Can't start Cassandra after OS patch up

Question

When I try to start Cassandra after patching my OS, I get this error:

Exception (java.lang.AbstractMethodError) encountered during startup: org.apache.cassandra.utils.JMXServerUtils$Exporter.exportObject(Ljava/rmi/Remote;ILjava/rmi/server/RMIClientSocketFactory;Ljava/rmi/server/RMIServerSocketFactory;Lsun/misc/ObjectInputFilter;)Ljava/rmi/Remote;

java.lang.AbstractMethodError: org.apache.cassandra.utils.JMXServerUtils$Exporter.exportObject(Ljava/rmi/Remote;ILjava/rmi/server/RMIClientSocketFactory;Ljava/rmi/server/RMIServerSocketFactory;Lsun/misc/ObjectInputFilter;)Ljava/rmi/Remote;
        at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIJRMPServerImpl.export(RMIJRMPServerImpl.java:150)
        at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIJRMPServerImpl.export(RMIJRMPServerImpl.java:135)
        at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectorServer.start(RMIConnectorServer.java:405)
        at org.apache.cassandra.utils.JMXServerUtils.createJMXServer(JMXServerUtils.java:104)
        at org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.maybeInitJmx(CassandraDaemon.java:143)
        at org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:188)
        at com.datastax.bdp.server.DseDaemon.setup(DseDaemon.java:476)
        at org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:59
        at com.datastax.bdp.DseModule.main(DseModule.java:93)

ERROR [main] 2018-01-17 13:18:03,330  CassandraDaemon.java:705 - Exception encountered during startup
java.lang.AbstractMethodError: org.apache.cassandra.utils.JMXServerUtils$Exporter.exportObject(Ljava/rmi/Remote;ILjava/rmi/server/RMIClientSocketFactory;Ljava/rmi/server/RMIServerSocketFactory;Lsun/misc/ObjectInputFilter;)Ljava/rmi/Remote;

Does anyone know why, with no other changes, I'm running into this error now?

Som

You can use Java alternatives to point to an earlier jdk 8 version that works. I just did the same after landing on the latest jdk 8 and not being able to start DSE – Rumanian

This question is discussed on Meta – Krebs

Answer 1

This seems to relate to an upgrade to the JDK to 8u161 which was released 2 days ago.

A ticket has been opened on the Cassandra Jira

There is no published work-around that I can find. You might have to go back to an earlier version of the JDK or wait for Cassandra 3.11.2 which fixes the issue.

Edit: Its worth pointing out that this has now been resolved in 3.11.2 which has been released, so you can simply upgrade to this version to resolve the problem.

Biffin

More info here as well: lists.apache.org/thread.html/… – Resultant

there is no 3.11.2 version available to download, I checked at academy.datastax.com/planet-cassandra/cassandra – Maas

@Maas .... apache.org/dyn/closer.lua/cassandra/3.11.2/… – Biffin

@Maas ... there's a link on the page you went to, and a notice that says "DataStax no longer provides the DataStax Community Edition or the DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra. " – Biffin

Updating Java to JDK 8u172 fixed this for me. – Tisbe

Answer 2

To get Cassandra running I had to install JDK 8u152. Using brew cask install java8 it wasn't possible. I tried using an old version of the cassandra.rb formula but that just got:

Error: Download failed on Cask 'java8' with message: Download failed: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u152-b16/aa0333dd3019491ca4f6ddbe78cdb6d0/jdk-8u152-macosx-x64.dmg

I had to go here and log in to be able to download the DMG: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-javase8-2177648.html

Protip: To still be able to install java8 using homebrew I downloaded the dmg myself, and started a server in the downloads directory:

cd ~/Downloads
php -S 0.0.0.0:3333

And changed the download URL (line 6) in the formula to:

url "http://0.0.0.0:3333/jdk-8u152-macosx-x64.dmg",

Then was able to run:

brew cask install java8

Now Cassandra is running again.

Waneta

Answer 3

You may download the source and add the changed method, compile and add the modified class to the apache-cassandra.jar. You can do the following:

1. Download org.tar containing the only class to be replaced.
2. Untar the file using tar -xvf org.tar and you should get org directory
3. Copy the apache-cassandra jar file. e.g. cp /usr/share/cassandra/apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar .
4. Make a backup of the jar before you update. cp apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar_backup.
5. Expecting the current directory contains the following files: apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar_backup org org.tar

6. Execute the following command to update the jar:

   jar uf apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar org

7. Replace the file to installation location:

   mv apache-cassandra-3.11.1.jar /usr/share/cassandra

8. Restart cassandra service

Wayless

Answer 4

Revert Cask formula to 2017 version.

wget https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-versions/blob/a98da98a7e4d87e9b614b3aa25af9c6c21a753c6/Casks/java8.rb -O /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/caskroom/homebrew-cask/Casks/java8.rb

change line 6 URL as suggested url "http://127.0.0.1:3333/jdk-8u152-macosx-x64.dmg",

brew cask reinstall java8

should work.

Millan