Oracle SQL Developer Cannot Connect To CVS With SSH2 Connection

Last updated on OCTOBER 27, 2016

Applies to:

Symptoms

Using 2.1.1 version and Making and Saving Connections

When attempting to connect to CVS using SSH2 connection
the following error occurs, when starting SQL Developer from the <CMD> window.

ERROR
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<Path for SQL Developer>\sqldeveloper\bin>sqldeveloper
** Set 15830327
Exception in thread "Thread-118" oracle.classloader.util.AnnotatedNoClassDefFoundError:

Missing class: com.jcraft.jsch.UserInfo

Dependent class: oracle.ocvs.OCVSUserInfo
Loader: ide-global:11.1.1.0.0
Code-Source: /C:/Program%20Files/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/extensions/oracle.jdeveloper.cvs.jar
Configuration: extension jar in C:\Program Files\sqldeveloper\sqldeveloper\extensions

The missing class is not available from any code-source or loader in the system.
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.defineClass(PolicyClassLoader.java:2387)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.findLocalClass(PolicyClassLoader.java:1546)
at oracle.classloader.SearchPolicy$FindLocal.getClass(SearchPolicy.java:226)
at oracle.classloader.SearchSequence.getClass(SearchSequence.java:119)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.internalLoadClass(PolicyClassLoader.java:1728)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.access$000(PolicyClassLoader.java:143)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader$LoadClassAction.run(PolicyClassLoader.java:331)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.loadClass(PolicyClassLoader.java:1692)
at oracle.classloader.PolicyClassLoader.loadClass(PolicyClassLoader.java:1674)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320)
at oracle.ocvs.OCVSCommand.createSsh2Connection(OCVSCommand.java:527)
at oracle.ocvs.OCVSCommand.createRootConnection(OCVSCommand.java:224)
at oracle.ocvs.OCVSCommand.executeCommand(OCVSCommand.java:114)
at oracle.ocvs.OCVSMain.doCommand(OCVSMain.java:789)
at oracle.ocvs.OCVSMain.exec(OCVSMain.java:652)
at oracle.jdevimpl.vcs.cvs.runner.CVSInternalClientRunner.exec_(CVSInternalClientRunner.java:324)
at oracle.jdevimpl.vcs.cvs.wiz.connect.CVSConnectTester$TesterThread.run(CVSConnectTester.java:305)


STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Start SQL Developer from the cmd window and select the CVS connection

Changes

Adding a CVS with an external repository.

Cause