[KAFKA-10738] kafka version 2.5.0 on Windows Cygwin could not started when using openjdk or corretto 11

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.0
• Component/s: core
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Duke Pham
• Created: 18/Nov/20 18:28
• Updated: 18/Nov/20 18:33

Description

kafka version 2.5.0 on Windows Cygwin could not started when using openjdk or corretto 11, and switching back to use older version of jdk (e.g 1.8.221) it worked fine.

This was the error shown in the log file "kafkaServer-gc.log" when using openjdk11:
[0.002s][error][logging] Invalid decorator '/kafka/logs/kafkaServer-gc.log'.
Invalid -Xlog option '-Xlog:gc:file=C:/kafka/logs/kafkaServer-gc.log:time,tags:filecount=10,filesize=102400', see error log for details.*
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
 
I found this info as known issue with open jdk:

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8215398 
 
Follow the lead from the link, I made changes to this script, I got it to start using openjdk 11:

Edited this file: C:/kafka/bin/kafka-run-class.sh

around the line # 296:

added this line right before the line setting the property for "KAFKA_GC_LOG_OPTS":

LOG_DIR=`echo $LOG_DIR | sed 's/C://'`