How to disable the Java Attach API

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Issue

  • JVM tools like jcmd, jmap, and jstack use the Attach API and create a socket file at /tmp/.java_pid$PID. It is desired to prevent files from being created in /tmp/ for security reasons.

Environment

  • Red Hat build of OpenJDK

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