Fix "Could not initialize class sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment" on insert of Jira gadget into Confluence DC
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Can't insert Jira issues or other Jira issues in Confluence
The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:
ERROR [http-8090-3] [[Standalone].[localhost].[/confluence].[servlet-module-container-servlet]] log Servlet.service() for servlet servlet-module-container-servlet threw exception
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironmentCause
X11 forwarding is enabled on the SSH session with the server containing a Jira or Confluence instance.
Resolution
Stop Confluence and Jira.
Open a non-X11 forwarding shell on the server containing Jira and Confluence.
Restart Confluence and Jira from the new shell.
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