Hi there! I recently started a Bukkit server, and I'm fairly experienced with managing one. I'm running the latest build of CraftBukkit, and have the following plugins: CommandBook mcMMO Permissions WorldEdit I have used this combination of plugins before, having installed them and ran them successfully the previous day. Today, when I tried to log into my server, I got the "timed out" error. I thought this was strange, as this was the normal message you get when the server is down, but it was up, and another player was on at the time. I restarted the server, and got the following message: Code: 2011-09-11 19:50:10 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version Beta 1.7.3 2011-09-11 19:50:10 [INFO] Loading properties 2011- 09-11 19:50:10 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565 2011-09-11 19:50:10 [INFO] This server is running Craftbukkit version git-Bukkit-0.0.0-980-g4ed23b1-b1060jnks (MC: 1.7.3) 2011-09-11 19:50:10 [SEVERE] Could not load 'plugins \PermissionsBukkit-1.1.jar' in folder 'plugins': while scanning a simple key in "<reader>", line 56, column 1: default ^ could not found expected ':' in "<reader>", line 57, column 1: messages: ^ at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.stalePossibleSimpleKeys(ScannerImpl.java:400) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.needMoreTokens(ScannerImpl.java:231) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.checkToken(ScannerImpl.java:182) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingKey.produce(ParserImpl.java:564) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:163) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:148) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:228) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:122) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:105) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:124) at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:264) at org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration.load(Configuration.java:82) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.initialize(JavaPlugin.java:157) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:175) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:213) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:136) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:143) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.<init>(CraftServer.java:110) at net.minecraft.server.ServerConfigurationManager.<init>(ServerConfigurationManager.java:51) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:133) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:337) at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [INFO] Preparing level "world" 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format 2011 -09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.CompressedStreamTools.a(SourceFile:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldLoader.b(SourceFile:54) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldLoaderServer.isConvertable(SourceFile:84) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:166) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:149) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:337) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.CompressedStreamTools.a(SourceFile:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.PlayerNBTManager.c(PlayerNBTManager.java:93) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.<init>(World.java:126) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.<init> (WorldServer.java:27) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a (MinecraftServer.java:181) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init (MinecraftServer.java:149) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run (MinecraftServer.java:337) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run (SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.CompressedStreamTools.a(SourceFile:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.PlayerNBTManager.c(PlayerNBTManager.java:93) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.<init>(World.java:126) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.<init> (WorldServer.java:27) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.SecondaryWorldServer.<init> (SecondaryWorldServer.java:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a (MinecraftServer.java:211) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init (MinecraftServer.java:149) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run (MinecraftServer.java:337) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run (SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] java.io.IOException: Not in GZIP format 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readHeader(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.CompressedStreamTools.a(SourceFile:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.PlayerNBTManager.c(PlayerNBTManager.java:104) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.<init>(World.java:126) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.<init> (WorldServer.java:27) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.SecondaryWorldServer.<init> (SecondaryWorldServer.java:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a (MinecraftServer.java:211) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init (MinecraftServer.java:149) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run (MinecraftServer.java:337) 2011-09-11 19:50:11 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run (SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.c(WorldServer.java:106) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.a (World.java:2078) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.Chunk.addEntities(Chunk.java:470) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ChunkProviderServer.getChunkAt(ChunkProviderServer.java:79) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ChunkProviderServer.getOrCreateChunk(ChunkProviderServer.java:118) 2011-09- 11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.getChunkAt(World.java:280) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.getTypeId(World.java:227) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.isEmpty(World.java:231) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.a (World.java:198) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldProviderHell.canSpawn(SourceFile:37) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.canSpawn(World.java:98) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.c(World.java:186) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.World.<init> (World.java:148) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.<init>(WorldServer.java:27) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.SecondaryWorldServer.<init>(SecondaryWorldServer.java:8) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:211) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:149) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:337) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:422) 2011-09-11 19:50:12 [SEVERE] Unexpected exception java.lang.NullPointerException at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.c(WorldServer.java:106) at net.minecraft.server.World.a(World.java:2078) at net.minecraft.server.Chunk.addEntities(Chunk.java:470) at net.minecraft.server.ChunkProviderServer.getChunkAt(ChunkProviderServer.java:79) at net.minecraft.server.ChunkProviderServer.getOrCreateChunk(ChunkProviderServer.java:118) at net.minecraft.server.World.getChunkAt(World.java:280) at net.minecraft.server.World.getTypeId(World.java:227) at net.minecraft.server.World.isEmpty(World.java:231) at net.minecraft.server.World.a(World.java:198) at net.minecraft.server.WorldProviderHell.canSpawn(SourceFile:37) at net.minecraft.server.World.canSpawn(World.java:98) at net.minecraft.server.World.c(World.java:186) at net.minecraft.server.World.<init>(World.java:148) at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.<init>(WorldServer.java:27) at net.minecraft.server.SecondaryWorldServer.<init>(SecondaryWorldServer.java:8) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:211) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:149) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:337) at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:422) Now, I'm no expert, but I think this is bad. I tried restarting the server, my computer, and reinstalling craftbukkit. I'm considering wiping the plugins, but I want to check if there are any more options before I try that. I'm running Windows 7 with 2GB of RAM.
This just happened to me and another fellow as well, and he figured out that it's Minecraft.net not checking right at the moment, that solved our problems at least: