Anonymous users cannot access the RSS feeds. Throws a NPE

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Cause:
java.lang.NullPointerException

Stack Trace: [hide]

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.atlassian.confluence.dashboard.actions.AbstractDashboardAction.execute(AbstractDashboardAction.java:103)
at com.atlassian.confluence.dashboard.actions.GlobalRssFeedAction.execute(GlobalRssFeedAction.java:91)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:173)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:37)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.atlassian.confluence.security.actions.PermissionCheckInterceptor.intercept(PermissionCheckInterceptor.java:40)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:37)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:37)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:37)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:37)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:170)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionProxy.execute(DefaultActionProxy.java:116)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ServletDispatcher.java:182)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:162)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:129)
at com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling.ProfilingPageFilter.parsePage(ProfilingPageFilter.java:36)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:61)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:161)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.LoginFilter.doFilter(LoginFilter.java:181)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.atlassian.johnson.filters.JohnsonFilter.doFilter(JohnsonFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:83)
at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.SpringSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(SpringSessionInViewFilter.java:32)
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:39)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:132)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractEncodingFilter.doFilter(AbstractEncodingFilter.java:38)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2416)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:223)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:601)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:392)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:565)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:619)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

Referer URL:
http://localhost:8181/homepage.action

System Information:
System Date: Wednesday, 11 Feb 2004
System Time: 10:13:17
Java Version: 1.4.1_03
Java Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
JVM Version: 1.0
JVM Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
JVM Implementation Version: 1.4.1_03-b02
Java Runtime: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User Name: ncampbel
User Timezone: GMT-05:00
Operating System: Windows XP 5.1
OS Architecture: x86
Total Memory: 127 MB
Free Memory: 77 MB
Used Memory: 50 MB
Uptime: 1 day, 31 minutes, 37 seconds
Version: 1.0rc1
Build Number: 36