Re: Properties init: Could not determine current working directory.

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

WAG..

does /home exist on DEV but not prod?

Are the permissions the same?

Just thinking out loud, given that the i defaults to /home if /homes/cwilt
for instance doesn't exist.

Charles

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM David Gibbs via JAVA400-L <
java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I've got some java code, being invoked from RPG, that is failing in
> production.
>
> The same code, running on our development system.  Both systems are 7.4 and
> have the same java 11 version installed.
>
> The RPG code sets the classpath & java_home env variables (using java 11).
>
> The job is receiving a MCH74A5 with reason code 2.  This indicates that the
> program ran System.exit with a non-zero exit code.
>
> My code does not use System.exit.
>
> The error occurs when the RPG code is invoking the java classes
> constructor, which does absolutely nothing (empty constructor).
>
> At the same time that this failure happens, a QPRINT spool file is created
> for the user that contains this:
>
> Exception in thread "main" java/lang/Error: Properties init: Could not
> determine current working directory.
>  at java/lang/System.initProperties (java.base@11/NativeMethod:4294967295)
>
>  at java/lang/System.ensureProperties (java.base@11/System.java:417)
>
>  at java/lang/System.afterClinitInitialization (java.base@11
> /System.java:220)
>
>  at java/lang/Thread.initialize (java.base@11/Thread.java:375)
>
>  at java/lang/Thread.<init> (java.base@11/Thread.java:162)
>
> Unable to create Java Virtual Machine.
>
>
> Anyone know where the current working directory for a job would be set?  Is
> it a job description setting (I couldn't find anything there)?  Subsystem
> description?  User profile?
>
> The user profile DOES have a home directory set, but that directory doesn't
> exist.  However, the same is true for our development system.
>
> Any ideas where to look next?
>
> Thanks!
>
> david
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