User guide

Chapter 8: Port Configuration and Port Access Application

Setting Linux OS Variables

IfyouwanttosetJavaforaspecificuser,openandeditthe.profilefile

locatedinthe/home/Usernamefolder.

IfyouwanttosetJavaforallusers,openthe.profilefileinyour/etc

folder:

1. Findthelinewhereyousetyourpath:

export

PATH=$PATH:/home/username/somefolder

2. BeforethatlineyoumustsetyourJAVA_HOMEandthenmodify

yourPATHtoincludeit.Toachievethis,addthefollowinglines:

export

JAVA_HOME=/home/username/j2sdk1.4.2/

export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

3. Savethefile.

Setting UNIX OS Variables

PerformthefollowingstepstocheckthelatestJREversiononSunSolaris.

1. LaunchaterminalwindowontheSunSolarisdesktop.

2. Typejava‐versioninthecommandlineandpressEnter.The

currently‐installedversionofJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)

appears.

 Ifyourpathvariableisnotsettowhereth

eJa

vabinarieshave

beeninstalled,youmaynotbeabletoseetheJREversion.

 AssumingJRE1.4.2_05isinstalledin/usr/local/java:youmustset

yourPATHvariable.

 Tosetapathforthebashshell:

export

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/java/j2re1.4.2_05/bin

 Tosetpathfortcshorcsh:

set

PATH = ($PATH /usr/local/java/j2re1.4.2_05/bin)