Re: [OpenMap Users] Java 1.4.0_02 Problems

Don,

I reinstalled j2sdk-1.4.0 with the -localinstall flag set, as well as
created the directory /etc/.java with a+rwx permissions, and I still
have the same problem with the openmap.properties file not being
read correctly.

I'm surprised that no one else has had persistent problems with this...

Eliot

Don Dietrick wrote:
>
> I think the docs said to make it executable, a+x.
>
> - Don
>
> On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 10:26 AM, Eliot Lebsack wrote:
>
> > 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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