> Run a 'which java' command to see exactly what java are you running, > followed by 'java -version'. > > I suspect you did not get the SUN jdk but the GNU java. [root at blh ~]# which java /usr/bin/java [root at blh ~]# java -version java version "1.4.2" gcj (GCC) 3.4.3 20050227 (Red Hat 3.4.3-22.1) Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.