Troubleshooting
Problem
Builds running on agents using Java 8 fails with the following error:
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Unrecognized option: --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
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Post Processing Script Execution Console Output:
Symptom
The issue occurs only with agents using Java 8.
Cause
The
--add-opens option is being used, however Java 1.8 does not support it:JAVA_OPTS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dsun.stdout.encoding=UTF-8 -Dsun.stderr.encoding=UTF-8 -Dconsole.encoding=UTF-8 --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util.regex=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.security=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/javax.crypto=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.xml/javax.xml.parsers=ALL-UNNAMED
Diagnosing The Problem
Check the <Agent>\conf\plugin-javaopts.conf to
confirm if --add-opens option is being used.Resolving The Problem
If the -
-add-opens option is being used, remove it. The --add-opens parameter was made available in Java 9.Document Location
Worldwide
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Product Synonym
UCB
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 November 2022
UID
ibm16837351