In general, the first step with any crash is to locate the fatal error log. This chapter provides suggestions about how to examine a crash and work around some of the issues (if possible) until the cause of the bug is diagnosed and fixed.
External factors, such as resource exhaustion in the OS can also cause a crash.Ĭrashes caused by bugs in the Java HotSpot VM or in the Java SE library code are rare. For example, a crash can occur due to a bug in the Java HotSpot VM, in a system library, in a Java SE library or an API, in application native code, or even in the operating system (OS). There are various possible reasons for a crash.
Information and guidance about some specific procedures for troubleshooting system crashes.Ī crash, or fatal error, causes a process to terminate abnormally.