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KB-XXXX [Draft] Status.sh and Checkpoint Fail with Error java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: unable to create new native thread

Symptoms

When checkpointing engines or running the status.sh script on Linux, the following error occurs:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: unable to create new native thread. 

Cause

This indicates that ulimit -u for the Appian user is set lower than the total number of threads required by the user. 

Action

To allow the Appian user to create additional threads for these processes, increase ulimit -u.

Affected Versions

  • This article applies to all versions of Appian.

Last Reviewed: May 2019