OpenSUSE 12.1: GTK Buttons of Security Pop-up (IcedTea Plugin) not working in Connection with Webstart Application from DELL DRAC WebGUI


13 January 2012 at 22:41



I just noticed that there seems to be a problem with the IcedTea Plugin shipped with the latest OpenSUSE (12.1). So when using the IcedTea Java Plugin ("javaws") it always doesn't matter if I used it directly with Firefox or on the commandline.

Everytime I tried to visit a non-trusted Website like the WebUI of one of our DRAC Management Boards from DELL I've got a pop-up asking me to add an exception to the Security Database in order to proceed.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to use any of the GTK elements within the pop-up. This Problem seems to be caused by the Java Download Window which also came up in the Foreground.

So here I have a little wrapper which may help you to get things working: 

$ cat ~/bin/javaws-workaround;
#!/bin/bash
javaws -headless $*;


The "-headless" Parameter prevents the Download Window from coming up which fixes the Problem. Don't forget to make the Script executable otherwise it may not work. 

$ chmod u+x ~/bin/javaws*


Now open the Preferences in Firefox and select the "Applications" tab and then select the just created Script for Execution for all Applications of the Type "Java Webstart Application".

DONE! Hope somebody may find this useful :)
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