In Hudson ver. 1.294

• in Hudson's UI - https://hudson.myorg.org/hudson/configure - CVS section -
  under ".cvspass file" (which is just empty, as we don't use CVS at all):

HTTP Status 500 -

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from
fulfilling this request.

exception

javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:448)
org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:186)
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:354)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:114)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:91)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:83)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:155)

root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException
hudson.scm.CVSSCM$DescriptorImpl.doCvsPassCheck(CVSSCM.java:1124)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:156)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:76)
org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:73)
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:186)
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:354)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:114)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:91)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:83)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:155)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache
Tomcat/6.0.18 logs.

• in logs on master:

SEVERE: Error while serving https://hudson.myorg.org/hudson/scm/CVSSCM/cvsPassCheck
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:156)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:76)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:73)
at
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:186)
at
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:354)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:114)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:91)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:83)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
at
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
at
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:155)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProcessor.process(AjpAprProcessor.java:419)
at
org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProtocol$AjpConnectionHandler.process(AjpAprProtocol.java:378)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1509)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at hudson.scm.CVSSCM$DescriptorImpl.doCvsPassCheck(CVSSCM.java:1124)
... 52 more
Mar 30, 2009 11:23:42 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet Stapler threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at hudson.scm.CVSSCM$DescriptorImpl.doCvsPassCheck(CVSSCM.java:1124)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:156)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:76)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:73)
at
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:186)
at
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:436)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:354)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:114)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:91)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:83)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
at
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
at
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
at
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:155)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProcessor.process(AjpAprProcessor.java:419)
at
org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpAprProtocol$AjpConnectionHandler.process(AjpAprProtocol.java:378)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1509)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)