Java error after update

[Knute Johnson]

There is a discussion going on over at comp.lang.java.programmer right 
now about this.  There was a change to the security policy on server 
sockets in _51.  With a SecurityManager you need permission to open a 
server socket outside of the user port range.

Just to be up front here, this is not my area of expertise (if there are 
any really).  You can look at the user port range with;

$ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range

I imagine (this is the part that is out of my area) that you could just 
change those port settings to get your program working again.  I have no 
idea what that does to anything else.  The other option is to set the 
security permissions for server sockets.  While I know that can be done, 
I have no idea how to do it.

k...

On 1/16/2014 09:15, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Ubuntu 12.04
> Java version 1.7.0_51-b13
> Java plugin version 10.51.2.13
>
> After receiving updates today from the webupd8team PPA that updated java
> as detailed above I get errors when trying use a steaming stock quote
> service from my broker.
>
> The error reads: Missing required permission manifest attribute in main
> jar.
>
> It then lists a url for a jar file on the brokers web site.
>
> Has anyone else seen any problems with Java after a recent update?
>
> I'm trying to get what info I can up front before calling the broker
> because sometimes you can almost hear them groan when you tell them you
> are using Linux and FF instead of Windows and IE.
>
>


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Knute Johnson