I have a problem where a single user cannot execute a workflow function with a "Clones Issue" and links.
I have three users, all in the exact same user groups, two can execute the step (and they are all in the jira-administrators group and have Create Issue and Assignable User permissions in the target project.)
If I try and "Create Issue" manually with the user in question it works fine.
How can I determine what's going wrong? How do I find out WHAT permission the system thinks is being violated.
2013-12-12 09:23:10,590 http-bio-8080-exec-5 ERROR john.doe 563x1088x1 jsoiz7 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%0 /secure/CommentAssignIssue.jspa [onresolve.jira.groovy.GroovyFunctionPlugin] Error executing post-function com.atlassian.jira.exception.CreateException: An unknown exception occured executing Validator com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator@bbb4479: root cause: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultIssueManager.createIssue(DefaultIssueManager.java:500) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultIssueManager.createIssue(DefaultIssueManager.java:428) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultIssueManager.createIssueObject(DefaultIssueManager.java:513) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueManager$createIssueObject.call(Unknown Source) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:42) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.IssueManager$createIssueObject.call(Unknown Source) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.workflow.postfunctions.AbstractCloneIssue.doScript(AbstractCloneIssue.groovy:80) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.workflow.postfunctions.CopyIssueWithAttachments.super$2$doScript(CopyIssueWithAttachments.groovy) <+3> (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:90) at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:233) at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1054) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.invokeMethodOnSuperN(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:128) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.workflow.postfunctions.CopyIssueWithAttachments.doScript(CopyIssueWithAttachments.groovy:10) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.workflow.postfunctions.CloneIssue.super$3$doScript(CloneIssue.groovy) <+3> (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:90) at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:233) at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1054) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.invokeMethodOnSuperN(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:128) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.workflow.postfunctions.CloneIssue.doScript(CloneIssue.groovy:82) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.CannedScript$doScript.call(Unknown Source) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:42) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.canned.CannedScript$doScript.call(Unknown Source) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.CannedScriptRunner.runCannedScript(CannedScriptRunner.groovy:63) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.GroovyRunner.run(GroovyRunner.java:52) at com.onresolve.jira.groovy.GroovyFunctionPlugin.execute(GroovyFunctionPlugin.java:35) at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.executeFunction(AbstractWorkflow.java:1050) at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.transitionWorkflow(AbstractWorkflow.java:1446) at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.doAction(AbstractWorkflow.java:564) at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.OSWorkflowManager.doWorkflowActionInsideTxn(OSWorkflowManager.java:955) at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.OSWorkflowManager.doWorkflowAction(OSWorkflowManager.java:910) at com.atlassian.jira.bc.issue.DefaultIssueService.transition(DefaultIssueService.java:451) at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.issue.CommentAssignIssue.doExecute(CommentAssignIssue.java:196) <+1> (ActionSupport.java:165) at com.atlassian.jira.action.JiraActionSupport.execute(JiraActionSupport.java:83) <+7> (DefaultInterceptorChain.java:39) (NestedInterceptorChain.java:31) (ChainedInterceptor.java:16) (DefaultInterceptorChain.java:35) (GenericDispatcher.java:225) (GenericDispatcher.java:154) (JiraWebworkActionDispatcher.java:151) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722) <+14> (ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:84) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (XContentTypeOptionsNoSniffFilter.java:22) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:44) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.jira.tzdetect.IncludeResourcesFilter.doFilter(IncludeResourcesFilter.java:39) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.jira.baseurl.IncludeResourcesFilter.doFilter(IncludeResourcesFilter.java:38) <+8> (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (ContextFilter.java:25) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.mywork.client.filter.ServingRequestsFilter.doFilter(ServingRequestsFilter.java:37) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsDispatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsDispatcherFilter.java:60) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsSiteMeshFilter.java:92) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsMatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsMatcherFilter.java:56) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.labs.botkiller.BotKillerFilter.doFilter(BotKillerFilter.java:36) <+20> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (AccessLogFilter.java:103) (AccessLogFilter.java:87) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (XsrfTokenAdditionRequestFilter.java:54) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (SiteMeshFilter.java:129) (SiteMeshFilter.java:77) (SitemeshPageFilter.java:124) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.plugin.remotable.plugin.module.permission.ApiScopingFilter.doFilter(ApiScopingFilter.java:62) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.java:61) <+22> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (SecurityFilter.java:234) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (TrustedApplicationsFilter.java:98) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (BaseLoginFilter.java:169) (JiraLoginFilter.java:70) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (OAuthFilter.java:55) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.java:61) <+13> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (ProfilingFilter.java:99) (JIRAProfilingFilter.java:19) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (AbstractJohnsonFilter.java:71) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:176) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:145) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:92) <+9> (UrlRewriteFilter.java:394) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (GzipFilter.java:80) (GzipFilter.java:51) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (IteratingFilterChain.java:46) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.plugin.remotable.plugin.module.oauth.OAuth2LOFilter.doFilter(OAuth2LOFilter.java:70) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.plugin.remotable.host.common.service.http.bigpipe.BigPipeRequestIdFilter.doFilter(BigPipeRequestIdFilter.java:33) <+3> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) at com.atlassian.prettyurls.filter.PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.doFilter(PrettyUrlsCombinedMatchDispatcherFilter.java:61) <+41> (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:66) (JWDSendRedirectFilter.java:25) (DelegatingPluginFilter.java:74) (IteratingFilterChain.java:42) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:77) (ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:63) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:84) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (AbstractCachingFilter.java:33) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (AbstractEncodingFilter.java:41) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (PathMatchingEncodingFilter.java:49) (AbstractHttpFilter.java:31) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (JiraStartupChecklistFilter.java:74) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (ChainedFilterStepRunner.java:84) (JiraFirstFilter.java:57) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) (ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) (StandardWrapperValve.java:225) (StandardContextValve.java:123) (AuthenticatorBase.java:472) (StandardHostValve.java:168) (ErrorReportValve.java:98) (StandardEngineValve.java:118) (AccessLogValve.java:927) (CoyoteAdapter.java:407) (AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001) (AbstractProtocol.java:585) (JIoEndpoint.java:310) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:895) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:918) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:695) Caused by: com.atlassian.jira.workflow.WorkflowException: An unknown exception occured executing Validator com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator@bbb4479: root cause: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.OSWorkflowManager.createIssue(OSWorkflowManager.java:876) at com.atlassian.jira.issue.managers.DefaultIssueManager.createIssue(DefaultIssueManager.java:490) ... 219 more Caused by: com.opensymphony.workflow.WorkflowException: An unknown exception occured executing Validator com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator@bbb4479: root cause: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.verifyInputs(AbstractWorkflow.java:1523) at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.initialize(AbstractWorkflow.java:615) at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.OSWorkflowManager.createIssue(OSWorkflowManager.java:846) ... 220 more Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.AbstractPermissionValidator.hasUserPermission(AbstractPermissionValidator.java:50) at com.atlassian.jira.workflow.validator.PermissionValidator.validate(PermissionValidator.java:50) at com.opensymphony.workflow.AbstractWorkflow.verifyInputs(AbstractWorkflow.java:1512) ... 223 more
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Turns out the user object is null so I'll close this ticket and open a new question with the right information.
as per log the problem seems to related to postfunction which is written in groovy, check those postfunction
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Prasad,
I'm aware of this, which is why I you'll see the relevant tags for Jamie Echlin's Script Runner are on the issue and I've specifically mentioned his post-fuction, "Clones an Issue and Links"
Daniel
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oops.., yes you are correct!!
it seems some function returning null value, can you share the code if it is poosible ?
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It's a built in function of Script Runner (as opposed to something I've written). Whilst I know how to get the code out of the plugin, I don't know if Jamie's license allows it to be published.
You can see the code if the plugin is installed via: <<base_url>>/secure/admin/workflows/CannedScriptSource.jspa?scriptURLStr=bundle://118.0:1/com/onresolve/jira/groovy/canned/workflow/postfunctions/AbstractCloneIssue.groovy
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