Cannot run Java from swinstall script

[Robert L. Russell]

Hello,

Our package installation installs a shell script (gen_ui_scripts) which it then runs during the postinstall. This script then calls java, but fails due to:

/usr/lib/pa20_64/dld.sl: Unable to find library 'libjvm.sl'.

When running this script from the command line it works fine. For debugging we are explicity exporting the SHLIB_PATH within gen_ui_scripts to include the location of libjvm.sl, but, it still fails.

Is there anything special about running under swinstall?

Thanks,

Bob

[Don Wilt · Accepted solution]

I had the same problem with a WebMethods install. I had to do the following:
ln -s /opt/java1.4/jre/lib/PA_RISC2.0W/server/*.sl /usr/lib/pa20_64 Make sure to use the version of java needed by the install(java1.4 or java1.5). If you only the link the libjvm.sl you may take errors with other missing .sl's.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The download of java may be incomplete.

There are no pre-requesites for java, however http://www.hp.com/go/java has a long list of recommendations concerning pre java patching.

SEP

[Dennis Handly]

You may be running into a security issue. I.e. SHLIB_PATH is ignored when running as root?

[Dennis Handly]

>You may be running into a security issue. I.e. SHLIB_PATH is ignored when running as root?

setuid executables don't look at SHLIB_PATH.
See PHSS_34353 JAGaf79250. See dld.sl(5):
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60127/dld.sl.5.html
Running Setuid Programs