When logging into the Information Delivery Portal using an expired
password, the following error may occur:

   [ERROR]  s.portal.actions.GeneralExceptionHandler -
   java.lang.NullPointerException
   at com.sas.portal.actions.LogonAction.execute(LogonAction.java:93)
   at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform
   (RequestProcessor.java:465)
   at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process
   (RequestProcessor.java:274)
   at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process
   (ActionServlet.java:1422)
   at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost
   (ActionServlet.java:523)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760)
   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictServletInstance.doService
   (StrictServletInstance.java:110)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet._service
   (StrictLifecycleServlet.java:174)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.IdleServletState.service
   (StrictLifecycleServlet.java:313)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.StrictLifecycleServlet.service
   (StrictLifecycleServlet.java:116)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstance.service
   (ServletInstance.java:283)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ValidServletReferenceState.
   dispatch
   (ValidServletReferenceState.java:42)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletInstanceReference.dispatch
   (ServletInstanceReference.java:40)
   at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter
   (WebAppFilterChain.java:76)
   at com.sas.portal.httpfilters.SessionManagerFilter.doFilter
   (SessionManagerFilter.java:40)
   at com.sas.portal.httpfilters.HttpFilter.doFilter(HttpFilter.java:35)


A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#014379

For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
fix should be downloaded from:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#014379

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :