IV53172: ON WINDOWS PLATFORM SYSTEM.LOADLIBRARY FAILS WITH UNSATISFIEDLINKERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: On Windows platform System.loadLibrary fails with
  UnsatisfiedLinkError Exception with error message "The specified
  path is invalid"
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "testcase"
  java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: example (The specified path is
  invalid.)
  at
  java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibraryWithPath(ClassLoader.java:1018)
  at
  java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibraryWithClassLoader(ClassLoader.jav
  a:982)
  at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:472)
  .
  

Local fix

• The issue can be worked around by removing any invalid path
  entries present either in a) PATH environment variable or b)
  -Djava.library.path.
  For example: In the following -Djava.library.path value
  -Djava.library.path="C:\java;\"C:\ibm\product\WAS\MQ\jre\bin\";C
  :\opt;C:\temp"
  the additional double quotes in the path
  \"C:\ibm\product\WAS\MQ\jre\bin\" will cause the JVM fail with
  the exception. So, the exception can be solved by removing the
  additional double quotes (C:\ibm\product\WAS\MQ\jre\bin).
  

Problem summary

• The problem occurs when the native library search path list
  contains an invalid path, such as a path with additional quotes.
  The JVM does not search the paths after the invalid path. The
  native library search path list can be specified by using the
  -Djava.library.path command line option or the PATH environment
  variable.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR16
  7.1.0 SR1
  7.0.0 SR7
  6.0.1 SR8
  .
  The JVM has been modified to process all the path entries
  contained by the library search path entries.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R270 PSY

     UP

• R260 PSY

     UP