spring-projects/spring-boot · error · IllegalArgumentException

Invalid jmx name '{}'

Error message

Invalid jmx name '{}'

What it means

Error "Invalid jmx name '{}'" thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/SpringApplicationAdminClient.java:102

	 */
	void stop() throws MojoExecutionException, IOException, InstanceNotFoundException {
		try {
			this.connection.invoke(this.objectName, "shutdown", null, null);
		}
		catch (ReflectionException ex) {
			throw new MojoExecutionException("Shutdown failed", ex.getCause());
		}
		catch (MBeanException ex) {
			throw new MojoExecutionException("Could not invoke shutdown operation", ex);
		}
	}

	private ObjectName toObjectName(String name) {
		try {
			return new ObjectName(name);
		}
		catch (MalformedObjectNameException ex) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid jmx name '" + name + "'");
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Create a connector for an {@link javax.management.MBeanServer} exposed on the
	 * current machine and the current port. Security should be disabled.
	 * @param port the port on which the mbean server is exposed
	 * @return a connection
	 * @throws IOException if the connection to that server failed
	 */
	static JMXConnector connect(int port) throws IOException {
		String url = "service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/jmxrmi";
		JMXServiceURL serviceUrl = new JMXServiceURL(url);
		return JMXConnectorFactory.connect(serviceUrl, null);
	}

}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/SpringApplicationAdminClient.java:102 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spring-projects/spring-boot@5b2dbdbb8b (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/b6747100f304a293.json. Report an issue: GitHub.