Ubuntu 12.04 and cassandra install - +HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Xss128k <p>I am following the instructions for installing cassandra at <a href="http://www.datastax.com/docs/1.1/install/install_deb">Install Cassandra</a></p> <p>When I installed, I get the below. How to I fix?</p> <pre><code>service cassandra start xss = -ea -XX:+UseThreadPriorities -XX:ThreadPriorityPolicy=42 -Xms1001M -Xmx1001M -Xmn100M -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Xss128k root@i-157-16647-VM:~# service cassandra status xss = -ea -XX:+UseThreadPriorities -XX:ThreadPriorityPolicy=42 -Xms1001M -Xmx1001M -Xmn100M -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Xss128k * Cassandra is not running </code></pre> <p>I am running on a machine with 2 gigs of RAM. Here is how I install on a bare bones VM.</p> <pre><code>sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list #add sources.list deb http://debian.datastax.com/community stable main deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main contrib non-free curl -L http://debian.datastax.com/debian/repo_key | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python-cql dsc1.1 root@i-157-16647-VM:~# java -version java version "1.6.0_24" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.3) (6b24-1.11.3-1ubuntu0.12.04.1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode) /var/log/cassandra/output.log Error: Exception thrown by the agent : java.net.MalformedURLException: Local host name unknown: java.net.UnknownHostException: i-157-16647-VM: i-157-16647-VM Service exit with a return value of 1 Error: Exception thrown by the agent : java.net.MalformedURLException: Local host name unknown: java.net.UnknownHostException: i-157-16647-VM: i-157-16647-VM Service exit with a return value of 1 </code></pre>