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Can't start Nexus 1.9.2 with Java 7

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 1.9.2
  • Fix Version/s: Iteration 01/19 - 01/26, 2.0
  • Component/s: None
  • Labels:
    None
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  • Global Rank:
    20597
  • Story Points:
    1

Description

So far I'm using Nexus OSS 1.9.2 on Tomcat 7.0.19 under Java 6; 1.6.0_26, to be exact. JAVA_HOME points to the Java 6 installation on my machine when I start Tomcat. Everything works fine.

Today I installed Java 7 that was released today. With JAVA_HOME pointing to the new Java 7 installation, Nexus won't start anymore when Tomcat is (re-)started. Instead a couple of exceptions are shown in the logs; see attachment.

  1. Text File
    nexus-startup-error.log
    07/28/11 01:26 PM
    21 kB
    Thorsten Heit
  2. Text File
    nexus-startup-error-win32.log
    08/01/11 04:23 AM
    9 kB
    George Ianuzzi

Issue Links

is duplicated by

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. NEXUS-4814 503 error after installing

  • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. NEXUS-4741 Nexus 1.9 can't run with Oracle JDK 1.7 on windows 7 32bit platform

  • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. NEXUS-4453 Nexus won't start running under jdk7

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. NEXUS-4578 Nexus will not start

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed can be reopened.

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George Ianuzzi added a comment -

Tomcat 7.0.19 (Windows 2008 R2 x86, JDK 7 x86) - like issue 3579

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George Ianuzzi added a comment - Tomcat 7.0.19 (Windows 2008 R2 x86, JDK 7 x86) - like issue 3579
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Stuart McCulloch added a comment -

Note, this is caused by http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/XSTR-651

If you replace the bundled xstream:

nexus-oss-webapp-1.9.2/runtime/apps/nexus/lib/xstream-1.3.1.jar

with the latest 1.4-SNAPSHOT from:

https://nexus.codehaus.org/content/groups/public/com/thoughtworks/xstream/xstream/1.4-SNAPSHOT/

and add the XmlPull API (or any jar which has XmlPullParserFactory)

http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Cxmlpull%7Cxmlpull%7C1.1.3.4a%7Cjar

Then you should be able to start it with Java7

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Stuart McCulloch added a comment - Note, this is caused by http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/XSTR-651 If you replace the bundled xstream: nexus-oss-webapp-1.9.2/runtime/apps/nexus/lib/xstream-1.3.1.jar with the latest 1.4-SNAPSHOT from: https://nexus.codehaus.org/content/groups/public/com/thoughtworks/xstream/xstream/1.4-SNAPSHOT/ and add the XmlPull API (or any jar which has XmlPullParserFactory) http://search.maven.org/#artifactdetails%7Cxmlpull%7Cxmlpull%7C1.1.3.4a%7Cjar Then you should be able to start it with Java7
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Rich Seddon added a comment -

I wouldn't recommend running with Java 7 yet. Nexus makes heavy use of Lucene indexes, and there are known incompatibilities. See here for details:

http://lucene.apache.org/java/docs/index.html#28+July+2011+-+WARNING%3A+Index+corruption+and+crashes+in+Apache+Lucene+Core+%2F+Apache+Solr+with+Java+7

If you do decide to run with Java 7 anyhow be sure to set the flags as suggested in the above link.

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Rich Seddon added a comment - I wouldn't recommend running with Java 7 yet. Nexus makes heavy use of Lucene indexes, and there are known incompatibilities. See here for details: http://lucene.apache.org/java/docs/index.html#28+July+2011+-+WARNING%3A+Index+corruption+and+crashes+in+Apache+Lucene+Core+%2F+Apache+Solr+with+Java+7 If you do decide to run with Java 7 anyhow be sure to set the flags as suggested in the above link.
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George Ianuzzi added a comment -

Stuart, Rich,
Ok (will keep nexus running on Java 6). Thanks for the pointers and your time, really appreciated.

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George Ianuzzi added a comment - Stuart, Rich, Ok (will keep nexus running on Java 6). Thanks for the pointers and your time, really appreciated.
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Thorsten Heit added a comment -

Great, thanks for these hints!

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Thorsten Heit added a comment - Great, thanks for these hints!
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Karsten Tinnefeld added a comment -

This also happens with the current version 1.9.2.3 using the bundle jetty, so I think this is a major issue: running nexus using 1.7.0 results in the error mentioned, running it under 1.6.0_27 works without problems.

Easiest remedy: add full path to property "wrapper.java.command" in nexus-oss-webapp-19.2.3/bin/jsw/conf/wrapper.conf

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Karsten Tinnefeld added a comment - This also happens with the current version 1.9.2.3 using the bundle jetty, so I think this is a major issue: running nexus using 1.7.0 results in the error mentioned, running it under 1.6.0_27 works without problems. Easiest remedy: add full path to property "wrapper.java.command" in nexus-oss-webapp-19.2.3/bin/jsw/conf/wrapper.conf
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Brian Demers added a comment -

Karsten, right, the problem is not related to tomcat, I'll update the issue subject. The problem is due to bugs in the 1.7 JVM, so we are going to hold off testing on 1.7 until they are fixed (see link above)

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Brian Demers added a comment - Karsten, right, the problem is not related to tomcat, I'll update the issue subject. The problem is due to bugs in the 1.7 JVM, so we are going to hold off testing on 1.7 until they are fixed (see link above)
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David Dabbs added a comment -

FYI JDK 7u1, which fixes the Lucene bug, has been released.

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David Dabbs added a comment - FYI JDK 7u1, which fixes the Lucene bug, has been released.
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Rich Seddon added a comment -

Thanks for the update. I've moved this up in ranking, should be supported in next release.

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Rich Seddon added a comment - Thanks for the update. I've moved this up in ranking, should be supported in next release.
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David Dabbs added a comment -

Thanks for the feedback. FWIW, you might also want to check out running with JDK 8 for which weekly snapshot releases are available. It seems stable and fast. I'm using it in production in a few places. Best, David.

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David Dabbs added a comment - Thanks for the feedback. FWIW, you might also want to check out running with JDK 8 for which weekly snapshot releases are available. It seems stable and fast. I'm using it in production in a few places. Best, David.
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Hendy Irawan added a comment -

Please update the xstream in Nexus so it's compatible with JDK 7, and state minimum requirement of JDK 7 to JDK 7u1 so Lucene is working properly

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Hendy Irawan added a comment - Please update the xstream in Nexus so it's compatible with JDK 7, and state minimum requirement of JDK 7 to JDK 7u1 so Lucene is working properly
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Manfred Moser added a comment -

imho this is a must feature for the 2.0 release. More and more companies are moving to JDK 7. Also OpenJDK 7 will be the default JDK/JRE on the upcoming Ubuntu, debian and RedHat releases. In addition Oracle will EOL Java 6 in 2012...

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Manfred Moser added a comment - imho this is a must feature for the 2.0 release. More and more companies are moving to JDK 7. Also OpenJDK 7 will be the default JDK/JRE on the upcoming Ubuntu, debian and RedHat releases. In addition Oracle will EOL Java 6 in 2012...
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Tamás Cservenák added a comment -

@all this is already done in master branch (XStream updated to 1.4.1), and naturally Nexus 2.0 will support Java 7

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Tamás Cservenák added a comment - @all this is already done in master branch (XStream updated to 1.4.1), and naturally Nexus 2.0 will support Java 7
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Manfred Moser added a comment -

Is that an official position I can put into the training material?

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Manfred Moser added a comment - Is that an official position I can put into the training material?
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Rich Seddon added a comment -

Yes, running Nexus 2.0 under Java 7 will be officially supported.

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Rich Seddon added a comment - Yes, running Nexus 2.0 under Java 7 will be officially supported.
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Manfred Moser added a comment -

Training material updated. You might want to create an issue to update the book as well.

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Manfred Moser added a comment - Training material updated. You might want to create an issue to update the book as well.
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Brian Demers added a comment -

Run the IT's with 1.7u1 and note any issues in the release notes

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Brian Demers added a comment - Run the IT's with 1.7u1 and note any issues in the release notes
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Brian Demers added a comment - - edited

Running with java 1.7
https://builds.sonatype.org/view/nexus/job/nexus-oss-its/156/

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Brian Demers added a comment - - edited Running with java 1.7 https://builds.sonatype.org/view/nexus/job/nexus-oss-its/156/
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Brian Demers added a comment -

After verifying this, set the to use java 1.6 again.

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Brian Demers added a comment - After verifying this, set the to use java 1.6 again.
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Brian Demers added a comment -

build failed with enunciate error

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Brian Demers added a comment - build failed with enunciate error
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Florian Brunner added a comment -

Same problem here: Kubuntu 11.04

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Florian Brunner added a comment - Same problem here: Kubuntu 11.04
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bhanzelmann added a comment -

Running only the ITs (not the build itself b/c of the enunciate problem):

https://builds.sonatype.org/view/nexus/job/nexus-oss-its-jdk7

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bhanzelmann added a comment - Running only the ITs (not the build itself b/c of the enunciate problem): https://builds.sonatype.org/view/nexus/job/nexus-oss-its-jdk7
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bhanzelmann added a comment -

There are three IT failures, all dealing with the error reporting failing to validate ZIP contents.

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bhanzelmann added a comment - There are three IT failures, all dealing with the error reporting failing to validate ZIP contents.
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David Dabbs added a comment -

Hi. Its not clear from the comment history which version of jdk7 you're currently validating, but 7u2 (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) was released. In addition, 7u4 is in final pre-release stage so you might consider testing for issues with it: http://jdk7.java.net/download.html.

David

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David Dabbs added a comment - Hi. Its not clear from the comment history which version of jdk7 you're currently validating, but 7u2 ( http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html ) was released. In addition, 7u4 is in final pre-release stage so you might consider testing for issues with it: http://jdk7.java.net/download.html . David
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Brian Demers added a comment -

Currently running against 1.7.0_02
If it is another problem with the JVM we need to make sure we clearly doc it

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Brian Demers added a comment - Currently running against 1.7.0_02 If it is another problem with the JVM we need to make sure we clearly doc it
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bhanzelmann added a comment -

ITs succeeded for OSS and PRO with 1.7.0_02.

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bhanzelmann added a comment - ITs succeeded for OSS and PRO with 1.7.0_02.
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David Dabbs added a comment -

Hi Brian. Is the fix to use 1.7.0_02 with latest 1.9.2.x?

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David Dabbs added a comment - Hi Brian. Is the fix to use 1.7.0_02 with latest 1.9.2.x?
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Brian Demers added a comment -

David, you might be able to fudge it by using 1.7.0_02 along with Stuart's suggestion above, but officially we will not support 1.7 until the 2.0 release.

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Brian Demers added a comment - David, you might be able to fudge it by using 1.7.0_02 along with Stuart's suggestion above, but officially we will not support 1.7 until the 2.0 release.
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Chris Gebert added a comment -

Version 1.9.2.4 also will not start under Windows Server 2008 64-bit unless you use the 32-bit wrapper and 32-bit JDK. The community version of Tanuki Wrapper doesn't support 64-bit. It gives the 503 service unavailable error.

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Chris Gebert added a comment - Version 1.9.2.4 also will not start under Windows Server 2008 64-bit unless you use the 32-bit wrapper and 32-bit JDK. The community version of Tanuki Wrapper doesn't support 64-bit. It gives the 503 service unavailable error.
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Brian Demers added a comment -

Not related to this issue:
Chris, did you try the 64 bit launcher located in <nexus-home>bin/jsw/windows-x86-64/ along with a 64 bit JVM?

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Brian Demers added a comment - Not related to this issue: Chris, did you try the 64 bit launcher located in <nexus-home>bin/jsw/windows-x86-64/ along with a 64 bit JVM?

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    bhanzelmann
    Reporter:
    Thorsten Heit
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