Xpages - Issue: 'context.getUser().getCommonName()' is null

Question

Has anyone else noticed this problem:

'context.getUser().getCommonName()' is null

I get this problem on one particular server, but can't reproduce this on other servers.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here is stack trace of the issue:

com.ibm.xsp.exception.EvaluationExceptionEx: Error while executing JavaScript computed expression
    com.ibm.xsp.binding.javascript.JavaScriptValueBinding.getValue(JavaScriptValueBinding.java:132)
    javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.isRendered(UIComponentBase.java:451)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.isRenderedProp(UIDataPanelBase.java:81)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.fillShadowedFlags(UIDataPanelBase.java:231)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.encodeBegin(UIDataPanelBase.java:240)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:840)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIViewRootEx._renderView(UIViewRootEx.java:1317)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIViewRootEx.renderView(UIViewRootEx.java:1255)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl.doRender(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:641)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl._renderView(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:320)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:335)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:103)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:210)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:120)
    com.ibm.xsp.controller.FacesControllerImpl.render(FacesControllerImpl.java:264)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServlet.serviceView(FacesServlet.java:248)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServletEx.serviceView(FacesServletEx.java:200)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:160)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServletEx.service(FacesServletEx.java:137)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.DesignerFacesServlet.service(DesignerFacesServlet.java:103)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.invokeServlet(ComponentModule.java:576)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFComponentModule.invokeServlet(NSFComponentModule.java:1267)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule$AdapterInvoker.invokeServlet(ComponentModule.java:847)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule$ServletInvoker.doService(ComponentModule.java:796)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.doService(ComponentModule.java:565)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFComponentModule.doService(NSFComponentModule.java:1251)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doServiceInternal(NSFService.java:598)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doService(NSFService.java:421)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.doService(LCDEnvironment.java:341)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.service(LCDEnvironment.java:297)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.bridge.http.engine.XspCmdManager.service(XspCmdManager.java:272)
com.ibm.jscript.InterpretException: Script interpreter error, line=1, col=35: 'context.getUser().getCommonName()' is null
    com.ibm.jscript.InterpretException.<init>(InterpretException.java:123)
    com.ibm.jscript.ASTTree.ASTMember.interpret(ASTMember.java:97)
    com.ibm.jscript.ASTTree.ASTCall.interpret(ASTCall.java:88)
    com.ibm.jscript.ASTTree.binaryop.ASTBinaryDefaultOp.interpret(ASTBinaryDefaultOp.java:49)
    com.ibm.jscript.ASTTree.ASTProgram.interpret(ASTProgram.java:119)
    com.ibm.jscript.ASTTree.ASTProgram.interpretEx(ASTProgram.java:139)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression._interpretExpression(JSExpression.java:435)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression.access$1(JSExpression.java:424)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression$2.run(JSExpression.java:414)
    java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:284)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression.interpretExpression(JSExpression.java:410)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression.evaluateValue(JSExpression.java:251)
    com.ibm.jscript.JSExpression.evaluateValue(JSExpression.java:234)
    com.ibm.xsp.javascript.JavaScriptInterpreter.interpret(JavaScriptInterpreter.java:221)
    com.ibm.xsp.javascript.JavaScriptInterpreter.interpret(JavaScriptInterpreter.java:193)
    com.ibm.xsp.binding.javascript.JavaScriptValueBinding.getValue(JavaScriptValueBinding.java:78)
    javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.isRendered(UIComponentBase.java:451)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.isRenderedProp(UIDataPanelBase.java:81)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.fillShadowedFlags(UIDataPanelBase.java:231)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIDataPanelBase.encodeBegin(UIDataPanelBase.java:240)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:840)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.util.FacesUtil.renderComponent(FacesUtil.java:851)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIViewRootEx._renderView(UIViewRootEx.java:1317)
    com.ibm.xsp.component.UIViewRootEx.renderView(UIViewRootEx.java:1255)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl.doRender(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:641)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl._renderView(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:320)
    com.ibm.xsp.application.ViewHandlerExImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerExImpl.java:335)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:103)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:210)
    com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:120)
    com.ibm.xsp.controller.FacesControllerImpl.render(FacesControllerImpl.java:264)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServlet.serviceView(FacesServlet.java:248)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServletEx.serviceView(FacesServletEx.java:200)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:160)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.FacesServletEx.service(FacesServletEx.java:137)
    com.ibm.xsp.webapp.DesignerFacesServlet.service(DesignerFacesServlet.java:103)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.invokeServlet(ComponentModule.java:576)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFComponentModule.invokeServlet(NSFComponentModule.java:1267)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule$AdapterInvoker.invokeServlet(ComponentModule.java:847)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule$ServletInvoker.doService(ComponentModule.java:796)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.doService(ComponentModule.java:565)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFComponentModule.doService(NSFComponentModule.java:1251)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doServiceInternal(NSFService.java:598)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doService(NSFService.java:421)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.doService(LCDEnvironment.java:341)
    com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.service(LCDEnvironment.java:297)
    com.ibm.domino.xsp.bridge.http.engine.XspCmdManager.service(XspCmdManager.java:272)

Answer 1

We had this problem too, for users authenticated from a secondary domino address book (knonw thru directory assistance) We decided to not use anymore "context.getUser()" :

• replace context.getUser().getRoles() by database.queryAccessRoles(session.getEffectiveUserName())
• replace context.getUser().getFullName() by userBean.commonName
• replace context.getUser().getCommonName() by userBean.commonName
• (and even if this one works) replace context.getUser().getDistinguishedName() by session.getEffectiveUserName()

• replace context.getUser().getGroups() by _getUserGroupNameList() (not by session.getUserGroupNameList(), list of NotesName instead of strings)

  function _getUserGroupNameList() {
      var lNotesName:java.util.Vector = session.getUserGroupNameList(); // list of NotesName
      var lString:java.util.Vector = new java.util.Vector();
      for (var i = 0; i < lNotesName.size(); i++) lString.add(lNotesName.get(i).getCanonical());
      return lString;
  }
  

Answer 2

I currently have this problem. It's to do with user id and NAB on this server. I don't know what exactly but I've had a problem with id password digest. That means that my password in person document(names) on this perticular server was not synced with the psw on my ID. So in notes client I got "Sorry you're locked out" message. I've now refreshed the password and can login, but after that this started to happen. I can't get username. Neither from context, nor session. Basically it is working funny.

Answer 3

I am still not sure why this is causing an error on one particular server and not others. I have decided to use session.getEffectiveUserName() in the mean-time to get around this issue.

Answer 4

I build a quick sample and cannot reproduce the error

<xp:text escape="true" id="computedField1"
    value="#{javascript:context.getUser().getCommonName()}" />

What are you doing exactly?

by the way, you could also use EL

    <xp:text escape="true" id="computedField1"
    value="#{context.user.commonName}" />