Bitbucket won't start with Error: Could not find or load main class ssl
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Problem
Bitbucket won't start with the following error:
Error: Could not find or load main class ssl
Cause
Java arguments are not be supported by your JVM.
JAVA_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.protocol='plain ssl' -Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.authentication='none simple DIGEST-MD5'"
Resolution
Remove the offending Java arguments and restart Bitbucket Server.