Re: [OpenMap Users] Java 1.4.0_02 Problems

Joe,

Yep... I tried making that directory as root, chmod a+w /etc/.java, and
then rerunning the openmap app as a non-root user. Here's the message:

<message>
OpenMap(tm) Version 4.5.3
  Copyright (C) BBNT Solutions LLC. All rights reserved.
  See http://openmap.bbn.com/ for details.

Oct 15, 2002 10:21:53 AM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 run
INFO: Recreated system preferences directory in /etc/.java/.systemPrefs
</message>

Then, openmap starts up, but it still does not seem to be reading (or
using) my openmap.properties file, in any location.

A refresher, for the record: when I run openmap as root, it has no
problem loading my openmap.properties, nor does it have any problem with
permissions.

Thanks!

Eliot

"Hutson, Joe" wrote:
>
> Based on a search on the error in non-OpenMap areas it looks like it might be
> trying to create a file in the /etc/.java directory.
>
> Try creating that directory and making sure you have read/write Privileges.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eliot Lebsack [mailto:elebsack@mitre.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 7:52 AM
> To: Prakash Manghwani
> Cc: openmap-users@bbn.com
> Subject: Re: [OpenMap Users] Java 1.4.0_02 Problems
>
> Prakash,
>
> I tried this modification, and was met with the same result.
>
> in tcsh:
>
> setenv OPENMAP_HOME <my home directory path>/openmap-4.5.3
> setenv CLASSPATH ${OPENMAP_HOME}:${OPENMAP_HOME}/lib/openmap.jar
>
> java -Dopenmap.configDir=${OPENMAP_HOME} com.bbn.openmap.app.OpenMap
>
> Note: my openmap.properties is sitting in $OPENMAP_HOME.
>
> I get the following output:
>
> OpenMap(tm) Version 4.5.3
> Copyright (C) BBNT Solutions LLC. All rights reserved.
> See http://openmap.bbn.com/ for details.
>
> Oct 15, 2002 7:46:24 AM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 run
> WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System
> preferences are unusable.
>
> It appears to be related to something different. Thanks for the idea,
> though!
>
> Regards,
>
> Eliot
>
> Prakash Manghwani wrote:
> >
> > before running openmap, try updating your CLASSPATH variable to
> > OPENMAP_HOME:CLASSPATH
> > ex: for Bash shell i do
> > export CLASSPATH=$OPENMAP_HOME:$CLASSPATH
> >
> > This is an issue i have noticed on all platforms and has been fixed.
> >
> > Prakash
> >
> > Eliot Lebsack wrote:
> > > Herve,
> > >
> > > Thanks for giving me some ideas on this. However, the problem appears
> > > to be that my openmap.properties file is not being read correctly. In
> > > fact, it does not seem to be read at all. When I take my openmap-4.5.3
> > > directory (unchanged) to Windows 2000, it appears to find the correct
> > > openmap.properties file, and produce the desired layers, etc.
> > >
> > > This problem is identical to Solaris. I've tried running the openmap
> > > application as root, and it works correctly. I should not have to be
> > > root to do this. I've tried wiping my ${HOME}/.java directory,
> > > wiping /etc/.java, and setting all permissions as open as possible.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Eliot
> > >
> > > Hervé Allemand wrote:
> > >
> > >>Hello Eliot,
> > >>
> > >>Monday, October 14, 2002, 7:21:14 PM, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >>EL> Good afternoon...
> > >>
> > >>EL> I'm trying to run openmap-4.5.3 with Java 1.4.0_02 on a RedHat Linux
> > >>EL> 7.2 machine. When I run the bin/openmap shell script, I get an
> openmap
> > >>EL> window, but on the console, I get the message
> > >>
> > >>EL> Oct 14, 2002 12:55:50 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 run
> > >>EL> WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System
> > >>EL> preferences are unusable.
> > >>
> > >>EL> This does not seem to be a problem on Windows. Any ideas? I saw this
> > >>EL> behavior on a Solaris 8 machine as well (with the same j2sdk).
> > >>
> > >>EL> Regards,
> > >>
> > >>EL> Eliot
> > >>
> > >>The warning you are witnessing is linked to the new Preferences API
> > >>included since the JDK 1.4.
> > >>
> > >>The first time the JVM is launched, it tries to creates the structure
> > >>used to store the system and user preferences.
> > >>
> > >>On Windows machines, system and user preferences are stored in the
> > >>registry, under the keys named
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Prefs]
> > >>and [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs]. I think the system
> > >>preferences tree is created at installation, and I am sure the user
> > >>preferences tree is created the first time the JVM launches a Java
> > >>program.
> > >>
> > >>On Unix machines, the system and user preferences are using XML files
> > >>located in specific directories. I do not know where the system
> > >>preferences are stored, but I know the user preferences are stored in
> > >>the user home directory, in a ".java"-like directory I guess.
> > >>If the behavior is the same as under Windows, the user preferences
> > >>directory should be created the first time the JVM launches a program.
> > >>You should then have write access to that directory.
> > >>If it is a write access rights problem, you should then witness the
> > >>same warning when launching any java program, and not only OpenMap.
> > >>
> > >>Anyway, since as far as I know, OpenMap doesn't use the Preferences
> > >>API, this should not be a problem for you.
> > >>
> > >>I do not know much about Unix, but I hope this helps.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Best regards,
> > >> Hervé Allemand mailto:hallemand@mangoosta.fr
> > >>
> > >>--
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> > >
> > >
>
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