Hadoop: how to remote debug single oozie java workflow
You only have to include this ...
<property> <name>oozie.launcher.mapred.child.java.opts</name> <value>-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=12121</value></property>
or, in my case ...
<property> <name>oozie.launcher.mapred.child.java.opts</name> <value>-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=7777</value></property>