Java versions issue - Open Fire 4.0.3

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Ubuntu Linux, fresh installation. Running the latest Oracle Java:

java version “1.8.0_101”

Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_101-b13)

Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.101-b13, mixed mode)

When trying to install via the deb file, the installer requires the installation of “default-jre-headless”. When installing this via apt-get, the version which is installed is Java 7. When running the following command:

“update-alternatives --config java”

I get the following:

Selection Path Priority Status

0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1071 auto mode

1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java 1071 manual mode

  • 2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 2 manual mode

But when opening the Open Fire web interface, I see the following:

Java Version:
1.7.0_111 Oracle Corporation – OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM

Any ideas how to force OP to use the correct version?

Thanks!

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Edit /etc/default/openfire and set JAVA_HOME

3

This did not work. I have updated the file to show the following:

JAVA_HOME= /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java

Restarted OpenFire via this command:

sudo service openfire restart

Got this in the output:

Usage: java [-options] class [args…]

(to execute a class)

or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args…]

(to execute a jar file)

where options include:

-d32 use a 32-bit data model if available

-d64 use a 64-bit data model if available

-server to select the “server” VM

The default VM is server,

because you are running on a server-class machine.

-cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>

-classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>

A : separated list of directories, JAR archives,

and ZIP archives to search for class files.

-D=

set a system property

-verbose:[class|gc|jni]

enable verbose output

-version print product version and exit

-version:

Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed

in a future release.

require the specified version to run

-showversion print product version and continue

-jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search

Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed

in a future release.

include/exclude user private JREs in the version search

-? -help print this help message

-X print help on non-standard options

-ea[:…|:]

-enableassertions[:…|:]

enable assertions with specified granularity

-da[:…|:]

-disableassertions[:…|:]

disable assertions with specified granularity

-esa | -enablesystemassertions

enable system assertions

-dsa | -disablesystemassertions

disable system assertions

-agentlib:[=]

load native agent library , e.g. -agentlib:hprof

see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help

-agentpath:[=]

load native agent library by full pathname

-javaagent:[=]

load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

-splash:

show splash screen with specified image

See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html for more details.

best java alternative in: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre

Restarting openfire: openfire.

Viewing the Java version on the admin page shows:

1.7.0_111 Oracle Corporation – OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM

This should show version 1.8.0

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JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre

5

I get this error after restarting the server:

/etc/init.d/openfire: 11: /etc/default/openfire: /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre: Permission denied

best java alternative in: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre

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I am unsure what to say


# cat /etc/debian_version

jessie/sid

# grep JAVA_HOME /etc/default/openfire

# If you wish to override the auto-detected JAVA_HOME variable, uncomment

JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre

# ps auxw | grep java

openfire  2857  6.8  7.5 2182568 76936 ?       Sl   12:55   0:02 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java -server -DopenfireHome=/usr/share/openfire -Dopenfire.lib.dir=/usr/share/openfire/lib -classpath /usr/share/openfire/lib/startup.jar -jar /usr/share/openfire/lib/startup.jar
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Oh, be sure there is no space after the equals sign in “JAVA_HOME= /usr…”

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I noticed a “Permission denied” in that error message. Does the user that’s running Openfire have enough permissions to execute Java on your system?

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It was the space… Now OF server show the proper Java version. Thanks!