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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#32774: rational rose applet not working (security manager)
From:       Oliver Strutynski <olistrut () gmx ! net>
Date:       2001-09-22 13:35:26
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On Saturday 22 September 2001 08:56, Wynn Wilkes <wynnw@wilkes.ws> wrote:
> On Friday 21 September 2001 08:28 am, you wrote:
> > Loading a rational rose html export (html files + jaav applet, installed
> > locally, rwx permission set for user) works fine with Konqueror 2.2.1 and
> > IBM JDK 1.3.0 if the security manager is disabled. If however the
> > security manager is enabled the java window shows a security exception.
>
> So where is the bug?  That is what the security manager is for...to prevent
> applets from doing things like that.  What do you think the expected
> behavior should be?
Ok, seems like I did not really understand the purpose of the security 
manager. From what I understood it should prompt the user to either grant 
permission for the operation or deny it, and not just "silently" throw an 
exception.

> You could work around that by creating your own java.security file- you
> could edit the kjava.policy file and add the security permissions for the
> class files for the rational rose stuff- I assume they are an applet you
> are running on your local hard drive?
Yes and thanks. Oliver

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_____________________________________________________________________
 Oliver Strutynski                      oliver.strutynski@cs.tum.edu
                                                    olistrut@gmx.net
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