We're trying to run sonar through our regular ant-driven Jenkins build on a Mac OS X Mountain Lion system, but fail with the following exception:
.../main/custom_rules.xml:149: java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to window server - not enough permissions. at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1827) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1724) at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:823) at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1045) at sun.security.action.LoadLibraryAction.run(LoadLibraryAction.java:50) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.awt.Toolkit.loadLibraries(Toolkit.java:1605) at java.awt.Toolkit.(Toolkit.java:1627) at sun.awt.AppContext$2.run(AppContext.java:240) at sun.awt.AppContext$2.run(AppContext.java:226) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.awt.AppContext.initMainAppContext(AppContext.java:226) at sun.awt.AppContext.access$200(AppContext.java:112) at sun.awt.AppContext$3.run(AppContext.java:306) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.awt.AppContext.getAppContext(AppContext.java:287) at com.sun.jmx.trace.Trace.out(Trace.java:180) at com.sun.jmx.trace.Trace.isSelected(Trace.java:88) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.isTraceOn(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:1830) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerDynamicMBean(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:929) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerObject(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:916) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.registerMBean(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:312) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer$2.run(JmxMBeanServer.java:1195) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.initialize(JmxMBeanServer.java:1193) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.(JmxMBeanServer.java:225) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.(JmxMBeanServer.java:170) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.newMBeanServer(JmxMBeanServer.java:1401) at javax.management.MBeanServerBuilder.newMBeanServer(MBeanServerBuilder.java:93) at javax.management.MBeanServerFactory.newMBeanServer(MBeanServerFactory.java:311) at javax.management.MBeanServerFactory.createMBeanServer(MBeanServerFactory.java:214) at javax.management.MBeanServerFactory.createMBeanServer(MBeanServerFactory.java:175) at sun.management.ManagementFactory.createPlatformMBeanServer(ManagementFactory.java:302) at java.lang.management.ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer(ManagementFactory.java:504) at com.persistit.Persistit.registerMBean(Persistit.java:758) at com.persistit.Persistit.registerMXBeans(Persistit.java:735) at com.persistit.Persistit.initializeManagement(Persistit.java:654) at com.persistit.Persistit.initialize(Persistit.java:434) at org.sonar.batch.index.Caches.initPersistit(Caches.java:70) at org.sonar.batch.index.Caches.(Caches.java:53) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjector.newInstance(AbstractInjector.java:145) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$1.run(ConstructorInjector.java:342) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjector$ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(AbstractInjector.java:270) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjector.java:364) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjectionFactory$LifecycleAdapter.getComponentInstance(AbstractInjectionFactory.java:56) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.AbstractBehavior.getComponentInstance(AbstractBehavior.java:64) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.Stored.getComponentInstance(Stored.java:91) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:698) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:646) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:631) at org.picocontainer.parameters.BasicComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(BasicComponentParameter.java:118) at org.picocontainer.parameters.ComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(ComponentParameter.java:136) at org.picocontainer.injectors.SingleMemberInjector.getParameter(SingleMemberInjector.java:78) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$CtorAndAdapters.getParameterArguments(ConstructorInjector.java:309) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$1.run(ConstructorInjector.java:335) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjector$ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(AbstractInjector.java:270) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjector.java:364) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjectionFactory$LifecycleAdapter.getComponentInstance(AbstractInjectionFactory.java:56) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.AbstractBehavior.getComponentInstance(AbstractBehavior.java:64) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.Stored.getComponentInstance(Stored.java:91) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:698) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:646) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:631) at org.picocontainer.parameters.BasicComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(BasicComponentParameter.java:118) at org.picocontainer.parameters.ComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(ComponentParameter.java:136) at org.picocontainer.injectors.SingleMemberInjector.getParameter(SingleMemberInjector.java:78) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$CtorAndAdapters.getParameterArguments(ConstructorInjector.java:309) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$1.run(ConstructorInjector.java:335) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjector$ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(AbstractInjector.java:270) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjector.java:364) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjectionFactory$LifecycleAdapter.getComponentInstance(AbstractInjectionFactory.java:56) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.AbstractBehavior.getComponentInstance(AbstractBehavior.java:64) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.Stored.getComponentInstance(Stored.java:91) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:698) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:646) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponent(DefaultPicoContainer.java:631) at org.picocontainer.parameters.BasicComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(BasicComponentParameter.java:118) at org.picocontainer.parameters.ComponentParameter$1.resolveInstance(ComponentParameter.java:136) at org.picocontainer.injectors.SingleMemberInjector.getParameter(SingleMemberInjector.java:78) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$CtorAndAdapters.getParameterArguments(ConstructorInjector.java:309) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector$1.run(ConstructorInjector.java:335) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjector$ThreadLocalCyclicDependencyGuard.observe(AbstractInjector.java:270) at org.picocontainer.injectors.ConstructorInjector.getComponentInstance(ConstructorInjector.java:364) at org.picocontainer.injectors.AbstractInjectionFactory$LifecycleAdapter.getComponentInstance(AbstractInjectionFactory.java:56) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.AbstractBehavior.getComponentInstance(AbstractBehavior.java:64) at org.picocontainer.behaviors.Stored.getComponentInstance(Stored.java:91) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.instantiateComponentAsIsStartable(DefaultPicoContainer.java:1033) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.addAdapterIfStartable(DefaultPicoContainer.java:1025) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.startAdapters(DefaultPicoContainer.java:1002) at org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer.start(DefaultPicoContainer.java:766) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:87) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:73) at org.sonar.batch.scan.ScanTask.scan(ScanTask.java:57) at org.sonar.batch.scan.ScanTask.execute(ScanTask.java:45) at org.sonar.batch.bootstrap.TaskContainer.doAfterStart(TaskContainer.java:80) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:88) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:73) at org.sonar.batch.bootstrap.BootstrapContainer.executeTask(BootstrapContainer.java:156) at org.sonar.batch.bootstrap.BootstrapContainer.doAfterStart(BootstrapContainer.java:144) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:88) at org.sonar.api.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:73) at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.startBatch(Batch.java:86) at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.execute(Batch.java:68) at org.sonar.batch.Batch.execute(Batch.java:103) at org.sonar.ant.Launcher.execute(Launcher.java:78) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.sonar.ant.SonarTask.delegateExecution(SonarTask.java:244) at org.sonar.ant.SonarTask.execute(SonarTask.java:193) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:392) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:413) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1368) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:811) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:217) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109)
Obviously we want to run the Jenkins instance headless and thus set -Djava.awt.headless=true
, which is also reflected by the system information Jenkins shows us. Still, it refuses to work and the exception is rather unspecific.
Has anybody else stumbled upon this issue?
Thanks in advance, Thomas.
This is a bug of some versions of Java 6 on Mac (apparently with 1.6.0_51). Here are more details :
A workaround is to upgrade to Java 7.
Regards