[JENKINS-1337] TestNG-Results ends in NPE

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Hudson Version= 1.184
each testNG run ends with:
FATAL: remote file operation failed
hudson.util.IOException2: remote file operation failed
at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:297)
at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver.perform(JUnitResultArchiver.java:51)
at
hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:273)
at
hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:261)
at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.post2(Build.java:136)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.post(AbstractBuild.java:246)
at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:677)
at hudson.model.Build.run(Build.java:101)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:70)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:65)
Caused by: hudson.util.IOException2: Failed to read
/home/ci-dev/workspace/workspace/haendler-build-HEAD/haendler-war/target/surefire-reports/testng-failed.xml
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:134)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:95)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.(TestResult.java:72)
at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver$1.invoke(JUnitResultArchiver.java:62)
at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver$1.invoke(JUnitResultArchiver.java:51)
at hudson.FilePath$FileCallableWrapper.call(FilePath.java:1084)
at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:69)
at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:23)
at hudson.remoting.Request$2.run(Request.java:200)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:885)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:907)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.dom4j.DocumentException: null Nested exception: null
at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:484)
at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:264)
at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.(SuiteResult.java:50)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:124)
... 14 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at hudson.tasks.junit.XMLEntityResolver.resolveEntity(XMLEntityResolver.java:40)
at org.apache.xerces.util.EntityResolverWrapper.resolveEntity(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityManager.resolveEntity(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$DTDDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:465)
... 17 more

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Originally reported by tspengler, imported from: TestNG-Results ends in NPE

• status: Closed
• priority: Blocker
• component(s): junit-plugin
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2008-03-05T01:50:27+00:00
• votes: 0
• watchers: 0
• imported: 2025-11-26

Raw content of original issue

Hudson Version= 1.184
each testNG run ends with:
FATAL: remote file operation failed
hudson.util.IOException2: remote file operation failed
	at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:297)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver.perform(JUnitResultArchiver.java:51)
	at
hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:273)
	at
hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildStep(AbstractBuild.java:261)
	at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.post2(Build.java:136)
	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.post(AbstractBuild.java:246)
	at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:677)
	at hudson.model.Build.run(Build.java:101)
	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:70)
	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:65)
Caused by: hudson.util.IOException2: Failed to read
/home/ci-dev/workspace/workspace/haendler-build-HEAD/haendler-war/target/surefire-reports/testng-failed.xml
	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:134)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:95)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.<init>(TestResult.java:72)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver$1.invoke(JUnitResultArchiver.java:62)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.JUnitResultArchiver$1.invoke(JUnitResultArchiver.java:51)
	at hudson.FilePath$FileCallableWrapper.call(FilePath.java:1084)
	at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:69)
	at hudson.remoting.UserRequest.perform(UserRequest.java:23)
	at hudson.remoting.Request$2.run(Request.java:200)
	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
	at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:885)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:907)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.dom4j.DocumentException: null Nested exception: null
	at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:484)
	at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:264)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.<init>(SuiteResult.java:50)
	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.parse(TestResult.java:124)
	... 14 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at hudson.tasks.junit.XMLEntityResolver.resolveEntity(XMLEntityResolver.java:40)
	at org.apache.xerces.util.EntityResolverWrapper.resolveEntity(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLEntityManager.resolveEntity(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$DTDDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown
Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown
Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
	at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:465)
	... 17 more

• environment: Platform: Other, OS: Linux

[jenkins-infra-bot]

mstarzyk:

• Original comment link
• Raw content of original comment:

  This is caused by Hudson trying to parse all the xml files in target/surefire-
  reports/ as JUnit report files.
  

This is caused by Hudson trying to parse all the xml files in target/surefire-
reports/ as JUnit report files.

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mstarzyk:

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• Raw content of original comment:

  Fixed in cvs. Should be available in build 1.189
  

Fixed in cvs. Should be available in build 1.189