[xwiki-users] OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded on a new installation - xwiki-users@xwiki.org

20 Jul 2016

Setting the permanent directory resolved the issue with the Distribution Wizard. Sorry I
missed your answer the first time you sent it.

Thanks again for the help getting us up and running.

 - Jared

...
  Vincent,

 You are my hero. I was editing the JVM settings in /usr/share/jetty9/bin/jetty.sh, but
they were not being used. Once I applied them to /etc/default/jetty9 the memory errors
disappeared. I tested on the current install and then built the whole server from scratch
and the Distribution Wizard finished without any errors and I've been able to work in
the wiki without any issues. The performance is on par with the standalone instance as
well.

 The only piece that doesn't seem to be working right is the Distribution Wizard still
starts every time I start XWiki. Is there something I need to do so that doesn't
happen? 
Actually I answered that question in the previous mail I sent you.

"Indeed that’s not the normal behavior ;)

The only reason I can think of is that you’ve not configured the xwiki permanent directory
location and it’s using some temporary directory by default and for some reason you’re
clearing that directory every time before restarting XWiki.
“

Have you checked the permanent dir location?

Thanks
-Vincent

> Thanks again for the help.
> 
> - Jared