execute(PackageSearchAction.java:89)
            at
    org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:431)
            ... 40 more
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

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