Searching for packages results in an internal server error on RHN Satellite 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3
Issue
- Internal Server Error when searching for a package via Satellite web UI
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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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