Fail to create admin - in Bamboo – custom installation

[Angela]

Connect Bamboo with MySQL.

And get through all the process until the Create admin.

Then, as the time I enter all the required fields in "Set up administrator user" and click [Finish] it was fail and get the following error.

How to fix it?

Stack Trace:

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.actions.setup.SetupAdminUserAction.execute(SetupAdminUserAction.java:42)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at ognl.OgnlRuntime.invokeMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:899)
	at ognl.OgnlRuntime.callAppropriateMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1544)
	at ognl.ObjectMethodAccessor.callMethod(ObjectMethodAccessor.java:68)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethodWithDebugInfo(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:96)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.XWorkMethodAccessor.callMethod(XWorkMethodAccessor.java:88)
	at ognl.OgnlRuntime.callMethod(OgnlRuntime.java:1620)
	at ognl.ASTMethod.getValueBody(ASTMethod.java:91)
	at ognl.SimpleNode.evaluateGetValueBody(SimpleNode.java:212)
	at ognl.SimpleNode.getValue(SimpleNode.java:258)
	at ognl.Ognl.getValue(Ognl.java:470)
	at ognl.Ognl.getValue(Ognl.java:434)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil$3.execute(OgnlUtil.java:371)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil.compileAndExecuteMethod(OgnlUtil.java:423)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil.callMethod(OgnlUtil.java:369)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invokeAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:436)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invokeActionOnly(DefaultActionInvocation.java:291)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:252)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.doIntercept(DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.java:178)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor.validateWorkflow(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:46)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor.access$000(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:16)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor$1.call(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:29)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor$1.call(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:26)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.util.BambooProfilingUtils.withUtilTimerStack(BambooProfilingUtils.java:35)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor.doIntercept(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:26)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:98)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(ValidationInterceptor.java:260)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor.validate(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:42)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor.access$000(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:12)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor$1.call(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:25)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor$1.call(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:22)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.util.BambooProfilingUtils.withUtilTimerStack(BambooProfilingUtils.java:35)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:22)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:98)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.SimpleConversionErrorInterceptor.intercept(SimpleConversionErrorInterceptor.java:64)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooXsrfTokenInterceptor.doIntercept(BambooXsrfTokenInterceptor.java:70)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.AbstractBambooInterceptor.intercept(AbstractBambooInterceptor.java:25)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:134)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:98)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.StaticParametersInterceptor.intercept(StaticParametersInterceptor.java:199)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ModelDrivenInterceptor.intercept(ModelDrivenInterceptor.java:99)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ChainingInterceptor.intercept(ChainingInterceptor.java:157)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.PrepareInterceptor.doIntercept(PrepareInterceptor.java:174)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:98)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.I18nInterceptor.intercept(I18nInterceptor.java:123)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:134)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:98)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at org.apache.struts2.interceptor.ServletConfigInterceptor.intercept(ServletConfigInterceptor.java:171)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AliasInterceptor.intercept(AliasInterceptor.java:201)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor.intercept(ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java:193)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.SetupCheckInterceptor.intercept(SetupCheckInterceptor.java:36)
	at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:247)
	at org.apache.struts2.factory.StrutsActionProxy.execute(StrutsActionProxy.java:53)
	at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:579)
	at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ExecuteOperations.executeAction(ExecuteOperations.java:81)
	at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsExecuteFilter.doFilter(StrutsExecuteFilter.java:88)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.obtainContent(SiteMeshFilter.java:129)
	at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.doFilter(SiteMeshFilter.java:77)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.SessionCreationForAnonymousUserFilter.doFilter(SessionCreationForAnonymousUserFilter.java:40)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.NewRelicTransactionNamingFilter.doFilter(NewRelicTransactionNamingFilter.java:30)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.StrutsPrepareFilter$1.doFilter(StrutsPrepareFilter.java:72)
	at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsPrepareFilter.doFilter(StrutsPrepareFilter.java:94)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.StrutsPrepareFilter.handleRequest(StrutsPrepareFilter.java:46)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.StrutsPrepareFilter.doFilter(StrutsPrepareFilter.java:38)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.BambooProfilingFilter.doFilter(BambooProfilingFilter.java:39)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.AccessLogFilter.doFilter(AccessLogFilter.java:84)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.BambooAcegiProxyFilter.doFilter(BambooAcegiProxyFilter.java:19)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.LicenseFilter.doFilter(LicenseFilter.java:74)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.johnson.filters.AbstractJohnsonFilter.doFilter(AbstractJohnsonFilter.java:71)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:88)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.BaseLoginFilter.doFilter(BaseLoginFilter.java:148)
	at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.BambooLoginFilter.doFilter(BambooLoginFilter.java:37)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.persistence.BambooSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(BambooSessionInViewFilter.java:29)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.BambooCompressingFilter.doFilter(BambooCompressingFilter.java:39)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.java:40)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.ClickjackingAndMimeTypeSniffingPreventionFilter.doFilter(ClickjackingAndMimeTypeSniffingPreventionFilter.java:36)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.CookieCacheControlFilter.doFilter(CookieCacheControlFilter.java:49)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.core.filters.HeaderSanitisingFilter.doFilter(HeaderSanitisingFilter.java:44)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:64)
	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.doFilter(ServletFilterModuleContainerFilter.java:58)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:200)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:212)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:106)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:141)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.StuckThreadDetectionValve.invoke(StuckThreadDetectionValve.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:616)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:528)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1099)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:670)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1520)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1476)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

[Foong]

Did you access other Atlassian applications during the installation?

Try accessing Bamboo through Incognito Mode during the installation.

[Maurice Tripp]

Not sure why this worked but it did.

Thanks