Description of problem: Appletviewer is missing permissions to access time zone data: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [schonef@localhost javatest]$ appletviewer -J-version java version "1.7.0" IcedTea Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-kojibuilder_27_sep_2007_14_56-b00) IcedTea Client VM (build 11.0-b05, mixed mode) How reproducible: Start an applet with appletviewer Actual results: [schonef@localhost javatest]$ appletviewer IcedTea170Test3.html java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.util.PropertyPermission user.zoneinfo.dir read) at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:342) at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:554) Expected results: Applet runs fine Additional info: Had to add the following permissions: [schonef@localhost javatest]$ more mypolicy.txt grant { Permission java.util.PropertyPermission "user.zoneinfo.dir","read"; Permission java.io.FilePermission "/usr/share/javazi/ZoneInfoMappings", "read"; };
Filed report upstream: http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71