JBoss - Remote Debugging withing Eclipse Helios

• Modify  /usr/local/jboss-epp-5.0.1/jboss-as/bin/run.conf

Add the following:

   # Sample JPDA settings for remote socket debugging

   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8787,server=y,suspend=n"

The different debug parameters are:

Parameter	Description
-XDebug	Enables debugging
-Xnoagent	Disables previous debugging agent.
-Xrunjdwp	Specifies the connection mechanism, the transport address, and server andsuspend values.

For further explanation of the debug settings, refer to the JPDA documentation.

• Create a debug job in Eclipse

Note that the same port 8787 is used

• Start the JBoss server.
• Start the debug job in Eclipse.

The remote network icon should be highlighted in red.

• setup a breakpoint and happy debugging!