java exception with SUU DVD SOLVED

[Gregor Friedrich]

Gregor Friedrich schrieb:
> Hello list
> 
> when I try to install the updates with the latest SUU DVD (5.4.1) I got 
> a java exception:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Welcome to the Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility.
> Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> SUU Version: 1 .8 .0 .50
> 
> SUU Log location: /var/log/dell/suu
> 
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
>          at java.io.StringReader.<init>(StringReader.java:33)
>          at com.dell.suu.cm.CMFactoryImpl.getInventory(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.cm.CMFactoryImpl.getApplicableBundle(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.ui.cli.IsApplicableBundle.eval(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.IfCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.IfCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.IfElseCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.IfCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.CommandSequence.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.IfCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.CommandSequence.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.OrCommand.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.CommandSequence.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.SUUMain.execute(DashoA1*..)
>          at com.dell.suu.app.SUUMain.main(DashoA1*..)
> 
> Any hint?

I found the reason: /tmp must be mounted with exec! Maybe the scripts 
could check this before and give an error message.

Gregor