Error creating JVM - JNI code: -6 (JNI_EINVAL) with Custom Java classes in Policy Server

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

Using Custom Java classes with Policy Server as Authentication Scheme, the following error shows up in the smps.log:

[1396/1724][Tue Mar 30 2010 14:10:28][SmJVMSupport.cpp:392][ERROR] SmJVMSupport: Error creating JVM - JNI code: -6(JNI_EINVAL)

Resolution

There might be a problem with the JVM itself as complaining for an invalid argument.

To solve it, check these:

• JVMOptions.txt set :
  
  server
  Xms256M
  Xmx256M
  
  and check all the line ends that there is no unneeded carriage return, wrong character and so on;
  
  
• Copy bin/client/jvm.dll to bin/server/jvm.dll of the jre after making a backup of these;
• When using the SiteMinder JDK, upgrade this package at the same level as your Policy Server;
• Check if the following environment variables are set:
  
  PATH
  JAVA_HOME
  NOTE_JAVA_PATH
  NOTE_JRE_ROOT
  NOTE_JVM_OPTION_FILE
  
  
• When running on Windows, check that this registry is available in the Windows registry:
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > JavaSoft > Java Development Kit > version