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Warning messages are displayed in the log when creating an instance on xLinux

Problem(Abstract)

When creating a WebSphere Commerce instance, the following warning messages are displayed in the SystemErr.log: Mar 22, 2006 2:11:35 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3 run WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System preferences are unusable. Mar 22, 2006 2:11:49 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode WARNING: Could not lock System prefs. Unix error code 273859672. Mar 22, 2006 2:12:19 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode WARNING: Could not lock System prefs. Unix error code 268911000. Mar 22, 2006 2:12:49 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode WARNING: Could not lock System prefs. Unix error code 273676720.

Cause The warning messages are caused by SUN JDK Bug# 4666397:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4666397.html Resolving the problem You can safely ignore the warning messages. The creation of a WebSphere Commerce instance will not be affected by these warning messages.  

Document Information

Current web document: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21238941