Invocation of method 'isShowSignUp' in class com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.LoginAction threw
Asked by Korea Certificate Service Co., Ltd.:

### Cause {#toc-hId-1592323488}

org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'isShowSignUp' in class com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.LoginAction threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Application cannot be null at /login.vm\[line 6, column 28\]  
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.handleInvocationException(ASTMethod.java:337)

caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Application cannot be null  
at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull(Preconditions.java:226)

#### Stack Trace:\[hide\] {#toc-hId--1156346978}

```
org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'isShowSignUp' in  class com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.LoginAction threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Application cannot be null at /login.vm[line 6, column 28]	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.handleInvocationException(ASTMethod.java:337)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:284)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:262)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:507)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTExpression.value(ASTExpression.java:71)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTSetDirective.render(ASTSetDirective.java:142)	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:336)	at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:328)	at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:235)	at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.VelocityResult.doExecute(VelocityResult.java:91)	at com.atlassian.xwork.results.ProfiledVelocityResult.doExecute(ProfiledVelocityResult.java:21)	at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.webwork.EncodingVelocityResult.doExecute(EncodingVelocityResult.java:43)	at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.WebWorkResultSupport.execute(WebWorkResultSupport.java:116)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.executeResult(DefaultActionInvocation.java:263)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:187)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.ConfluenceWorkflowInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceWorkflowInterceptor.java:33)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.XsrfTokenInterceptor.intercept(XsrfTokenInterceptor.java:100)	at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.ConfluenceXsrfTokenInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceXsrfTokenInterceptor.java:29)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.interceptors.CaptchaInterceptor.intercept(CaptchaInterceptor.java:42)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.ConfluenceLicenseInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceLicenseInterceptor.java:66)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.validation.MessageHolderInterceptor.intercept(MessageHolderInterceptor.java:37)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.util.LoggingContextInterceptor.intercept(LoggingContextInterceptor.java:44)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.CancellingInterceptor.intercept(CancellingInterceptor.java:21)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.HttpMethodValidationInterceptor.intercept(HttpMethodValidationInterceptor.java:68)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.websudo.WebSudoInterceptor.intercept(WebSudoInterceptor.java:57)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.themes.ThemeContextInterceptor.intercept(ThemeContextInterceptor.java:42)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.actions.PermissionCheckInterceptor.intercept(PermissionCheckInterceptor.java:55)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.setup.webwork.BootstrapAwareInterceptor.intercept(BootstrapAwareInterceptor.java:21)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.UserAwareInterceptor.intercept(UserAwareInterceptor.java:53)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.CommentAwareInterceptor.intercept(CommentAwareInterceptor.java:39)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.PageAwareInterceptor.intercept(PageAwareInterceptor.java:66)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.spaces.actions.SpaceAwareInterceptor.intercept(SpaceAwareInterceptor.java:71)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.interceptors.ConfluenceAccessInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceAccessInterceptor.java:31)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.FlashScopeInterceptor.intercept(FlashScopeInterceptor.java:21)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.actions.LastModifiedInterceptor.intercept(LastModifiedInterceptor.java:27)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.core.ConfluenceAutowireInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceAutowireInterceptor.java:44)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.TransactionalInvocation.invokeAndHandleExceptions(TransactionalInvocation.java:76)	at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.TransactionalInvocation.invokeInTransaction(TransactionalInvocation.java:61)	at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.XWorkTransactionInterceptor.intercept(XWorkTransactionInterceptor.java:56)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.SetupIncompleteInterceptor.intercept(SetupIncompleteInterceptor.java:43)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.atlassian.confluence.security.interceptors.SecurityHeadersInterceptor.intercept(SecurityHeadersInterceptor.java:39)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)	at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionProxy.execute(DefaultActionProxy.java:115)	at com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.ConfluenceServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ConfluenceServletDispatcher.java:56)	at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:199)	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:292)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)	at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)	at com.atlassian.confluence.web.filter.DebugFilter.doFilter(DebugFilter.java:46)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240)	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:39)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.baseurl.IncludeResourcesFilter.doFilter(IncludeResourcesFilter.java:42)	at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractHttpFilter.doFilter(AbstractHttpFilter.java:31)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.labs.botkiller.BotKillerFilter.doFilter(BotKillerFilter.java:36)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:24)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:24)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:24)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:24)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:64)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.IteratingFilterChain.doFilter(IteratingFilterChain.java:37)	at com.atlassian.plugin.servlet.filter.DelegatingPluginFilter$1.doFilter(DelegatingPluginFilter.java:58)	at com.atlassian.applinks.core.rest.context.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:24)	
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Answers:
author: Rolf Glaettli
body: I had this exact error and rebooted my server and the problem was gone


author: Shannon S
body: Hi there!

Have you seen this article, that will tell you how to resolve this issue?

* [Confluence returns system error due to 'Invocation of method 'isShowSignUp' in class com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.LoginAction threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException at /login.vm'](https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/confluence-returns-system-error-due-to-invocation-of-method-isshowsignup-in-class-com-atlassian-confluence-user-actions-loginaction-threw-exception-java-lang-nullpointerexception-at-login-vm-693899125.html)

It appears to cover the exact issue you're experiencing.

Can you give that a try and let us know how it goes?

Kind regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Sandi Ameen
body: i am having a similar problem.

SELECT \* FROM cwd_app_dir_mapping;

produced zero rows.

    UPDATE cwd_app_dir_mappingSET LIST_INDEX=0WHERE ID=<first_id>;

0 rows updated.


author: Shannon S
body: Sandi,

There should definitely be something in that table because it would display at least the default Confluence user directory.

1. Could you try the statement using upper case instead and see if you're able to find it that way?
2. Is this when you're logging into the instance?
3. What do you have in your User Directories setup?
4. The 2nd query didn't work because you have \<first_id\> from the example in your SQL query. Once you return results to the 1st query, you can proceed with the 2nd query, filling in the ID that is returned from the first.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Rogerio Richa
body: HI - I'm on Confluence 6.0.3 and I ran into this issue after a failed backup import.

    cwd_app_dir_mapping

as well as other tables (cwd_application, cwd_user) are empty. I can't even perform a password reset!


author: Rogerio Richa
body: Re-installing confluence does not work. I don't know what to try next.


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Rogerio,

Thank you for reaching out! I see you raised a new thread below:

* [Urgent help needed - Confluence fails to start after failed backup import](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Urgent-help-needed-Confluence-fails-to-start-after-failed-backup/qaq-p/1058905)

Let's work on your issue there. Feel free to update this thread once the issue has been resolved!

Regards,

Shannon


author: Kuldeep Singh
body: Hi Shannon,

I am also facing the same issue while importing the cloud backup to server,

caused by: org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'isShowSignUp' in class com.atlassian.confluence.user.actions.LoginAction threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Application cannot be null at /login.vm\[line 6, column 28\]  
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.handleInvocationException(ASTMethod.java:342)  
caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Application cannot be null  
at com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull(Preconditions.java:895)

I have tried using above article but luck showing no rows affected.

Any support will be appreciated.

Thanks.


author: Kuldeep Singh
body: Hi [@Korea Certificate Service Co., Ltd.](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1163526) ,

May i know how you fixed this issue, because i have same error.

Thanks.