KNOWN ISSUE: Error: "Value cannot be null..." when DS security is disabled and code does not include DSCredentialsHeaderValue.

Article:TECH40974

Created: 2008-12-05

Updated: 2009-04-02

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH40974

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Problem

Error: "Value cannot be null..." when DS security is disabled and code does not include DSCredentialsHeaderValue.

Here is the full error:
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException was unhandled
  Message="System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Value cannot be null.\nParameter name: name ---> Altiris.ASDK.ASDKException: Value cannot be null.\nParameter name: name\n   at Altiris.ASDK.DS.JobManagement.GetJob(Int32 jobID)\n   at Altiris.ASDK.DS.Web.JobManagementService.GetJob(Int32 jobID)\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\n   at Altiris.ASDK.DS.Web.JobManagementService.GetJob(Int32 jobID)"
  Source="System.Web.Services"
  Actor="http://localhost/Altiris.ASDK.DS/JobManagementService.asmx"
  Lang=""
  Node="http://localhost/Altiris.ASDK.DS/JobManagementService.asmx"
  Role=""
  StackTrace:
       at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
       at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
       at JobManagement.DSJobManagement.JobManagementService.GetJob(Int32 jobID) in C:\work\JobManagement\Web References\DSJobManagement\Reference.cs:line 499
       at JobManagement.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\work\JobManagement\Program.cs:line 29
       at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args)
       at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
       at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
       at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
       at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

Environment

DS 6.9 SP1 (build 355)
ASDK 1.4.207
DS security disabled

Cause

The DS code is looking for values in the DSCredentialsHeader. If this has not been set to either valid or invalid values, the GetJobIDs method fails. With DS security disabled, the DSCredentialsHeader values should not matter and the method should finish successfully.

Solution

This issue has been resolved in DS 6.9 SP2

Supplemental Materials

Source	DEFECT
Value	LB 75162
Description	Logged in Littlebuggy (Altiris - Lindon, Plymouth) database

Legacy ID

44650