UnknownhostException in 32 bit Java 6 on 64 bit Ubuntu 8.04

[mark plutowski]

The problem occurs only when using 32-bit java on 64-bit Ubuntu8.04. The same version of 32-bit Java run on a 32-bit Ubuntu 8.04 runs fine, and so does the same version of 64-bit Java run on a 64-bit Ubuntu 8.04.

Case 1: 32 bit Ubuntu 8.04 (succeeds)

Ubuntu 8.04:

mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.1"

32 bit Ubuntu:

mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ uname -a
Linux mv-dev-markp 2.6.24-22-386 #1 Mon Nov 24 17:51:53 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Java version:

mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode, sharing)

This command runs normally:

mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ java -jar bin/RequestHandler.jar -p TestPubId
[...]
13:56:24,488 INFO RequestHandler:268 - Request queue is empty for pubid='TestPubId'

====================

Case 2: 64 bit java on 64 Ubuntu 8.04 (succeeds)

Ubuntu 8.04:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.2"

64 bit Ubuntu:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# uname -a
Linux sj-stage-cp1 2.6.22-14-server #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 03:10:53 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Java version:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# java -version
java version "1.6.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode)

This command runs normally:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# java -jar bin/RequestHandler.jar -p TestPubId
[...]
14:05:31,934 INFO RequestHandler:268 - Request queue is empty for pubid='TestPubId'

====================

Case 3: 32 bit java on 64 Ubuntu 8.04 (FAILS)

Ubuntu 8.04:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.2"

64 bit Ubuntu:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# uname -a
Linux sj-stage-cp1 2.6.22-14-server #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 03:10:53 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Java version:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# java32 -version
java version "1.6.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode, sharing)

root@server1:~/requesthandler# which java32
/usr/bin/java32

root@server1:~/requesthandler# ls -la /usr/bin/java32
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 2008-07-10 20:32 /usr/bin/java32 -> /usr/lib/jvm/ia32-java-6-sun/bin/java

This command FAILS:

root@server1:~/requesthandler# java32 -jar bin/RequestHandler.jar -p TestPubId

[...]
14:09:49,794 ERROR RequestHandler:1642 - EXCEPTION: queue.amazonaws.com, java.net.UnknownHostException: queue.amazonaws.com
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Exception: com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.SQSException: queue.amazonaws.com
at clipmgr.RequestHandler.getMessageQueueByName(RequestHandler.java:1648)
at clipmgr.RequestHandler.processRequest(RequestHandler.java:230)
at clipmgr.RequestHandler.main(RequestHandler.java:163)
Caused by: com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.SQSException: queue.amazonaws.com
at com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.QueueService.listMessageQueues(QueueService.java:184)
at com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.SQSUtils.getMessageQueue(SQSUtils.java:104)
at com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.SQSUtils.connectToQueue(SQSUtils.java:63)
at com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.SQSUtils.connectToQueue(SQSUtils.java:44)
at clipmgr.RequestHandler.getMessageQueueByName(RequestHandler.java:1633)
... 2 more
Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: queue.amazonaws.com
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:177)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:519)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(SSLSocketImpl.java:550)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.<init>(SSLSocketImpl.java:394)
at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.createSocket(SSLSocketFactoryImpl.java:123)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.SSLProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java:82)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.SSLProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLProtocolSocketFactory.java:127)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(HttpConnection.java:707)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:387)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397)
at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:323)
at com.xerox.amazonws.common.AWSQueryConnection.makeRequest(AWSQueryConnection.java:154)
at com.xerox.amazonws.sqs.QueueService.listMessageQueues(QueueService.java:174)
... 6 more

[Don Brown (mrdon)]

FWIW, I was able to work around it by installing lib32nss-mdns. See bug 220530

[mark plutowski (mark-keystream)]

Thanks, I'll give that a try too. There was a solution that worked for me
for the problem I described here, that involved modifying a naming service
setting, but jstatd is still having problems, so hopefully your suggestion
will help.

On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Don Brown <email address hidden> wrote:

> FWIW, I was able to work around it by installing lib32nss-mdns. See bug
> 220530
>
> --
> UnknownhostException in 32 bit Java 6 on 64 bit Ubuntu 8.04
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/358776
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “sun-java6” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> The problem occurs only when using 32-bit java on 64-bit Ubuntu8.04. The
> same version of 32-bit Java run on a 32-bit Ubuntu 8.04 runs fine, and so
> does the same version of 64-bit Java run on a 64-bit Ubuntu 8.04.
>
>
> Case 1: 32 bit Ubuntu 8.04 (succeeds)
>
> Ubuntu 8.04:
>
> mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.1"
>
>
> 32 bit Ubuntu:
>
> mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ uname -a
> Linux mv-dev-markp 2.6.24-22-386 #1 Mon Nov 24 17:51:53 UTC 2008 i686
> GNU/Linux
>
>
> Java version:
>
> mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ java -version
> java version "1.6.0_07"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode, sharing)
>
>
> This command runs normally:
>
> mark@devserver:~/requesthandler$ java -jar bin/RequestHandler.jar -p
> TestPubId
> [...]
> 13:56:24,488 INFO RequestHandler:268 - Request queue is empty for
> pubid='TestPubId'
>
>
> ====================
>
>
> Case 2: 64 bit java on 64 Ubuntu 8.04 (succeeds)
>
> Ubuntu 8.04:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.2"
>
>
> 64 bit Ubuntu:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# uname -a
> Linux sj-stage-cp1 2.6.22-14-server #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 03:10:53 UTC 2008
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>
> Java version:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# java -version
> java version "1.6.0_07"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode)
>
> This command runs normally:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# java -jar bin/RequestHandler.jar -p
> TestPubId
> [...]
> 14:05:31,934 INFO RequestHandler:268 - Request queue is empty for
> pubid='TestPubId'
>
>
> ====================
>
> Case 3: 32 bit java on 64 Ubuntu 8.04 (FAILS)
>
> Ubuntu 8.04:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.2"
>
>
> 64 bit Ubuntu:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# uname -a
> Linux sj-stage-cp1 2.6.22-14-server #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 03:10:53 UTC 2008
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>
> Java version:
>
> root@server1:~/requesthandler# java32 -version
> java version "1.6.0_07"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b06)
> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode, sharing)
>
> root@server1:~/request...