OPERATING SYSTEM:
NAME=“Red Hat Enterprise Linux”
VERSION=“9.5 (Plow)”
ID=“rhel”
ID_LIKE=“fedora”
VERSION_ID=“9.5”
PLATFORM_ID=“platform:el9”
PRETTY_NAME=“Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 (Plow)”
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT=“Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9”
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=9.5
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT=“Red Hat Enterprise Linux”
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=“9.5”
Linux 5.14.0-503.35.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Mar 24 11:15:27 EDT 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
JAVA:
openjdk version “17.0.14” 2025-01-21 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-17.0.14.0.7-1) (build 17.0.14+7-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-17.0.14.0.7-1) (build 17.0.14+7-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
JENKINS:
Version: 2.492.3
Whether you’re running Jenkins directly or in a container like Tomcat? Directly on VM (VMWare)
Whether Jenkins is accessed through a reverse proxy? No
How you installed Jenkins? rpm (jenkins-2.492.3-1.1.noarch.rpm)
Your web browser (+ version)? Version 137.0.7151.104 (Official Build) (64-bit)
ISSUE:
- Installed Jenkins version 2.492.3 manually via rpm (jenkins-2.492.3-1.1.noarch.rpm) in RHEL 9.5 server.
- While trying to start jenkins service (systemctl start jenkins), it gets timedout with below error.
Job for jenkins.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
See “systemctl status jenkins.service” and “journalctl -xeu jenkins.service” for details. - Jenkins URL in browser is stuck indefinitely saying “Jenkins is getting ready to work” and hence unable to access Jenkins UI.
- Below are captured from jenkins.log file for reference
2025-06-17 13:23:45.565+0000 [id=1] INFO winstone.Logger#logInternal: Beginning extraction from war file
2025-06-17 13:23:45.681+0000 [id=1] WARNING o.e.j.ee9.nested.ContextHandler#setContextPath: Empty contextPath
2025-06-17 13:23:45.789+0000 [id=1] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server#doStart: jetty-12.0.17; built: 2025-03-03T13:15:05.903Z; git: 14d19c268e4cb09afc312b5255a4cbb7a95c5cb6; jvm 17.0.14+7-LTS
2025-06-17 13:23:46.448+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.e.w.StandardDescriptorProcessor#visitServlet: NO JSP Support for /, did not find org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.jsp.JettyJspServlet
2025-06-17 13:23:46.549+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.s.DefaultSessionIdManager#doStart: Session workerName=node0
2025-06-17 13:23:47.137+0000 [id=1] INFO hudson.WebAppMain#contextInitialized: Jenkins home directory: /u01/jenkins_home found at: EnvVars.masterEnvVars.get("JENKINS_HOME")
2025-06-17 13:23:47.276+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.s.handler.ContextHandler#doStart: Started oeje9n.ContextHandler$CoreContextHandler@5489c777{Jenkins v2.492.3,/,b=file:///var/cache/jenkins/war/,a=AVAILABLE,h=oeje9n.ContextHandler$CoreContextHandler$CoreToNestedHandler@3676ac27{STARTED}}
2025-06-17 13:23:47.303+0000 [id=1] INFO o.e.j.server.AbstractConnector#doStart: Started ServerConnector@726386ed{HTTP/1.1, (http/1.1)}{0.0.0.0:8080}
2025-06-17 13:23:47.321+0000 [id=1] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server#doStart: Started oejs.Server@163e4e87{STARTING}[12.0.17,sto=0] @2478ms
2025-06-17 13:23:47.328+0000 [id=24] INFO winstone.Logger#logInternal: Winstone Servlet Engine running: controlPort=disabled
2025-06-17 13:23:47.544+0000 [id=23] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#<init>: Starting version 2.492.3
2025-06-17 13:23:47.755+0000 [id=31] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Started initialization
2025-06-17 13:23:47.763+0000 [id=29] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Listed all plugins
2025-06-17 13:23:48.926+0000 [id=32] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Prepared all plugins
2025-06-17 13:23:48.931+0000 [id=30] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Started all plugins
2025-06-17 13:23:48.940+0000 [id=31] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Augmented all extensions
2025-06-17 13:23:49.328+0000 [id=31] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: System config loaded
2025-06-17 13:23:49.329+0000 [id=31] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: System config adapted
2025-06-17 13:23:49.330+0000 [id=32] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Loaded all jobs
2025-06-17 13:23:49.332+0000 [id=29] INFO jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onAttained: Configuration for all jobs updated
2025-06-17 13:23:49.390+0000 [id=48] INFO hudson.util.Retrier#start: Attempt #1 to do the action check updates server
2025-06-17 13:23:49.440+0000 [id=31] INFO jenkins.install.SetupWizard#init:
*************************************************************
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Jenkins initial setup is required. An admin user has been created and a password generated.
Please use the following password to proceed to installation:
This may also be found at: /u01/jenkins_home/secrets/initialAdminPassword
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2025-06-17 13:24:50.281+0000 [id=25] INFO winstone.Logger#logInternal: JVM is terminating. Shutting down Jetty
2025-06-17 13:24:50.282+0000 [id=25] INFO org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server#doStop: Stopped oejs.Server@163e4e87{STOPPING}[12.0.17,sto=0]
2025-06-17 13:24:50.286+0000 [id=25] INFO o.e.j.server.AbstractConnector#doStop: Stopped ServerConnector@726386ed{HTTP/1.1, (http/1.1)}{0.0.0.0:8080}
2025-06-17 13:24:50.291+0000 [id=25] INFO hudson.lifecycle.Lifecycle#onStatusUpdate: Stopping Jenkins
2025-06-17 13:24:50.297+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins$17#onAttained: Started termination
2025-06-17 13:24:50.305+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins$17#onAttained: Completed termination
2025-06-17 13:24:50.305+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#_cleanUpDisconnectComputers: Starting node disconnection
2025-06-17 13:24:50.314+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#_cleanUpShutdownPluginManager: Stopping plugin manager
2025-06-17 13:24:50.315+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#_cleanUpPersistQueue: Persisting build queue
2025-06-17 13:24:50.318+0000 [id=25] INFO jenkins.model.Jenkins#_cleanUpAwaitDisconnects: Waiting for node disconnection completion
2025-06-17 13:24:50.318+0000 [id=25] INFO hudson.lifecycle.Lifecycle#onStatusUpdate: Jenkins stopped
2025-06-17 13:24:50.319+0000 [id=25] INFO hudson.WebAppMain#contextDestroyed: Shutting down a Jenkins instance that was still starting up
java.lang.Throwable: reason
at hudson.WebAppMain.contextDestroyed(WebAppMain.java:419)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler.callContextDestroyed(ContextHandler.java:914)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.servlet.ServletContextHandler.callContextDestroyed(ServletContextHandler.java:608)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler.contextDestroyed(ContextHandler.java:871)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.servlet.ServletHandler.doStop(ServletHandler.java:307)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.AbstractHandler.doStop(AbstractHandler.java:88)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.SecurityHandler.doStop(SecurityHandler.java:414)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.ConstraintSecurityHandler.doStop(ConstraintSecurityHandler.java:413)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.AbstractHandler.doStop(AbstractHandler.java:88)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.AbstractHandler.doStop(AbstractHandler.java:88)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler.stopContext(ContextHandler.java:894)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.servlet.ServletContextHandler.stopContext(ServletContextHandler.java:371)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.webapp.WebAppContext.stopWebapp(WebAppContext.java:1369)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.webapp.WebAppContext.stopContext(WebAppContext.java:1328)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler.doStopInContext(ContextHandler.java:745)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler$ScopedContext.call(ContextHandler.java:1450)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler.doStop(ContextHandler.java:738)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.servlet.ServletContextHandler.doStop(ServletContextHandler.java:284)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler$Abstract.doStop(Handler.java:499)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.lambda$doStop$1(ContextHandler.java:805)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler$ScopedContext.call(ContextHandler.java:1456)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doStop(ContextHandler.java:805)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.nested.ContextHandler$CoreContextHandler.doStop(ContextHandler.java:2775)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler$Abstract.doStop(Handler.java:499)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.gzip.GzipHandler.doStop(GzipHandler.java:138)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.stop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:180)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.ContainerLifeCycle.doStop(ContainerLifeCycle.java:202)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.Handler$Abstract.doStop(Handler.java:499)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.doStop(Server.java:688)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.AbstractLifeCycle.stop(AbstractLifeCycle.java:132)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//winstone.Launcher.shutdown(Launcher.java:436)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//winstone.ShutdownHook.run(ShutdownHook.java:28)
2025-06-17 13:24:50.321+0000 [id=23] SEVERE hudson.util.BootFailure#publish: Failed to initialize Jenkins
java.lang.InterruptedException
at java.base/java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:338)
at org.jvnet.hudson.reactor.Reactor.execute(Reactor.java:288)
at jenkins.InitReactorRunner.run(InitReactorRunner.java:49)
at jenkins.model.Jenkins.executeReactor(Jenkins.java:1179)
at jenkins.model.Jenkins.<init>(Jenkins.java:978)
at hudson.model.Hudson.<init>(Hudson.java:102)
at hudson.model.Hudson.<init>(Hudson.java:87)
at hudson.WebAppMain$3.run(WebAppMain.java:249)
Caused: hudson.util.HudsonFailedToLoad
at hudson.WebAppMain$3.run(WebAppMain.java:277)
2025-06-17 13:24:50.324+0000 [id=23] SEVERE h.i.i.InstallUncaughtExceptionHandler$DefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler#uncaughtException: A thread (Jenkins initialization thread/23) died unexpectedly due to an uncaught exception. This may leave your server corrupted and usually indicates a software bug.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClassCreationHandle
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:592)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
at Jenkins Main ClassLoader//org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.webapp.WebAppClassLoader.loadClass(WebAppClassLoader.java:474)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525)
Caused: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: groovy/lang/ExpandoMetaClassCreationHandle
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.isValidWeakMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:309)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.isValidWeakMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:300)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClassForClass(ClassInfo.java:270)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:326)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MetaClassRegistryImpl.getMetaClass(MetaClassRegistryImpl.java:277)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.getMetaClass(InvokerHelper.java:905)
at groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport.getDefaultMetaClass(GroovyObjectSupport.java:61)
at groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport.<init>(GroovyObjectSupport.java:34)
at groovy.lang.Binding.<init>(Binding.java:35)
at jenkins.util.groovy.GroovyHookScript.<init>(GroovyHookScript.java:48)
at hudson.util.BootFailure.publish(BootFailure.java:49)
at hudson.WebAppMain$3.run(WebAppMain.java:277)
- Startup timeout parameter set is #TimeoutStartSec=90 in service file.
- I tried with changin jenkins home directory, renaming plugins folder to see if any corrupted files with plugins, changing setenforce in server between “permissive/enforcing” but no luck.
- I am looking for the reason for this error and ways to resolve this?