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["GW Brown, Information Systems and Computing" <>]

--On 13 September 2006 18:13 -0500 Monica Crawford <> 
wrote:

> I should have clarified.  I get the below stack when going to the URL
> localhost:7001/grouper/populateDebugPrefs.do.  I should at least get to
> the URL even if I can't set the preferences to an exploded war file.
>
>
> I'm wondering if the source of the NPE ( x =
> request.getRealPath(request.getServletPath()) ) is also related to the
> lack of lists I see.  I'll work on it some more tomorrow.
It does look like request.getRealPath(request.getServletPath()) ) is 
returning null - more likely than File.separator. That method is deprecated 
- but it ought to throw a proper exception if it isn't implemented. I'll 
try and sens you updated files next week  -which will read from a 
properties file.
> Thanks Gary!
> Monica
>
>
>
> GW Brown, Information Systems and Computing wrote:
> > Hi Monica,
> >
> > Currently, the debug prefs only work if you have an expanded WAR. It may
> > also only work on Windows systems. The preferences are saved to file so
> > that they can be read in later, saving re-typing paths. Unfortunately, I
> > didn't make the file location configurable - something I will do in due
> > course.
> >
> > For the time being you can update LowLevelGrouperCapableAction and
> > SaveDebugPrefsAction. Look for a String variable 'prefsFile' and change
> > to something that will work on your system.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > --On 11 September 2006 10:39 -0500 Monica Crawford 
> > <>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm trying to activate the debug screen in the UI and receive the stack
> > > below.  Let me know if there are additional things to configure to get
> > > the debug preferences working. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > >
> > > java.lang.NullPointerException
> > >
> > >         at
> > > edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ui.actions.LowLevelGrouperCapableActio
> > > n. readDebugPrefs(LowLevelGrouperCapableAction.java:293)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ui.actions.PopulateDebugPrefsAction.gr
> > > ou perExecute(PopulateDebugPrefsAction.java:114)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ui.actions.GrouperCapableAction.execut
> > > e( GrouperCapableAction.java:224)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestP
> > > ro cessor.java:421)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java
> > > :2 26)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1164)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:397)
> > >
> > >         at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:743)
> > >
> > >         at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper$ServletServiceAction.run(S
> > > tu bSecurityHelper.java:225)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper.invokeServlet(StubSecurity
> > > He lper.java:127)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.execute(ServletStubImpl.java:
> > > 28 3)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.TailFilter.doFilter(TailFilter.java:26)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java
> > > :4 2)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ui.LoginCheckFilter.doFilter(LoginChec
> > > kF ilter.java:167)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java
> > > :4 2)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext$ServletInvocationAction.
> > > ru n(WebAppServletContext.java:3212)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedS
> > > ub ject.java:321)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:12
> > > 1)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.securedExecute(WebAppSer
> > > vl etContext.java:1983)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.execute(WebAppServletCon
> > > te xt.java:1890)
> > >
> > >         at
> > > weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletRequestImpl.run(ServletRequestImpl.jav
> > > a: 1344)
> > >
> > >         at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:209)
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------
> > GW Brown, Information Systems and Computing
>
> --
> Monica Crawford
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> Division of Information Technology
> 1210 West Dayton Street, Rm 3159
> Madison, Wisconsin  53706
> 608.890.0782



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