Need some help with this one …
Installed 5.0.0~M1-1 while still on java 17, but after installing java 21, service won’t start.
omr@shs3:~$ java --version
openjdk 21.0.6 2025-01-21 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu21.40+17-CRaC-CA (build 21.0.6+7-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu21.40+17-CRaC-CA (build 21.0.6+7-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
omr@shs3:~$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/home/omr/.sdkman/candidates/java/current
omr@shs3:~$ apt list -a openhab
Listing... Done
openhab/now 5.0.0~M1-1 all [installed,local]
omr@shs3:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble
omr@shs3:~$ uname -a
Linux shs3 6.8.0-57-generic #59-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Mar 15 17:40:59 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
omr@shs3:~$
Still, when starting openhab:
omr@shs3:/usr/share/openhab$ sudo systemctl status openhab
[sudo] password for omr:
× openhab.service - openHAB - empowering the smart home
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openhab.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2025-04-13 15:00:39 CEST; 1h 23min ago
Duration: 2ms
Docs: https://www.openhab.org/docs/
https://community.openhab.org
Process: 6560 ExecStart=/usr/share/openhab/runtime/bin/karaf ${OPENHAB_STARTMODE} (code=killed, signal=TERM)
Process: 6561 ExecStop=/usr/share/openhab/runtime/bin/karaf stop (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 6560 (code=killed, signal=TERM)
CPU: 802ms
Apr 13 15:00:38 shs3 systemd[1]: openhab.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 20.
Apr 13 15:00:38 shs3 systemd[1]: Started openhab.service - openHAB - empowering the smart home.
Apr 13 15:00:38 shs3 systemd[1]: Stopping openhab.service - openHAB - empowering the smart home...
Apr 13 15:00:39 shs3 karaf[6561]: JVM must be version 21. JVM version 17 is unsupported (JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64)
Apr 13 15:00:39 shs3 systemd[1]: openhab.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Apr 13 15:00:39 shs3 systemd[1]: openhab.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 13 15:00:39 shs3 systemd[1]: Stopped openhab.service - openHAB - empowering the smart home.
omr@shs3:~$ cat /usr/lib/systemd/system/openhab.service
[Unit]
Description=openHAB - empowering the smart home
Documentation=https://www.openhab.org/docs/
Documentation=https://community.openhab.org
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Environment=OPENHAB_HOME=/usr/share/openhab
Environment=OPENHAB_CONF=/etc/openhab
Environment=OPENHAB_RUNTIME=/usr/share/openhab/runtime
Environment=OPENHAB_USERDATA=/var/lib/openhab
Environment=OPENHAB_LOGDIR=/var/log/openhab
Environment=OPENHAB_STARTMODE=daemon
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/openhab
User=openhab
Group=openhab
WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/openhab
ExecStart=/usr/share/openhab/runtime/bin/karaf ${OPENHAB_STARTMODE}
ExecStop=/usr/share/openhab/runtime/bin/karaf stop
SuccessExitStatus=0 143
RestartSec=5
Restart=on-failure
TimeoutStopSec=120
LimitNOFILE=102642
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Nothing set here:
omr@shs3:~$ cat /etc/default/openhab
# openHAB service options
#########################
## PORTS
## The ports openHAB will bind its HTTP/HTTPS web server to.
#OPENHAB_HTTP_PORT=8080
#OPENHAB_HTTPS_PORT=8443
#########################
## HTTP(S) LISTEN ADDRESS
## The listen address used by the HTTP(S) server.
## 0.0.0.0 (default) allows a connection from any location
## 127.0.0.1 only allows the local machine to connect
#OPENHAB_HTTP_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
#########################
## BACKUP DIRECTORY
## Set the following variable to specify the backup location.
## runtime/bin/backup and runtime/bin/restore will use this path for the zip files.
#OPENHAB_BACKUPS=/var/lib/openhab/backups
#########################
## JAVA OPTIONS
## Additional options for the JAVA_OPTS environment variable.
## These will be appended to the execution of the openHAB Java runtime in front of all other options.
##
## A couple of independent examples:
## EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS="-Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/ttyZWAVE:/dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyS0:/dev/ttyS2:/dev/ttyACM0:/dev/ttyAMA0"
## EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS="-Djna.library.path=/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/ -Duser.timezone=Europe/Berlin -Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/ttyZWave"
EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS="-Duser.timezone=Europe/Oslo"
#########################
## OPENHAB DEFAULTS PATHS
## The following settings override the default apt/rpm locations and should be used with caution.
## openHAB will fail to update itself if you're using different paths.
## Only set these if you are testing and are confident in debugging.
#OPENHAB_HOME=/usr/share/openhab
#OPENHAB_CONF=/etc/openhab
#OPENHAB_RUNTIME=/usr/share/openhab/runtime
#OPENHAB_USERDATA=/var/lib/openhab
#OPENHAB_LOGDIR=/var/log/openhab
#########################
## OPENHAB USER AND GROUP
## The user and group that takes ownership of openHAB. Only available for init.d systems.
## To edit user and group for systemd, see the service file at /usr/lib/systemd/system/openhab.service.
#OPENHAB_USER=openhab
#OPENHAB_GROUP=openhab
#########################
## SYSTEMD START MODE
## The Karaf startmode for the openHAB runtime. Only available for systemctl/systemd systems.
## Defaults to daemon when unset here. Multiple options can be used without quotes.
## debug increases log output. daemon launches the Karaf/openHAB processes.
#OPENHAB_STARTMODE=debug
omr@shs3:~$
How can I get @JAVA_HOME to point to the current sdkman version when starting karaf?
Could it be set by the openhab user in some way I miss?