The installed IBM Notes client 9.0.1 refuses to startup after installing a newer JRE/JDK in Mac OS X. The requirement to update Java came from the Eclipse Luna which is used for non-Domino developments.
The splash screen is showing up for a second and disappears. No NSD is created and only one line is shown in the system log:
27.06.14 16:05:12.813 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[166]: (com.ibm.Notes.67616[618]) Exited with code: 1
Where can I explicitly specify the JRE used by IBM Notes?
Thanks
Andy Brunner
Subject: Solved (Was not easy)
Hello Michael
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Tried IF1 installation - Failed
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Tried FP1 installation - Failed
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Tried Notes uninstall and complete 9.0 install - Failed
Finally I solved the problem:
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Re-installed Apple “Java for OS X 2014-001” (This was strange, since Apple’s Java 1.6 was running fine)
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Notes Installation 9.0 + FP1 + IF1
Now Eclipse Luna is running fine with Java 8 and Notes 9 is also working again.
Thanks for your help.
Andy
Subject: You wrote:
‘Tried Notes uninstall and complete 9.0 install - Failed’
How did you uninstalled the Notes client? I deleted manually the following files and folders and then I reinstalled Notes:
- IBM Notes (Program) → ‘~/Applications’
- IBM Application Support (Folder) → ‘~/Applications’
- IBM Notes Data (Folder) → ‘~/Users//Library/Application Support’
- Notes Preferences (File) → ‘~/Users//Library/Preferences’
- com.ibm.Notes.plist (File) → ‘~/Users//Library/Preferences’
- com.ibm.Notes.plist.lockfile (File) → ‘~/Users//Library/Preferences’
- Eclipse.plist (File) → ‘~/Users//Library/Preferences’
- Eclipse.plist.lockfile (File) → ‘~/Users//Library/Preferences’
- com.ibm.Notes (Folder) → ‘~/Users//Library/Caches’
- eclipse (Folder) → ‘~/Users//Library/Caches’
- com.ibm.Notes.savedState (Folder) → '~/Users//Library/Saved Application State
- IBM Notes Installer.pkg (File) → ‘~/Library/Receipts’
- IBM Notes Installer_de.pkg (File) → ‘~/Library/Receipts’
- IBM Notes Fixpack.pkg (File) → ‘~/Library/Receipts’
- IBM Notes Hotfix.pkg (File) → ‘~/Library/Receipts’
- Xpdcoreinstaller.pkg (File) → ‘~/Library/Receipts’
Subject: Notes 9 DMG includes uninstall
Hello Michael
In the Notes 9.0 DMG file, there is an uninstall.app. I was also supprised when I first saw it 
Of course, some of the files in the data directory are not touched my the uninstall process, e.g. notes.ini, names.nsf.
Subject: I know that, but…
…this do not remove Notes completely.
Subject: Same issue here
I reinstalled Notes 9.0.1 FP1 IF1 and this solved the issue for me.
Subject: Suggest reinstalling Java 6
OS X generally supports two versions of Java. Java 7 (and later versions) can be downloaded from Oracle and used for Eclipse, web apps, etc. It ONLY includes a 64-bit runtime. IBM Notes 9.0.1 is a 32 bit application, and so cannot use Java 7 on Mac.
Java 6 is produced and maintained by Apple, and is downloaded automatically when a user tries to install or start IBM Notes. Java 6 is provided in both 32 and 64 bit forms, and IBM Notes uses the 32 bit version.
To resolve this, I suggest you shut down all Java applications (IBM Notes/Sametime/Symphony/Eclipse) and download and install Java 6 from Apple at the link below. Since IBM Notes is a 32 bit application, it will only see the 32 bit Java 6 install, and use that by default. There is no need to explicitly tell Notes which JVM to use.
Download Java for OS X 2017-001 - Apple Support http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572
Subject: Java 6 ist still installed
Hello Simon
Thank you for your reply.
On my OS X system, I still have Java 6 installed, but I was forced to install a newer version because of the Eclipse Luna requirements (Java 7+). Therefore the default Java is now higher than 6.
=> See my blog entry http://blog.abdata.ch/2014/06/27/manage-multiple-java-versions-in-mac-os-x-3/ http://blog.abdata.ch/2014/06/27/manage-multiple-java-versions-in-mac-os-x-3/
Thanks
Andy