Discoverer 11g Plus with Java 7 Errors with java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError (Doc ID 1502903.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Unable to use Discoverer Plus 11.1.1.6 with Java 7.  Plus was working with Java 1.6.  Discoverer Viewer is working fine.
Java 7 patch 13877486 has been applied and Discoverer is configured to use Java 7.  The errors in the Java Console:

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.sun.deploy.uitoolkit.impl.awt.AWTAppletAdapter.instantiateApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.initAppletAdapter(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
...
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
...
Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied ("java.lang.RuntimePermission" "setFactory")
at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
...

Changes

 Just prior to attempting use of Java 7, SSL was enabled on the Server. 

Cause

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