Found it, and it probably will hit others.... you _need_ to have the identity jboss wants to create in /etc/hosts - it doesn't seem to be enough that the FQDN is resolveable in dns....
hope it helps someone at least.... 2007/9/19, Martin Marcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > [lengthy info about jboss not starting] > > Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception creating identity: > jboss-b: jboss-b > at org.jboss.remoting.ident.Identity.get(Identity.java:211) > at > org.jboss.remoting.network.NetworkRegistry.preRegister(NetworkRegistry.java:268) > at > org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invokePreRegister(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:966) > at > org.jboss.mx.modelmbean.ModelMBeanInvoker.invokePreRegister(ModelMBeanInvoker.java:489) > at > org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.preRegister(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:654) > at > org.jboss.mx.server.registry.BasicMBeanRegistry.invokePreRegister(BasicMBeanRegistry.java:697) > ... 56 more > 21:51:41,267 INFO [Server] Runtime shutdown hook called, forceHalt: true > 21:51:41,267 INFO [Server] JBoss SHUTDOWN: Undeploying all packages > 21:51:41,273 INFO [Server] Shutdown complete > Shutdown complete > Halting VM > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]