Great! That worked. I didn't have the xorg* package installed. Now the console starts. I'm pretty new to Fedora Core 4, so how can I get the directory server to start on boot up? Richard Megginson wrote: > Golden Butler wrote: > >> $JAVA_HOME = /opt/IBMJava2-142 >> >> Downloaded IBM JDK from = >> http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux140/download.html >> >> Is this right? > > > Yes. But see here, as Thomas suggested - > http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/FAQ#Exception_in_thread_.22main.22_java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError > > >> >> Richard Megginson wrote: >> >>> Golden Butler wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Richard. I tried running the export command like you >>>> suggested, but I still get the same error message. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> What is your JAVA_HOME setting? Where did you download the IBM JDK >>> from? >>> >>>> >>>> Golden Butler >>>> IT Support >>>> >>>> Center for Neighborhood Technology >>>> 2125 W. North Avenue >>>> Chicago, IL 60647 >>>> >>>> 773-269-4061 >>>> golden at cnt.org >>>> www.cnt.org >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> *From:* Richard Megginson [mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com] >>>> *To:* golden at cnt.org >>>> *Cc:* fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> *Sent:* Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:03:01 -0600 >>>> *Subject:* Re: Cant't Start Console >>>> >>>> Try >>>> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/fedora-ds/shared/lib >>>> then ./startconsole >>>> does the problem go away? >>>> >>>> Golden Butler wrote: >>>> >>>> > Thanks for the help. I've installed the IBM java kit and >>>> successfully >>>> > exported JAVA_HOME to the install path. >>>> > Now when I run ./startconsole, I get the following error: >>>> > >>>> > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError >>>> > at >>>> > >>>> >>>> com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel.initialize(WindowsLookAndFeel.java:154) >>>> >>>> > at >>>> > com.netscape.management.nmclf.SuiLookAndFeel.initialize(Unknown >>>> Source) >>>> > at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:424) >>>> > at >>>> > >>>> com.netscape.management.client.console.Console.common_init(Unknown >>>> Source) >>>> > at >>>> > com.netscape.management.client.console.Console.<init>(Unknown >>>> Source) >>>> > at com.netscape.management.client.console.Console.main(Unknown >>>> > Source) >>>> > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException >>>> > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:2171) >>>> > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2006) >>>> > at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:824) >>>> > at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:910) >>>> > at >>>> > >>>> sun.security.action.LoadLibraryAction.run(LoadLibraryAction.java:76) >>>> > at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged1(Native Method) >>>> > at >>>> > >>>> >>>> java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:287) >>>> > at java.awt.Toolkit.loadLibraries(Toolkit.java:1488) >>>> > at java.awt.Toolkit.<clinit>(Toolkit.java:1511) >>>> > ... 6 more >>>> > >>>> > Is this error saying something with the Java gui is screwed up? >>>> > >>>> > - Delamatrix >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> > *From:* Richard Megginson [mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com >>>> <javascript:ki8a0("new","rmeggins at redhat.com")>] >>>> > *To:* golden at cnt.org <javascript:ki8a0("new","golden at cnt.org")>, >>>> General discussion list for the Fedora >>>> > Directory server project. >>>> [mailto:fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> <javascript:ki8a0("new","fedora-directory-users at redhat.com")>] >>>> > *Sent:* Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:09:19 -0600 >>>> > *Subject:* Re: Cant't Start Console >>>> > >>>> > Golden Butler wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > I've just installed fedora directory server on my fedora >>>> core 4 >>>> > > machine. The installation was a breeze, but when I go to >>>> start the >>>> > > console, I get the following error: >>>> > > >>>> > > ./startconsole: Your JAVA_HOME environment variable is not >>>> set. >>>> > > Please set it appropriately. >>>> > >>>> > export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/java e.g. on my Fedora Core 4 system >>>> > with the >>>> > RHEL4 IBM 1.4.2 JDK: >>>> > export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.2 >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> > > I've confirmend that I indeed have java run time installed. Is >>>> > there >>>> > > some config somewhere that I need to set or is ignoring? Any >>>> > help or >>>> > > suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks >>>> > > >>>> > > - Delamatrix >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> > > >>>> > >-- >>>> > >Fedora-directory-users mailing list >>>> > >Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> <javascript:ki8a0("new","Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com")> >>>> > <javascript:ki8a0("new","Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>>> <javascript:ki8a0("new","Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com")>")> >>>> > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> >>
