Template NullPointerException when visiting Confluence after space import

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Problem

After importing a space, a user may see the following error when visiting Confluence:

Error occurred during template rendering: Invocation of method 'getRenderedParam' in class
com.atlassian.plugin.web.model.DefaultWebParam threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException at
template/includes/menu-macros.vm[line 67, column 50]. Contact your administrator for assistance.

Diagnosis

Environment

  • Confluence 5.7
  • Other versions of Confluence may be affected

Diagnostic Steps

  1. Run the following command against the database.

    select * from spaces where spacename is NULL;
  2. If results are returned, please proceed below.

Cause

A space has been imported into Confluence that has no Space Name.  CONF-39517 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Resolution

Change Space Name

  1. Open your Confluence instance;
  2. Go to Space > Space Directory;
  3. Look for spaces with the name set as 'Undefined';
  4. Change the space name.

Modify Data

  1. Stop Confluence
  2. In the database, run:

    update spaces set spacename='SPACE_NAME' where spaceid=XXXXXX; 

    Always back up your data before performing any modifications to the database. If possible, test any alter, insert, update, or delete SQL commands on a staging server first.

    Where XXXXXX is the spaceid from the results returned in your Diagnosis, and the SPACE_NAME is set to the desired space name.

  3. Start Confluence

  4. Rebuild the search index


Last modified on Sep 27, 2018

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