Is it possible to specify where JVM's crash dumps go?

Question

We have a desktop application using JNI that occasionally causes the JVM to crash. Luckily the JVM produces a hs_err_pidXXXX.log file, which is quite useful in

Answer 1

Joonas,

Although the HeapDumpPath works for the heap dump it is not the answer for your question. The heap dump and the jvm crash log are two separate things.

To change the destination of the jvm crash log run java with this option:

-XX:ErrorFile=/path/to/file.

Path/to/file is the place you want the JVM crash log to output.