/opt/lucee/jdk/ strangeness

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I set out to upgrade the JRE version that came with my Lucee install for Linux 64-bit. So I tried following the docs located here:

During the upgrade process I noticed something strange. The /opt/lucee/jdk/jre directory contained yet another jre directory, like this /opt/lucee/jdk/jre/jre

So, following instructions to upgrade the JRE did not work because it seems the lucee installer for linux creates this mess of a directory structure under /opt/lucee/jdk/jre

To verify this, I uninstalled Lucee, deleted the /opt/lucee directory and downloaded and installed the 4.5.5.006 installer for Linux. Sure enough, it created the same directory structure with the extra jre/ directory. If I delete the extra jre directory, Lucee will not start. It seems there are elements of java that Lucee uses under the /opt/lucee/jdk/jre and the /opt/lucee/jdk/jre/jre directories.

This seems like a bug in the 4.5.5.006 installer. What I really want to do is upgrade the JRE but I don’t know how to go about it.

Thanks

EDIT
The Lucee 5.2.8.50 installer for Linux 64-bit seems to do the exact same thing at the 4.5.006 installer. Installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

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So is this issue being ignored because I unknowingly committed a faux pas when I posted it or is there another place I need to post this ??

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don’t worry, it just sometimes it takes a while for somebody to respond.

as it’s a bug with the installer, you could file a bug about the installer here

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Ran into the same issue and found out it is due to some new features in the JRE.
Just run the /opt/lucee/tomcat/bin/configtest.sh file to find out that the error is due to

<JAVA_HOME>/lib/endorsed is not supported. Endorsed standards and standalone APIs

I’m not an expert at JRE, but I found some explanation in the following doc https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/migrate/toc.htm#JSMIG-GUID-8E83E51A-88A3-4E9A-8E2A-66E1D66A966C

Hope it helps
Damien

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That answers the why. I appreciate the response. Now, if we can just find out how to upgrade the JRE in an existing Lucee install we’ll be golden.

Anyone?

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Here’s Vivio’s internal notes on switching Lucee to the system-based JRE for Ubuntu:

SUP-8494243-170918-1002-84.pdf (3.5 KB)

Hope this helps you.

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@Jordan_Michaels. Awesome. Thanks a lot. i’ll give that a try.