Symptoms

Every time JIRA starts the following error appears in the logs:

WARNING: 'Apache Tomcat/6.0.20' server and the 'org.apache.jasper.runtime.BodyContentImpl.LIMIT_BUFFER' system property is not set to true! This can result in OutOfMemoryErrors. For more information please see [http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/latest/servers/tomcat60.html].

Cause

The message appears as JIRA requires that you set the LIMIT_BUFFER to be true, so as to prevent Tomcat from leaking memory by caching JSPs, as in JRA-10145 - Getting issue details... STATUS . This can also occur if there is an extra space after the true parameter.

Resolution

1. As in our Setting Properties and Options on Startup, set the below JVM argument:

   -Dorg.apache.jasper.runtime.BodyContentImpl.LIMIT_BUFFER=true

2. If the parameter is set, make sure that there is not a space at the end of -Dorg.apache.jasper.runtime.BodyContentImpl.LIMIT_BUFFER=true parameter.