https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970 User ragoddard@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970#c2 Randall Goddard changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW CC| |ragoddard@novell.com Info Provider|ragoddard@novell.com | --- Comment #2 from Randall Goddard 2009-01-26 09:19:50 MST --- (In reply to comment #1)

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A workaround is to install the SUN java, but my experience is that this breaks other services, i.e., jexec because the soft-links in /etc/alternatives are not all removed and recreated correctly.

This is a serious problem. Could you be more specific (give me an example)? I do many switching and changing of the JVM and got no problem.

I've had this happen twice now, and I'm probably jumping to root cause, but the symptoms I've seen in duplicating the issue are that, after installing the SUN java package (either manually or through the channel), the JRE does indeed work, but upon reboot, the jexec services won't start. The system will mostly boot, even to runlevel 5 and it will allow login, but other services such as NetworkManager won't start up. In troubleshooting the problem, I notice that, even when the package(s) are removed the soft-links still exist in /etc/alternatives, but when the package(s) are reinstalled, these services still don't work. Because I've been through this twice on my installed system, I'd prefer not to have to suffer the pain again, but I can try to duplicate this again on a VM if you need. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970 User ragoddard@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970#c4 Randall Goddard changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|ragoddard@novell.com | --- Comment #4 from Randall Goddard 2009-01-29 15:17:58 MST --- (In reply to comment #3)

Well, you don't need to broke your system again, that is not necessary :). I need to know, what have you done. For example:

In both cases, the system had been installed and running for 2-3 weeks. I removed the openjdk and installed the SUN java both manually and through YaST. I noticed that the /etc/alternatives/javaws or jre links were broken, so I recreated them manually (I really am a java dope). Once done, the jre seems to work, but jexec was broken.

And the output of following commands should be helpful too: rpm -qa --last | grep java history | grep update-alternatives (only in case if you used it)

Unfortunately both of these have been cleared as I've since reinstalled. Sorry. I'll see if I can get this duplicated in a guest environment. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970 User ragoddard@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970#c6 --- Comment #6 from Randall Goddard 2009-01-30 16:25:55 MST --- (In reply to comment #5)

OK. Just renamed this bug.

I think I've narrowed this down, Michal. If I use YaST to remove the openjdk and install sun java, /etc/alternatives gets updated correctly and jexec doesn't break. However, if I remove openjds through YaST, then manually install the sun java rpm (from their site), then /etc/alternatives does not get updated fully and jexec breaks. So, I don't see this as our problem. But, I suppose we could report it to Sun and let them fix it? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970 User mvyskocil@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468970#c8 --- Comment #8 from Michal Vyskocil 2009-02-04 03:32:18 MST --- proper duplicate bug number *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 463582 *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463582 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.