From 011ec2076550fe1eeb1c2fe0eccfb3d47600e23d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chenson42 <chenson42@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 19:26:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix null pointer exception while trying to open registration
 on an unconfigured node

---
 .../jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java  | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
index 7d4c2761f4..84a4fe66fb 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
@@ -365,9 +365,7 @@ public synchronized String openRegistration(Node node) {
     
     protected String openRegistration(Node node, String remoteHost, String remoteAddress) {        
         Node me = nodeService.findIdentity();
-        if (me != null
-                || (parameterService.getExternalId().equals(node.getExternalId()) && parameterService
-                        .getNodeGroupId().equals(node.getNodeGroupId()))) {
+        if (me != null) {
             String nodeId = nodeService.getNodeIdCreator().generateNodeId(node, remoteHost, remoteAddress);
             Node existingNode = nodeService.findNode(nodeId);
             if (existingNode == null) {