Hi Lyman,
I'm not entirely sure where the error is.. but can you check a few things.
Can you check your [dspace]/config/dspace.cfg and check that mail.server is
properly configured.
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/master/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/Email.java#L245
Peter Dietz
On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Lyman Ross <lr...@uvm.edu> wrote:
>
> We're running Dspace version 1.7.2 and are receiving a null pointer
> error in the final submission step. I'm not sure how long this problem
> has been going on since most of our submissions come during the summer.
> It's possible that the problem began when we upgraded from version 1.6.
> Any ideas on what may be causing this would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Lyman
>
> 2012-01-20 09:48:47,769 ERROR org.dspace.submit.step.CompleteStep @
> Caught exception in submission step:
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:394)
> at org.dspace.core.Email.send(Email.java:245)
> at
>
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.notifyOfArchive(WorkflowManager.java:748)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:654)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.advance(WorkflowManager.java:414)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:629)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.advance(WorkflowManager.java:405)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:592)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.advance(WorkflowManager.java:393)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:551)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.advance(WorkflowManager.java:381)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.advance(WorkflowManager.java:334)
> at
> org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.start(WorkflowManager.java:177)
> at
> org.dspace.submit.step.CompleteStep.doProcessing(CompleteStep.java:86)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.submit.JSPStepManager.doStepStart(JSPStepManager.java:301)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.submit.JSPStepManager.processStep(JSPStepManager.java:246)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doStep(SubmissionController.java:382)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doNextStep(SubmissionController.java:452)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doStep(SubmissionController.java:398)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doDSPost(SubmissionController.java:318)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.processRequest(DSpaceServlet.java:115)
> at
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.doPost(DSpaceServlet.java:73)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:710)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.filter.RegisteredOnlyFilter.doFilter(RegisteredOnlyFilter.java:66)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.dspace.utils.servlet.DSpaceWebappServletFilter.doFilter(DSpaceWebappServletFilter.java:78)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.valves.FastCommonAccessLogValve.invoke(FastCommonAccessLogValve.java:482)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
> at
> org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:200)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:283)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:773)
> at
>
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:703)
> at
>
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:895)
> at
>
> org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
> 2012-01-20 09:48:47,770 ERROR
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController @ Error loading step
> class'org.dspace.submit.step.CompleteStep':
> javax.servlet.ServletException
> at
> org.dspace.submit.step.CompleteStep.doProcessing(CompleteStep.java:93)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.submit.JSPStepManager.doStepStart(JSPStepManager.java:301)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.submit.JSPStepManager.processStep(JSPStepManager.java:246)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doStep(SubmissionController.java:382)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doNextStep(SubmissionController.java:452)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doStep(SubmissionController.java:398)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmissionController.doDSPost(SubmissionController.java:318)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.processRequest(DSpaceServlet.java:115)
> at
> org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.doPost(DSpaceServlet.java:73)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:710)
> at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.dspace.app.webui.filter.RegisteredOnlyFilter.doFilter(RegisteredOnlyFilter.java:66)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.dspace.utils.servlet.DSpaceWebappServletFilter.doFilter(DSpaceWebappServletFilter.java:78)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.valves.FastCommonAccessLogValve.invoke(FastCommonAccessLogValve.java:482)
> at
>
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
> at
> org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:200)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:283)
> at
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:773)
> at
>
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:703)
> at
>
> org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:895)
> at
>
> org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
>
> --
>
> Lyman Ross
> Systems Librarian
> University of Vermont Libraries
>
> Email: lr...@uvm.edu
> Phone: (802)656-4508
>
>
>
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