Fatal Error Log (hs_err

When a fatal error occurs, an error log is created in the file hs_err_pid<pid>.log, where <pid> is the process id of the process. The file is created in the working directory of the process, if possible. In the event that the file cannot be created in the working directory (for example, if there is insufficient space, a permission problem, or another issue), then the file is created in the temporary directory, /tmp. The error log contains information obtained at the time of the fatal error. This includes :

Operating exception or signal that provoked the fatal error
Version and configuration information
Details on the thread that provoked the fatal error and its stack trace
List of running threads and their states
Summary information about the heap
List of native libraries loaded
Command-line arguments
Environment variables
Details about the operating system and processor

In some cases, only a subset of this information is output to the error log. This happens when a fatal error is so severe that the error handler is unable to recover and report all details.

Fatal Error Log (hs_err_pid<pid>.log)

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