Hi, the Juniper VPN fails to start, because it spawns a second java process like this: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java -classpath /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/lib/plugin.jar:/home/thomas/.juniper_networks/tncc.jar net.juniper.tnc.NARPlatform.linux.LinuxHttpNAR This fails with a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: netscape.javascript.JSObject because there is no plugin.jar in the directory /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/lib/ symlinking the icedtea-web plugin.jar in this directory make the Juniper VPN work again: $ cd /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/lib [thomas@localhost lib]$ ls -l plu* lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 33 7. Nov 09:43 plugin.jar -> /usr/share/icedtea-web/plugin.jar I think the plugin.jar link should be created by the icedtea-web installation script or the java installation script.
Hi! Thak you for report. Oh I think the bug is in plugin launcher: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java -classpath /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/lib/plugin.jar It should be: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-2.5.3.0.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java -classpath /usr/share/icedtea-web/plugin.jar The itw is trying to be JVM independent, so it should not relay on jdk against which it is run. So there should be no linkiing from/to openjdk. Also there should be netx.jar on classpath, but thats different question
hmm. How does ti behave when you select different then default jre to run itw in itweb-sttings?
hi! I just realised - it is call from ITW or form JuniperVPN? If the second - why it is relying on plugin.jar being locate in jdk?
Hi, I think the Juniper applet starts another java process with the above classpath, and it implicit relies on the plugin.jar being located in jre/lib...
ok. So it is completely custom application which have completely custom classpath (under your control?). Why it is not relying on /usr/share/* ? Maybe it can just try more locations?. I'm wondering it is working with plugin on classpath. but not with netx on classpath. How come? From above I guess, that it is application written for oracle java which (on intel) have always plugin in this location. How about ibm jdk? Technicaly it is ok to add link to java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless -> plugin.jar Ethically I dont like this :( Until itw is not installed this link is broken - and adding itw as depndency is no go - without hint what to do. Vice versa approach can not be done as itw should not jvm's directory. As it is application dedicated for oracel jdk, tryin to become jvm vendor indepndent, why nto to fix the app itself?
Hi jiri, I totally agree with you. Sadly the juniper VPN software seems to only get tested/developed against the oracle jdk/plugin. The company I work for uses the juniper VPN software to enable a remote access to the company's network, so I've got no control of anything here. We may should speak to somebody from juniper to get this problem addressed correctly. But I don't know whom to contact.
hm. So what to do with it? If contacting provider is no go, and link from rpms is no go, then the only workaround is manual creation of the link as you suggested. The pitfall of manual llink is that you will lost it/will make leftovers after every update (As each jdk installs to separate directory). Bu tthis is definitly something I an fix in rpm's pretrans lua script.
Did you try to disable SELinux or add a rule? It worked for me. Also had to follow this: http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB25230 Please note it might not work with kernel 3.19.x. I don't know root cause but after NetworkConnect started all the traffic stops. So I am using kernel 3.18.9 for now.
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