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Nodetool Throws NullPointerException¶
Problem¶
A NullPointerException is thrown when you run nodetool. For example:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.getDiskFailurePolicy(DatabaseDescriptor.java:1881)
at org.apache.cassandra.utils.JVMStabilityInspector.inspectThrowable(JVMStabilityInspector.java:82)
at org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileUtils.<clinit>(FileUtils.java:79)
at org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities.getToolsOutputDirectory(FBUtilities.java:824)
at org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool.printHistory(NodeTool.java:200)
at org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool.main(NodeTool.java:168)
Solution¶
NullPointerException may have more than one cause. When you run the nodetool utility, the exception may indicate an unsupported Java version installed on your machine. Nodetool supports Java 7 and 8.
Check your Java version with the
java --versioncommand.If nodetool does not support your version, replace it with Java 7 or 8.