Delving deeper into Jconsole and VisualVm
Jconsole and visual VM help monitor java applications in any environment. Here are a few additional details that can help you monitor your java applications better
Jconsole and permissions:
Jconsole lists the PIDs of local java applications when you start it. But what if there are java applications that are running under a different user ? Jconsole will not display those java PIDs that do not belong to the user who started Jconsole. The JConsole FAQ lists a few troubleshooting tips to get around this problem. You can alternatively expose the Jconsole connection through a remote port using the -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port property. Securing the remote JMX URL with a username and password should do the trick.
Viewing Jconsole / JMC Beans with VisualVm:
