Linux Smconsole java.io.IOException Cannot run program "null\system32\tasklist.exe" error

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

A console error happens when I start smconsole with policy server not running. If the policy server is running and I start smconsole, it comes up fine. 
The console error happens when I click the stop button. 

Notice that it is looking at Windows for tasklist.exe 

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "null\system32\tasklist.exe": error=2, No such file or directory 
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1041) 
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:617) 
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:450) 
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:347) 
at com.netegrity.sm.smconsole.ServerConnection.isPolicyServerRunningOnWindows(ServerConnection.java:138) 
at com.netegrity.sm.smconsole.ServerConnection.getAuthenticationServerRunning(ServerConnection.java:76) 
at com.netegrity.sm.smconsole.StatusBean.getAuthenticationServerRunning(StatusBean.java:55) 
at com.netegrity.sm.smconsole.SmConsoleImpl.allServicesStopped(SmConsoleImpl.java:1297) 
at com.netegrity.sm.smconsole.SmConsoleImpl.actionPerformed(SmConsoleImpl.java:3708) 
at java.awt.Button.processActionEvent(Button.java:409) 
..... 
Caused by: java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory 
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.forkAndExec(Native Method) 
at java.lang.UNIXProcess.<init>(UNIXProcess.java:135) 
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:130) 
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1022) 
... 30 more 

Environment

Policy Server 12.52 SP01 CR05 Build 2112Non-Windows OSNOTE: This defect affects 12.52 SP01 CR05 through 12.52 SP01 CR07

Cause

Code is not properly detecting Linux OS and is trying to run Windows executable, tasklist.exe, on Linux.

Resolution

This is a known defect and is tracked through Defect DE203493.

If you are experiencing the same issue, please open a ticket with Single Sign-on support and submit the details your environment.  Support and engineering will need to verify if the issue is the same.