Tested with Studio 2.0.0-M12 against ApacheDS 2.0.0-M20 and 2.0.0-M23 to add the "o=sevenSeas" partition as described in the tutorial just works (the screenshot are not up-to-date btw).
Did you choose same values as in the tutorial? Another idea, as we use reflection in that part of code where the NullPointerException occurs: do you use Java 9? Or which Java version do you use? Kind Regards, Stefan On 04/13/2017 09:05 PM, Sean Kelly wrote: > Thanks for responding, Stefan. (And apologies if this message appears > twice. My mail client is acting oddly.) > > I upgraded Apache Directory Studio to Version: 2.0.0.v20161101-M12. But > I still get a stack trace when I try to save my configuration: > > ----- > Unable to save configuration. > - Unable to convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigurationException: Unable to > convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.convertConfigurationBeanToLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:115) > > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.getConvertedLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:192) > > at > org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds.configuration.editor.ServerConfigurationEditorUtils.saveConfiguration(ServerConfigurationEditorUtils.java:328) > > at > org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds.configuration.jobs.SaveConfigurationRunnable.run(SaveConfigurationRunnable.java:109) > > at > org.apache.directory.studio.common.core.jobs.StudioJob.run(StudioJob.java:85) > > at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55) > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.getDn(ConfigWriter.java:540) > > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:324) > > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:408) > > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:291) > > at > org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.convertConfigurationBeanToLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:108) > > ... 5 more > > Unable to convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries > ----- > > Is there something I should look for in the server's log? > > --k >> Stefan Seelmann <mailto:m...@stefan-seelmann.de> >> 2017-04-13 at 1.05 p >> Hi Sean, >> >> which version of Apache Directory Studio are you using? From stack trace >> (ServerConfigurationEditorUtils.java:340) I assume it is a very old one >> from 2015? If so can you try wit latest 2.0.0-M12? >> >> Kind Regards, >> Stefan >> >> Sean Kelly <mailto:ke...@apache.org> >> 2017-04-13 at 11.30 a >> Hi folks: >> >> I'm trying to add a new partition to an existing Apache DS 2.0.0-M20, >> following the instructions [1]. However, when I click "Save", the >> Studio reports "'Save Configuration' has encountered a problem" and >> the Details button reveals: >> >> ----- >> Unable to save configuration. >> - Unable to convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigurationException: Unable to >> convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.convertConfigurationBeanToLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:114) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.getConvertedLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:191) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds.configuration.editor.ServerConfigurationEditorUtils.saveConfiguration(ServerConfigurationEditorUtils.java:340) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.studio.apacheds.configuration.jobs.SaveConfigurationRunnable.run(SaveConfigurationRunnable.java:109) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.studio.common.core.jobs.StudioJob.run(StudioJob.java:83) >> >> at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54) >> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.getDn(ConfigWriter.java:539) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:323) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:407) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.addBean(ConfigWriter.java:290) >> >> at >> org.apache.directory.server.config.ConfigWriter.convertConfigurationBeanToLdifEntries(ConfigWriter.java:107) >> >> ... 5 more >> >> Unable to convert the configuration bean to LDIF entries >> ----- >> >> Any ideas what's going on? >> >> Thanks, >> Sean. >> >> [1] >> http://directory.apache.org/apacheds/basic-ug/1.4.3-adding-partition.html >> >