The following NPE thrown, in some cases during backup. I using the latest (stable) version of areca backup: areca-7.5-linux-gtk-64.tar.gz, on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS.
The backup location is mounted over nfs, but i think, at this point it's irrelevant.
Please let me know if you need any other information. :)
The relevant log entries:
15-09-03 03:01 - DETAIL - Processing /mnt/nfs_adsrv2/home/trac/.python-eggs/IniAdmin-0.3_r13607-py2.7.egg-tmp/iniadmin/templates
15-09-03 03:01 - DETAIL - Processing /mnt/nfs_adsrv2/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/Django-1.6.11-py2.7.egg/django/conf/locale/cs
15-09-03 03:01 - DETAIL - Processing /mnt/nfs_adsrv2/home/ardinsys/tools/hudson_findbugs/a/a2
15-09-03 03:01 - DETAIL - Processing /mnt/nfs_adsrv2/var/ra_svn_codereview/logs
15-09-03 03:01 - DETAIL - Processing /mnt/nfs_adsrv2/var/samba/docs/projekt_docs/!ajanlatkerok/2014/006_2014 - DAP projekt 1. fázis (fejlesztés)
15-09-03 03:01 - ERROR - java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:229)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.setCurrentCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:186)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.addCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:190)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:324)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.next(FileSystemIterator.java:196)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:264)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.application.areca.impl.FileSystemTarget.nextElement(FileSystemTarget.java:183)
at com.application.areca.AbstractTarget.processBackup(AbstractTarget.java:393)
at com.application.areca.ActionProxy.processBackupOnTarget(ActionProxy.java:98)
at com.application.areca.launcher.tui.Launcher$1.run(Launcher.java:407)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Aborting backup ...
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Abort completed.
15-09-03 03:01 - ERROR - java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:229)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.setCurrentCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:186)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.addCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:190)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:324)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.next(FileSystemIterator.java:196)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:264)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.application.areca.impl.FileSystemTarget.nextElement(FileSystemTarget.java:183)
at com.application.areca.AbstractTarget.processBackup(AbstractTarget.java:393)
at com.application.areca.ActionProxy.processBackupOnTarget(ActionProxy.java:98)
at com.application.areca.launcher.tui.Launcher$1.run(Launcher.java:407)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Computing statistics ...
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Validating and running processor : com.application.areca.processor.SendReportByMailProcessor - allianz_admin@ardinsys.eu - smtp-relay.gmail.com:25
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Sending a mail report to : allianz_admin@ardinsys.eu using SMTP server : smtp-relay.gmail.com:25
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Backup completed.
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Backup completed on adsrv2_hudson (750946693)
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - ------------------------------------------------------------------
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - An error occurred during the process : java.lang.NullPointerException
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - Please refer to the log file : /mnt/storage/areca_backup/workspace/.log/adsrv2_daily.15-09-03.log
15-09-03 03:01 - INFO - ------------------------------------------------------------------
15-09-03 03:01 - ERROR - com.application.areca.ApplicationException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.application.areca.AbstractTarget.wrapException(AbstractTarget.java:586)
at com.application.areca.AbstractTarget.processBackup(AbstractTarget.java:427)
at com.application.areca.ActionProxy.processBackupOnTarget(ActionProxy.java:98)
at com.application.areca.launcher.tui.Launcher$1.run(Launcher.java:407)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.getGlobalCompletionRate(TaskMonitor.java:134)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:229)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.completionChanged(TaskMonitor.java:240)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.setCurrentCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:186)
at com.myJava.util.taskmonitor.TaskMonitor.addCompletion(TaskMonitor.java:190)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:324)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.next(FileSystemIterator.java:196)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFileOrDirectory(FileSystemIterator.java:264)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.fetchNext(FileSystemIterator.java:431)
at com.myJava.file.iterator.FileSystemIterator.nextFile(FileSystemIterator.java:205)
at com.application.areca.impl.FileSystemTarget.nextElement(FileSystemTarget.java:183)
at com.application.areca.AbstractTarget.processBackup(AbstractTarget.java:393)
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