Server startup: error=12, Cannot allocate memory (Build 493)

Hi, here is my environment info:

Not running any wrappers, running build 493. Vanilla MC and build 440 do not give me the following error on startup:

Code:

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "sh": java.io.IOException: error=12, Cannot allocate memory
        at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:475)
        at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:610)
        at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:483)
        at jline.UnixTerminal.exec(UnixTerminal.java:297)
        at jline.UnixTerminal.exec(UnixTerminal.java:282)
        at jline.UnixTerminal.stty(UnixTerminal.java:273)
        at jline.UnixTerminal.initializeTerminal(UnixTerminal.java:77)
        at jline.Terminal.setupTerminal(Terminal.java:75)
        at jline.Terminal.getTerminal(Terminal.java:26)
        at jline.ConsoleReader.<init>(ConsoleReader.java:191)
        at jline.ConsoleReader.<init>(ConsoleReader.java:186)
        at jline.ConsoleReader.<init>(ConsoleReader.java:174)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.<init>(MinecraftServer.java:65)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.main(MinecraftServer.java:396)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.Main.main(Main.java:83)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: error=12, Cannot allocate memory
        at java.lang.UNIXProcess.<init>(UNIXProcess.java:164)
        at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:81)
        at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:468)
        ... 14 more

but 493 does. This is a completely clean run with no plugins or any sort of shenanigans. Also, the game seems to run fine in every other way, I'm just concerned that there's something I should remedy before switching everything over to the RB.

I'm using:

to run my server. I googled around a bit, only thing relative I could find was something about swap space and VPSs (it's a VPS, by the way) but I don't know if it's relevant. Thought I'd ask here first before anything else

Also, sorry if this has been answered somewhere already, I was unable to find the same problem posted, with search.

Anyone have an idea or similar issues?

 

I'm getting this too, using ProvisionHost as VPS

 

At least I'm not the only one

 

crap u guys to? thiught it was just me
that is the ONLY issue my server has right now

 

let me guess, you all have linuxes?

Edit: I didn't want that smiley D:

 

Seems to be commonly happening to people running OpenJDK 1.6.0_17 - at least from what I've seen.

Can you install Sun Java 1.6.0_24 and try that please?

 

I am having the same issue and I am running OpenJDK 1.6.0_17. I'll update and post results here.
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I removed OpenJDK and installed Sun Java 1.6.0_24 and the error message no longer appears. Now I hope server uptime improves!

 

If you want to keep testing, see if you can updated OpenJDK to something newer than 1.6.0_17. You should be able to update that to 1.6.0_24 as well (I think).

 

I only switched one of two servers to Sun Java. I'll update the other one which is still running OpenJDK 1.6.0_17 and let you all know what happens.

 

That was it for me too--thanks a lot.

Also, for Linux noobs like me, a how-to (initially only typing 'yum install java' from following a set-up guide is one thing...):

http://www.if-not-true-then-false.c...java-jdk-jre-6-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/