Error in sites manager in alfresco 5.2

[udayakumar_p]

Sites manager under admin tools is not working. Below error is thrown.

Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.TemplateException: 01270323 Error during processing of the template 'The following has evaluated to null or missing: ==> jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)  [in template "org/alfresco/repository/site/site-admin-sites.get.json.ftl" at line 4, column 15]  Tip: If the failing expression is known to be legally null/missing, either specify a default value with myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthessis: (myOptionVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionVar.foo)??  The failing instruction (print stack trace for 3 more): ==> ${manager.firstName} auto-escaped  [in template "org/alfresco/repository/site/site-admin-sites.get.json.ftl" in macro "siteJSON" at line 19, column 52]'. Please contact your system administrator.      at org.alfresco.repo.template.FreeMarkerProcessor.process(FreeMarkerProcessor.java:234)      at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.AbstractWebScript.renderTemplate(AbstractWebScript.java:967)      at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript.renderFormatTemplate(DeclarativeWebScript.java:267)      at org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript.execute(DeclarativeWebScript.java:147)      ... 34 more Caused by: freemarker.core.InvalidReferenceException: The following has evaluated to null or missing: ==> jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)  [in template "org/alfresco/repository/site/site-admin-sites.get.json.ftl" at line 4, column 15]  Tip: If the failing expression is known to be legally null/missing, either specify a default value with myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthessis: (myOptionVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionVar.foo)??  The failing instruction (print stack trace for 3 more): ==> ${manager.firstName} auto-escaped  [in template "org/alfresco/repository/site/site-admin-sites.get.json.ftl" in macro "siteJSON" at line 19, column 52]      at freemarker.core.InvalidReferenceException.getInstance(InvalidReferenceException.java:98)

[cesarista · Accepted solution]

Hi:

I have seen this issue sometime, and I found it related with one or more than one of your site managers with missing email fields (not set, or bad synced). As a walkaround fill the emails of all your site managers.

Regards.

--C.

[udayakumar_p]

It worked. Thanks

[udayakumar_p]

We restarted the server and the issue is happening again though there is no site manager without email.

[cesarista]

Mmmm...check if ldap sync has deleted some email during restarting.

Regards.

--C.

[Damir-Kovacevic]

Hello, 

I found that log give some clue what is the problem, like in error above ${manager.firstName}.

In my error I found this line ${item.siteInfo.description} auto-esc...

When I fill description for all my sites, list of site (Site Manager) in share app start works again.