How to get RMI to work - stub issues

[Krystian]

Hi

I've got a small application written in Java with RMI, but i can't get
it to work.
Here's my directory structure:

D:\Aplikacja\
-serwer\
com.krystian.info.jar
-klient\
test.jar


com.krystian.info.jar is a package with the server, which should send
some system info to the client.
test.jar is a package with client.
Here's what i do:

start rmiregistry
java -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info -Djava.server.policy=java.policy -classpath D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar com.krystian.info.Info info

parameter is the name to bind in the rmiregistry, the server starts
just fine and everything seems to be all right butarameter is the name to bind in the rmiregistry. Unfortunately when
the client starts i get:
Exception in thread "main" java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error
unmarshalling retu
rn; nested exception is:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at sun.rmi.registry.RegistryImpl_Stub.lookup(Unknown Source)
at java.rmi.Naming.lookup(Naming.java:84)
at test.Test.main(Test.java:14)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:199)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
......
but the stub is there!

jar cvf com.krystian.info.jar com\*

added manifest
adding: com/krystian/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: com/krystian/info/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: com/krystian/info/Info.class(in = 2475) (out= 1298)(deflated
47%)
adding: com/krystian/info/InfoI.class(in = 267) (out= 188)(deflated
29%)
adding: com/krystian/info/Info_Skel.class(in = 1747) (out=
978)(deflated 44%)
adding: com/krystian/info/Info_Stub.class(in = 3370) (out=
1647)(deflated 51%)
adding: com/krystian/info/libuxinfo.sl(in = 20480) (out= 3857)(deflated
81%)
adding: com/krystian/info/Param.class(in = 1286) (out= 735)(deflated
42%)
adding: com/krystian/info/UxInfo.class(in = 2257) (out= 1175)(deflated
47%)
adding: com/krystian/info/WinInfo.class(in = 2279) (out= 1158)(deflated
49%)
adding: com/krystian/info/wininfo.dll(in = 492375) (out=
137023)(deflated 72%)
adding: com/krystian/info/Wyjatek.class(in = 1820) (out= 974)(deflated
46%)

Could somebody explain me what do i do wrong?
I would appreciate it.

Best regards,
Krystian

 

[Nigel Wade]

Hi

I've got a small application written in Java with RMI, but i can't get
it to work.
Here's my directory structure:

D:\Aplikacja\
-serwer\
com.krystian.info.jar
-klient\
test.jar


com.krystian.info.jar is a package with the server, which should send
some system info to the client.
test.jar is a package with client.
Here's what i do:

-Djava.server.policy=java.policy -classpath D
\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar com.krystian.info.Info info

parameter is the name to bind in the rmiregistry, the server starts
just fine and everything seems to be all right but:
parameter is the name to bind in the rmiregistry. Unfortunately when
the client starts i get:
Exception in thread "main" java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error
unmarshalling retu
rn; nested exception is:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at sun.rmi.registry.RegistryImpl_Stub.lookup(Unknown Source)
at java.rmi.Naming.lookup(Naming.java:84)
at test.Test.main(Test.java:14)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:199)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
.....
but the stub is there!

Could somebody explain me what do i do wrong?
I would appreciate it.

It's a while since I worked on RMI and rmiregistry, but I think you need to add
the jar to the classpath of rmiregisty if you want rmiregistry to be able to
supply the stubs to the client.

 

[EJP]

It's a while since I worked on RMI and rmiregistry, but I think you need to add
the jar to the classpath of rmiregisty if you want rmiregistry to be able to
supply the stubs to the client.

No, it's the opposite: if you want the original classpath annotation to
be preserved, the registry must *not* have the classes available on the
classpath.

The OP seems to have left out a .jar on the end of the codebase.

 

[Krystian]

No, it's the opposite: if you want the original classpath annotation to
be preserved, the registry must *not* have the classes available on the
classpath.

The OP seems to have left out a .jar on the end of the codebase.

hmm...
how to do it?
How to add or remove a classpath from rmregistry?
I don't know how to do it with rmiregistry, i only know how to do it
with a java app.
I add the jar there, because the whole app is in jar and i start it
from there.

Best regards,
Krystian

 

[EJP]

How to add or remove a classpath from rmregistry?
Don't.

I add the jar there, because the whole app is in jar and i start it
from there.

I agree but you have
-Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info

Surely this should be

-Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar

???

 

[Krystian]

I agree but you have
-Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info

Surely this should be

-Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar

???

I've tried, nothing has changed :/
Server starts normally, client doesn't:

java -Djava.security.policy=java.policy test.Test info

Exception in thread "main" java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error
unmarshalling retu
rn; nested exception is:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at sun.rmi.registry.RegistryImpl_Stub.lookup(Unknown Source)
at java.rmi.Naming.lookup(Naming.java:84)
at test.Test.main(Test.java:13)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:199)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:187)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:289)

 

[EJP]

This means that the registry had the classes on its classpath. Start it
from somewhere else other than the root directory of your package/class
hierarchy, i.e. somewhere where a classpath of '.' won't find your
..class files.

 

[Nigel Wade]

No, it's the opposite: if you want the original classpath annotation to
be preserved, the registry must *not* have the classes available on the
classpath.

It is a while since I used RMI... and memory fades.

I had a recollection that at one point I'd had a similar problem, and I thought
it was due to the rmiregisty not having access to the classes.

 

[Krystian]

It is a while since I used RMI... and memory fades.

I had a recollection that at one point I'd had a similar problem, and I thought
it was due to the rmiregisty not having access to the classes.

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Thank You guys for reply,

I have started rmiregistry from a different location and now... server
won't start:

java -Djava.rmi.server.codebase=file:\\D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar -Djava.server.policy=java.policy -classpath D:\Aplikacja\serwer\com.krystian.info.jar com.krystian.info.Info info info

Exception in thread "main" java.rmi.ServerException: RemoteException
occurred in
server thread; nested exception is:
java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error unmarshalling arguments;
nested excep
tion is:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at
sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.oldDispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:352
)
at
sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:207)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:148)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:144)
at
sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:4
60)
at
sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport
..java:701)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
at
sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.exceptionReceivedFromServer(Stream
RemoteCall.java:247)

Now i really have no idea what's going on :/
Damn... this should be so easy... :/

 

[Krystian]

Thank You guys for reply,

I have started rmiregistry from a different location and now... server
won't start:

Exception in thread "main" java.rmi.ServerException: RemoteException
occurred in
server thread; nested exception is:
java.rmi.UnmarshalException: error unmarshalling arguments;
nested excep
tion is:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.krystian.info.Info_Stub
at
sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.oldDispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:352
)
at
sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:207)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:148)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:144)
at
sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:4
60)
at
sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport
.java:701)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
at
sun.rmi.transport.StreamRemoteCall.exceptionReceivedFromServer(Stream
RemoteCall.java:247)

Now i really have no idea what's going on :/
Damn... this should be so easy... :/

LOL.

i think i solved it...
the problem was with file:// instead of file:/// ;>

Now i've got a new issue with client:

java.lang.ClassCastException
at test.Test.main(Test.java:13)
Exception in thread "main"

The line is:
InfoI t = (InfoI)Naming.lookup(arg[0]);

where InfoI is the name of the interface i send trough RMI.
Have You got any idea what's causing it?

I've tried to change arg[0] to "info" but it doesn't change anything :/