[KAFKA-16461] New consumer fails to consume records in security_test.py system test

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.7.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.8.0
• Component/s: clients, consumer, system tests
• Labels: kip-848-client-support system-tests
• Assignee: Kirk True
• Reporter: Kirk True
• Reviewer: Lucas Brutschy
• Created: 02/Apr/24 17:22
• Updated: 23/Apr/24 18:26
• Resolved: 23/Apr/24 17:46

Description

The security_test.py system test fails with the following error:

• Consumer failed to consume up to offsets

Affected test:

• test_client_ssl_endpoint_validation_failure

Cause:

The system test was failing because the VerifiableConsumer hit a NullPointerException during startup. The reason for the NPE was an attempt to put a null as the value of --group-remote-assignor in the Consumer's configuration.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: KAFKA-16462 New consumer fails with timeout in security_test.py system test
• is duplicated by: KAFKA-16464 New consumer fails with timeout in replication_replica_failure_test.py system test
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #15746