Unable to delete spaces or pages after upgrade

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Summary

Problem

Old spaces or pages are not able to be deleted following an upgrade.

Following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log

1 2 3 4 5 6 Cause java.lang.NullPointerException at com.adaptavist.confluence.enterpriseNotifications.filter.DeletePageServletFilter.doFilter(DeletePageServletFilter.java:47) Stack Trace:[hide] java.lang.NullPointerException at com.adaptavist.confluence.enterpriseNotifications.filter.DeletePageServletFilter.doFilter(DeletePageServletFilter.java:47)

Diagnosis

Environment

  • Adaptavist plugin are installed

Cause

Enterprise Notification plugin was causing this issue

Solution

Resolution

  1. Disable the plugin

  2. or Contact the plugin vendor.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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