Details
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Bug
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Resolution: Obsolete
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Low
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None
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4.3
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None
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4.03
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Description
The following error messages are reported in the JIRA log file:
java.lang.NullPointerException at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.tasks.UpgradeTask_Build602.migrateGroups(UpgradeTask_Build602.java:535) at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.tasks.UpgradeTask_Build602.doUpgrade(UpgradeTask_Build602.java:93) at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.doUpgradeTaskSucess(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:578) at com.atlassian.jira.upgrade.UpgradeManagerImpl.runUpgradeTasks(UpgradeManagerImpl.java:482) ...
Cause
There is a user group missing "name" field in JIRA, which breaks group migration to JIRA 4.3+ version.
Resolution
1. Back up JIRA data
2. Shutdown JIRA instance
3. Run the below script in JIRA database
update groupbase set groupname='DATA-FIX' where groupname is null
4. Reboot JIRA instance
5. If upgrade is successful, find 'DATA-FIX' group in JIRA, delete or rename it.