Can't Find Java Home Variable

Articles and Tips: qna

01 Sep 2002

I've run into a problem with the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It is being set to SYS:\JAVA\java when JAVA.NLM loads. Coincidentally, this happens only on servers which have the ZENworks for Desktops automatic workstation import service installed.

I've checked the SYS:\ETC\JAVA.CFG and SYS:\ETC\JAVA.ORG files, and both of them set JAVA_HOME to SYS:\JAVA, which is the default. After manually setting the variable, if I reload Java, it reverts back to the SYS:\JAVA\java setting.

I've tried loading Java, and manually setting the environment variable with envset JAVA_HOME= SYS:\JAVA, but when I try to execute STARTX it fails with an error that my servrc file is corrupt. However, once I duplicated the contents of SYS:JAVA into SYS:JAVA\java, STARTX will start, even though the JAVA_HOME variable is still set to SYS:\JAVA.

I'm hoping that you can give me a clue about where else the JAVA_HOME environment variable might be set. I'm sure it's something obvious, but I'm totally missing it. I've tried searching the contents of all files on SYS for JAVA_HOME, but the JAVA.CFG and JAVA.ORG files are the only ones I could find that appear to be setting the variable.

Missing Variable with Mulikan

Dear Missing: This one has a very simple answer: sys/etc/java.cfg. NetWare servers provide the sys/etc directory structure on the SYS volume for the storing of data and other information.

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