Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2 Release Notes

Installation

The following table lists the known issues in the installation of Web Server.

Table 7 Known Issues in Installation

Problem ID 

Description 

6474037 

Exception installing Web Server on Ubuntu.

On Linux Ubuntu, the package which contains the /bin/domainname is not available by default. You must install these packages for the Web Server installation to succeed.

To install the package, type the following command: 

sudo apt-get install nis

6414481 

Web Server cannot be installed without installing compat-libstdc++.

Workaround:

On newer versions of Linux, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, install compat-libstdc++ before installing Web Server 7.0.

6641672 

REDHAT ES4.0 Linux 64-bit installaton fails by having compat-libstdc++-33-3* (64-bit)version

Workaround

You must install the following RPMs for successful installation: 

  • compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.<arch> 32 & 64 bit rpm's

  • libgcc-3.4.3-22.1.<arch> 32 & 64 bit rpm's

  • zlib-1.2.1.2-1

6414539 

Uninstalling the administration node does not delete itself from the administration server node.

After installing the administration node and registering it with the administration server in the Node tab, the administration node is listed in the Node tab. When the administration node is uninstalled, the administration node entry remains in the Node tab. 

6287206 

Cannot install if the setup is started from a shared folder on the network.

On the Windows platform, unable to install the product when the installer setup.exe is started from a shared network folder on another machine.

6311607 

On Windows, installer crashes in CLI mode, if the administration password is >= 8 characters.

If the administration user password is greater than eight characters, then any invalid input to the administration port, web server port, or the administration user ID crashes the installer. 

Workaround:

When installing Web Server 7.0 on the Windows platform using the command-line interface (CLI), the administration password must be set to less than (<) eight characters. 

6408072 

On Windows, need icons for objects in Programs folder.

The objects in the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 folder on Windows are created with default Windows program icons and do not have specific icons that denote Sun programs. 

6492144 

The CLI installer does not handle ctrl+c while entering the password.

The installer does not accept ctrl+c and hence the terminal becomes unusable.

6472668 

On Windows, Web Server installation should use -Xrs JVM option by default.

Workaround:

Because the Web Server installs as a windows service by default, add the following line to the appropriate section of the server.xml:

<JVMOPTIONS>-Xrs</JVMOPTIONS>