title: Unable to run Spring Boot Application of Java 17
body: <p>Just as a sanity test I tried to compile and then run the default Spring-Boot start application.</p>
  <p>I compiled the project into a Jar file with Maven but when I tired to run the application I received the following output:</p>
  <pre><code>[@YCApp61 ~/WorkDir]$ java -jar ./MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar com.myCompany.myApp.MyServiceApplication
  2022-02-24 20:52:29.627  INFO 81808 --- [           main] com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App  : Starting App v0.0.1-SNAPSHOT with PID 81808 (/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar started by usr in /usr/home/usr/WorkDir)
  2022-02-24 20:52:29.704  INFO 81808 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Refreshing org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@707302d6: startup date [Thu Feb 24 20:52:29 UTC 2022]; root of context hierarchy
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.598  INFO 81808 --- [           main] o.s.b.f.s.DefaultListableBeanFactory     : Overriding bean definition for bean 'beanNameViewResolver': replacing [Root bean: class [null]; scope=; abstract=false; lazyInit=false; autowireMode=3; dependencyCheck=0; autowireCandidate=true; primary=false; factoryBeanName=org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration$WhitelabelErrorViewConfiguration; factoryMethodName=beanNameViewResolver; initMethodName=null; destroyMethodName=(inferred); defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration$WhitelabelErrorViewConfiguration.class]] with [Root bean: class [null]; scope=; abstract=false; lazyInit=false; autowireMode=3; dependencyCheck=0; autowireCandidate=true; primary=false; factoryBeanName=org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter; factoryMethodName=beanNameViewResolver; initMethodName=null; destroyMethodName=(inferred); defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter.class]]
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.712  INFO 81808 --- [           main] .b.l.ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener : Application failed to start with classpath: [jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-starter-web-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-starter-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-starter-logging-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jcl-over-slf4j-1.7.12.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.12.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jul-to-slf4j-1.7.12.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/log4j-over-slf4j-1.7.12.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/logback-classic-1.1.3.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/logback-core-1.1.3.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/snakeyaml-1.14.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-embed-core-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-embed-el-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-embed-logging-juli-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-embed-websocket-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jackson-databind-2.4.6.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jackson-annotations-2.4.6.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jackson-core-2.4.6.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/hibernate-validator-5.1.3.Final.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/validation-api-1.1.0.Final.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/jboss-logging-3.1.3.GA.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/classmate-1.0.0.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-core-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-web-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-aop-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/aopalliance-1.0.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-context-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-webmvc-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-expression-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-boot-starter-jdbc-1.2.7.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-jdbc-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-jdbc-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/tomcat-juli-8.0.28.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/spring-tx-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/h2-1.4.190.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/lombok-1.14.8.jar!/, jar:file:/usr/home/usr/WorkDir/MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar!/lib/log4jdbc-log4j2-jdbc4.1-1.16.jar!/]
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.717 ERROR 81808 --- [           main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               : Application startup failed
  
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot load configuration class: com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.enhanceConfigurationClasses(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:395)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanFactory(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:259)
          at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:265)
          at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:126)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:607)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:462)
          at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:117)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:689)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:969)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:958)
          at com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App.main(App.java:9)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
          at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: null
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory$Generator.generateClass(KeyFactory.java:166)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.DefaultGeneratorStrategy.generate(DefaultGeneratorStrategy.java:25)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.AbstractClassGenerator.create(AbstractClassGenerator.java:216)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory$Generator.create(KeyFactory.java:144)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:116)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:108)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:104)
          at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.Enhancer.&lt;clinit&gt;(Enhancer.java:69)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer.newEnhancer(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:112)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer.enhance(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:100)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.enhanceConfigurationClasses(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:385)
          ... 17 common frames omitted
  Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException: Unable to make protected final java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String,byte[],int,int,java.security.ProtectionDomain) throws java.lang.ClassFormatError accessible: module java.base does not &quot;opens java.lang&quot; to unnamed module @2c60a1a7
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.setAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.ReflectUtils$2.run(ReflectUtils.java:56)
          at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.ReflectUtils.&lt;clinit&gt;(ReflectUtils.java:46)
          ... 28 common frames omitted
  
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.718  INFO 81808 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Closing org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@707302d6: startup date [Thu Feb 24 20:52:29 UTC 2022]; root of context hierarchy
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.720  WARN 81808 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Exception thrown from ApplicationListener handling ContextClosedEvent
  
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: ApplicationEventMulticaster not initialized - call 'refresh' before multicasting events via the context: org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@707302d6: startup date [Thu Feb 24 20:52:29 UTC 2022]; root of context hierarchy
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getApplicationEventMulticaster(AbstractApplicationContext.java:344)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:331)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.doClose(AbstractApplicationContext.java:873)
          at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.doClose(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:150)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.close(AbstractApplicationContext.java:840)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:343)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:969)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:958)
          at com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App.main(App.java:9)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
          at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  
  2022-02-24 20:52:30.720  WARN 81808 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Exception thrown from LifecycleProcessor on context close
  
  java.lang.IllegalStateException: LifecycleProcessor not initialized - call 'refresh' before invoking lifecycle methods via the context: org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@707302d6: startup date [Thu Feb 24 20:52:29 UTC 2022]; root of context hierarchy
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getLifecycleProcessor(AbstractApplicationContext.java:357)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.doClose(AbstractApplicationContext.java:881)
          at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.doClose(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:150)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.close(AbstractApplicationContext.java:840)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:343)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:969)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:958)
          at com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App.main(App.java:9)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
          at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  
  java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:53)
          at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot load configuration class: com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.enhanceConfigurationClasses(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:395)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanFactory(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:259)
          at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:265)
          at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:126)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:607)
          at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:462)
          at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:117)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:689)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:969)
          at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:958)
          at com.myCompany.myApp.MyService.App.main(App.java:9)
          ... 6 more
  Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory$Generator.generateClass(KeyFactory.java:166)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.DefaultGeneratorStrategy.generate(DefaultGeneratorStrategy.java:25)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.AbstractClassGenerator.create(AbstractClassGenerator.java:216)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory$Generator.create(KeyFactory.java:144)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:116)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:108)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.KeyFactory.create(KeyFactory.java:104)
          at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.Enhancer.&lt;clinit&gt;(Enhancer.java:69)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer.newEnhancer(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:112)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer.enhance(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:100)
          at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.enhanceConfigurationClasses(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:385)
          ... 17 more
  Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException: Unable to make protected final java.lang.Class java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String,byte[],int,int,java.security.ProtectionDomain) throws java.lang.ClassFormatError accessible: module java.base does not &quot;opens java.lang&quot; to unnamed module @2c60a1a7
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.checkCanSetAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.setAccessible(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.ReflectUtils$2.run(ReflectUtils.java:56)
          at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
          at org.springframework.cglib.core.ReflectUtils.&lt;clinit&gt;(ReflectUtils.java:46)
          ... 28 more
  [usr@YCApp61 ~/WorkDir]$
  
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  <p>I tried running the application again with the following arguments but got the same error message:</p>
  <pre><code>java -jar ./MyService-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar com.myCompany.myApp.MyServiceApplication --add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.management/com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=jdk.internal.jvmstat/sun.jvmstat.monitor=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.reflect.generics.reflectiveObjects=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens jdk.management/com.sun.management.internal=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED 
  
  </code></pre>
  <p>The machine I am trying to run on is Java 17.  Am I missing some jvm arguments or am I passing them incorrectly?</p>