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Remote Java Debugging in XPages is dropped after a short time

I have gotten remote Java debugging setup on our development server successfully, and have been able to get debugging to work. For some reason though, after a short time (~20 min) the server will forget that remote debugging is enabled. Restarting HTTP will correct the problem, but also causes interruptions to the development team.

This is the error message: enter image description here

This is the same message you get prior to getting the notes.ini updated. The same message goes away after HTTP is restarted, but returns after the connection is forgotten.

Does anyone have any ideas on what to try?

Note: I work in a banking environment, and have no access to any server (even in Dev/UNIT) but the Notes Admin I am working with is very helpful and willing to help troubleshoot.

UPDATE: The Notes.ini lines added to the local Notes.ini and the servers Notes.ini are

JavaEnableDebug=1
JavaDebugOptions=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=8000
Solution

  • I believe that the solution here is to make sure that no threads are left running or hung that are tying up the server debugging port. It is very easy, especially if you are new to this debugger, to switch to the XPages perspective and continue working while the debugger still connected to the hung thread.

    The next time you try to use the debugger, you will be presented with the above error message. If anyone from IBM sees this, perhaps a note should be added to remind the user to check to see if the debugger is already attached.