JMeter 4 - can't execute jmeter-server in windows 7

Question

I download latest JMeter 4,

As part of Remote Testing

To run JMeter in remote node, start the JMeter server component on all machines you wish to run on by running the JMETER_HOME/bin/jmeter-server (unix) or JMETER_HOME/bin/jmeter-server.bat (windows) script.

I try to execute jmeter-server.bat in windows 7 and got the following error:

Server failed to start: java.rmi.server.ExportException: Listen failed on port:
0; nested exception is:
        java.io.FileNotFoundException: rmi_keystore.jks (The system cannot find
the file specified)
An error occurred: Listen failed on port: 0; nested exception is:
        java.io.FileNotFoundException: rmi_keystore.jks (The system cannot find
the file specified)
errorlevel=1

It seems that a file rmi_keystore.jks is missing. (I can't find it in JMeter folders)

In JMeter 3.3 jmeter-server.bat is working.

EDIT 1

after I execute create-rmi-keystore.bat it created rmi_keystore.jks, but I get other error:

Server failed to start: java.rmi.server.ExportException: Listen failed on port:
0; nested exception is:
        java.io.IOException: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot rec
over key
An error occurred: Listen failed on port: 0; nested exception is:
        java.io.IOException: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot rec
over key
errorlevel=1

error from log:

2018-02-11 12:09:13,916 ERROR o.a.j.e.DistributedRunner: Failed to create engine at 127.0.0.1
java.rmi.ConnectIOException: Exception creating connection to: 127.0.0.1; nested exception is: 
    java.io.IOException: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot recover key
    at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPEndpoint.newSocket(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPChannel.createConnection(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPChannel.newConnection(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.rmi.server.UnicastRef.newCall(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.rmi.registry.RegistryImpl_Stub.lookup(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.ClientJMeterEngine.getEngine(ClientJMeterEngine.java:70) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.ClientJMeterEngine.<init>(ClientJMeterEngine.java:83) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.DistributedRunner.createEngine(DistributedRunner.java:237) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.DistributedRunner.getClientEngine(DistributedRunner.java:213) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.DistributedRunner.init(DistributedRunner.java:93) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.RemoteStart.doAction(RemoteStart.java:80) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter.performAction(ActionRouter.java:88) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter.lambda$actionPerformed$0(ActionRouter.java:70) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter$$Lambda$63/2068100669.run(Unknown Source) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
Caused by: java.io.IOException: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot recover key
    at org.apache.jmeter.rmi.SSLRMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLRMIClientSocketFactory.java:110) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    ... 28 more
Caused by: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Cannot recover key
    at sun.security.provider.KeyProtector.recover(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.security.provider.JavaKeyStore.engineGetKey(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.security.provider.JavaKeyStore$JKS.engineGetKey(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.security.KeyStore.getKey(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.security.ssl.SunX509KeyManagerImpl.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at sun.security.ssl.KeyManagerFactoryImpl$SunX509.engineInit(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at javax.net.ssl.KeyManagerFactory.init(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
    at org.apache.jmeter.rmi.SSLRMIClientSocketFactory.createSocket(SSLRMIClientSocketFactory.java:103) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    ... 28 more
2018-02-11 12:09:24,368 INFO o.a.j.e.DistributedRunner: Failed to configure 127.0.0.1
2018-02-11 12:09:24,369 INFO o.a.j.e.DistributedRunner: Stopping remote engines
2018-02-11 12:09:24,370 INFO o.a.j.e.DistributedRunner: Remote engines have been stopped
2018-02-11 12:09:24,370 ERROR o.a.j.g.a.ActionRouter: Error processing org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.RemoteStart@3249a1ce
java.lang.RuntimeException: Following remote engines could not be configured:[127.0.0.1]
    at org.apache.jmeter.engine.DistributedRunner.init(DistributedRunner.java:112) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.RemoteStart.doAction(RemoteStart.java:80) ~[ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter.performAction(ActionRouter.java:88) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter.lambda$actionPerformed$0(ActionRouter.java:70) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at org.apache.jmeter.gui.action.ActionRouter$$Lambda$63/2068100669.run(Unknown Source) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:4.0 r1823414]
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]

EDIT 2

I tried to change server.rmi.ssl.keystore.password to password I wrote but got a different error

Server failed to start: java.rmi.server.ExportException: Listen failed on port:
0; nested exception is:
        java.io.IOException: Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorre
ct
An error occurred: Listen failed on port: 0; nested exception is:
        java.io.IOException: Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorre
ct

EDIT 3

I tried to set the server port manually SET SERVER_PORT=1099 according to reference but still trying to listen through port 0

On Windows this can be done by: SET SERVER_PORT=

Answer 1

Had the same problem.

To solve it you have several options:

1. Set rmi-keystore password to changeit, as described in jmeter.properties:

   Password of Trust store
   server.rmi.ssl.truststore.password=changeit

2. If using custom password - add it to user.properties on jmeter-server machine

3. Disable SSL by passing -Jserver.rmi.ssl.disable=true