Yeah it is rather annoying. I install a "fake" security manager to get around this. https://github.com/dma-ais/AisStore/blob/master/ais-store-raw/src/main/java/dk/dma/ais/store/old/exporter/CassandraNodeTool.java
Cheers Kasper On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Heiko Braun <ike.br...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > I've been trying run Cassandra as a managed service from another java > process and stumbled across the use of System.exit() calls in some of the > core services (i.e DatabaseDescriptor, StorageService, SSTableReader). > > This makes the use as an embedded service very difficult and I can imagine > that it easily creates other issues as well (i.e. freeing allocated > resources). > > Can somebody explain the rational behind using System.exit() calls opposed > to the use of regular exceptions and handling the process shutdown in a > well defined place (i.e the CassandraDaemon) ? > > Regards, Heiko
