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# sk110780 - "Delete Domain failed: null" error when trying to delete a Domain in R80 SmartConsole

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk110780 |
| Date Created | 2016-03-30 |
| Last Modified | 2021-11-16 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- * Trying to delete a Domain in R80 SmartConsole fails with "`Delete Domain failed: null`".

  *Example* :  
  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc/SolutionsStatics/NEW_SK_NOID1459364796546/deletedomain1603301213.png)
* *cpm.elg* file shows:

  `
  INFO coresvc.internal.DomainManagementSvcImpl [taskExecutor-4]: Creating tasks for deleting 1 domain servers.`  

  `
  ERROR coresvc.internal.DomainManagementSvcImpl$DeleteDomainTask [taskExecutor-4]: DeleteDomainTask domain [DOMAIN_ID] caught exception: {}`  

  `
  java.lang.NullPointerException`
* Running the following query on the cpm postgres Database indicates that the Domain was not created successfully:

  ```
  
  cpm=# select usernotificationtitle,comments from tasknotification where domainid='a0eebc99-afed-4ef8-bb6d-fedfedfedfed' order by creationtime ;
  
  Create Domain: Test                    | Could not start the Domain management server - make sure there is a valid license
  Delete Domain: Test                    | Delete Domain failed: null
  ```

## Cause

The Domain was not fully created because no valid license exists. As a result, it cannot be deleted properly.

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