Identity.get() should create a more meaningful RuntimeException message ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBREM-1104 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBREM-1104 Project: JBoss Remoting Issue Type: Task Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Affects Versions: 2.5.0.SP2 (Flounder) , 2.2.2.SP11 Reporter: Ron Sigal Assignee: Ron Sigal Priority: Minor Fix For: 2.2.2.SP12, 2.5.0.SP3 (Flounder) When org.jboss.remoting.ident.Identity.get() fails in the call to InetAddress.getLocalHost(), it throws a RuntimeException like: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception creating identity: myhost: myhost This problem has been associated, at least in some cases, with problems in the /etc/hosts file. The problem is that the message gives no clue that the underlying problem is a host name problem. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira