I'm constantly encountering an error related to Java and certificates on my Ubuntu server running in OpenVZ when installing things from apt-get. I'm pretty sure it has to do with how Java allocates memory. I know the fail counter for privvmpages is very high, so the problem must be that Java is hitting this limit.

I have read that the server VM will allocate a lot of memory up front to preempt performance issues, but that the client VM doesn't do this and might be better for what I'm doing. I messed with jvm.cfg to make the system go to the client VM, but get an error that it can't find the client VM.

I have tried replacing the Java binary with a script calling Java with -Xms and -Xmx settings, and that solves the issue for when I call basic things from the command line, but not for when doing things like having apt-get configure certificates.

I'm at a loss for what to try next. I need to get this working, but simply increasing privvmpages is not an available option. I have the actual error pasted below.

Setting up ca-certificates-java (20100412) ...
creating /etc/ssl/certs/java/cacerts...
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
  error adding brasil.gov.br/brasil.gov.br.crt
  error adding cacert.org/cacert.org.crt
  error adding debconf.org/ca.crt
  error adding gouv.fr/cert_igca_dsa.crt
  error adding gouv.fr/cert_igca_rsa.crt
  error adding mozilla/ABAecom_=sub.__Am._Bankers_Assn.=_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/AOL_Time_Warner_Root_Certification_Authority_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/AOL_Time_Warner_Root_Certification_Authority_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/AddTrust_External_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/AddTrust_Low-Value_Services_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/AddTrust_Public_Services_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/AddTrust_Qualified_Certificates_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/America_Online_Root_Certification_Authority_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/America_Online_Root_Certification_Authority_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Baltimore_CyberTrust_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/COMODO_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/COMODO_ECC_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Camerfirma_Chambers_of_Commerce_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/Camerfirma_Global_Chambersign_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/Certplus_Class_2_Primary_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Certum_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Comodo_AAA_Services_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/Comodo_Secure_Services_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/Comodo_Trusted_Services_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/DST_ACES_CA_X6.crt
  error adding mozilla/DST_Root_CA_X3.crt
  error adding mozilla/DigiCert_Assured_ID_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/DigiCert_Global_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/DigiCert_High_Assurance_EV_Root_CA.crt
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
  error adding mozilla/Digital_Signature_Trust_Co._Global_CA_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/Digital_Signature_Trust_Co._Global_CA_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Digital_Signature_Trust_Co._Global_CA_3.crt
  error adding mozilla/Digital_Signature_Trust_Co._Global_CA_4.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust.net_Global_Secure_Personal_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust.net_Global_Secure_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust.net_Premium_2048_Secure_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust.net_Secure_Personal_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust.net_Secure_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Entrust_Root_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Equifax_Secure_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Equifax_Secure_Global_eBusiness_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Equifax_Secure_eBusiness_CA_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/Equifax_Secure_eBusiness_CA_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Firmaprofesional_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/GTE_CyberTrust_Global_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/GTE_CyberTrust_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/GeoTrust_Global_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/GeoTrust_Global_CA_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/GeoTrust_Primary_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/GeoTrust_Universal_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/GeoTrust_Universal_CA_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/GlobalSign_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/GlobalSign_Root_CA_-_R2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Go_Daddy_Class_2_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_CLASE1_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_CLASE3_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_CLASEA1_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_CLASEA3_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_Chained_CAs_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_Servidores_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/IPS_Timestamping_root.crt
  error adding mozilla/NetLock_Business_=Class_B=_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/NetLock_Express_=Class_C=_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/NetLock_Notary_=Class_A=_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/NetLock_Qualified_=Class_QA=_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/Network_Solutions_Certificate_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/QuoVadis_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/QuoVadis_Root_CA_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/QuoVadis_Root_CA_3.crt
  error adding mozilla/RSA_Root_Certificate_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/RSA_Security_1024_v3.crt
  error adding mozilla/RSA_Security_2048_v3.crt
  error adding mozilla/SecureTrust_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Secure_Global_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Security_Communication_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Sonera_Class_1_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Sonera_Class_2_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Staat_der_Nederlanden_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Starfield_Class_2_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/StartCom_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/StartCom_Ltd..crt
  error adding mozilla/SwissSign_Gold_CA_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/SwissSign_Platinum_CA_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/SwissSign_Silver_CA_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Swisscom_Root_CA_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/TC_TrustCenter__Germany__Class_2_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/TC_TrustCenter__Germany__Class_3_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/TDC_Internet_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/TDC_OCES_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/TURKTRUST_Certificate_Services_Provider_Root_1.crt
  error adding mozilla/TURKTRUST_Certificate_Services_Provider_Root_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Taiwan_GRCA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Personal_Basic_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Personal_Freemail_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Personal_Premium_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Premium_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Thawte_Time_Stamping_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/UTN-USER_First-Network_Applications.crt
  error adding mozilla/UTN_DATACorp_SGC_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/UTN_USERFirst_Email_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/UTN_USERFirst_Hardware_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/ValiCert_Class_1_VA.crt
  error adding mozilla/ValiCert_Class_2_VA.crt
  error adding mozilla/VeriSign_Class_3_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G5.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_1_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_1_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_1_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G3.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_2_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_2_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_2_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G3.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_3_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_3_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_3_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G3.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_4_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Class_4_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_-_G3.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_RSA_Secure_Server_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Verisign_Time_Stamping_Authority_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/Visa_International_Global_Root_2.crt
  error adding mozilla/Visa_eCommerce_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/WellsSecure_Public_Root_Certificate_Authority.crt
  error adding mozilla/Wells_Fargo_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/XRamp_Global_CA_Root.crt
  error adding mozilla/beTRUSTed_Root_CA-Baltimore_Implementation.crt
  error adding mozilla/beTRUSTed_Root_CA.crt
  error adding mozilla/beTRUSTed_Root_CA_-_Entrust_Implementation.crt
  error adding mozilla/beTRUSTed_Root_CA_-_RSA_Implementation.crt
  error adding mozilla/thawte_Primary_Root_CA.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_ca1_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_ca2_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_ca3_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_ocspklasa2_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_ocspklasa3_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_pca2_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_pca3_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_rootca_pem.crt
  error adding signet.pl/signet_tsa1_pem.crt
  error adding spi-inc.org/spi-ca-2003.crt
  error adding spi-inc.org/spi-cacert-2008.crt
  error adding telesec.de/deutsche-telekom-root-ca-2.crt
failed (VM used: java-6-openjdk).
dpkg: error processing ca-certificates-java (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ca-certificates-java
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)