[RANGER-2053] Import Ranger Policy(ies) failing with NullPointerException

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.0, 1.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.1.0, 1.0.1
• Component/s: Ranger
• Assignee: Pradeep Agrawal
• Reporter: Anuja Leekha
• Created: 29/Mar/18 17:54
• Updated: 04/Apr/18 06:31
• Resolved: 04/Apr/18 06:31

Description

Trying to import policies through Ranger Admin UI fails with NPE.

Error in logs:
2018-03-27 21:05:45,862 [http-bio-6080-exec-27] ERROR org.apache.ranger.rest.ServiceREST (ServiceREST.java:2185) - Error while importing policy from file!!
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.ranger.common.RangerSearchUtil.getSearchFilter(RangerSearchUtil.java:48)
at org.apache.ranger.rest.ServiceREST.getServicePoliciesByName(ServiceREST.java:2541)
at org.apache.ranger.rest.ServiceREST.deletePoliciesProvidedInServiceMap(ServiceREST.java:2315)
at org.apache.ranger.rest.ServiceREST.importPoliciesFromFile(ServiceREST.java:2092)
at org.apache.ranger.rest.ServiceREST$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$92dab672.invoke(<generated>)
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invoke(MethodProxy.java:204)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$CglibMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(CglibAopProxy.java:738)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:157)
at org.springframework.security.access.intercept.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:69)

Issue Links

• is related to: RANGER-2016 Fix null passed in as a HttpServletRequest - into the deletePoliciesProvidedInServiceMap method.