Oracle Java 7 update 17 and webstart

[roiegat]

So we've been having issues at our work because Xprotect seems to be disabling java forcing us to upgrade. While I've been working on getting Xprotect to stop this, seems like every update they re-activate the Xprotect.

So the question is, once I push the latest Oracle Java package to the users, how do I webstart it? We've had issues where people were installing it, but could not VPN. What seems to work is going to a website like javatester.org and testing it there to make sure it's live, and then VPNing. But I would like to script it somehow that Java webstart as soon as it's installed. Any ideas? Anyone constatly playing cat and mouse with Apple vs Java?

[rtrouton]

I'm not sure about the webstart issue you're seeing, but here's how I'm managing XProtect with regards to the Java plug-in:

http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/managing-java-browser-plug-in-settings-for-apples-xprote...

[sgrall-pfg]

I'm having the same issue. The Java 7 plug-in is set as "inactive plug-in" in Safari by default after install. I'd like a scriptable way to enable it for the user. Rich, you had written a script to activate the Java 6 plug-in, but I'm not sure how to do so for Java 7...

[rtrouton]

It took a bit, but I've figured out how Apple's disabling the Java plug-in in Safari 6.0.3. Post with the details is here:

http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/automatically-enable-the-java-web-plug-ins-setting-in-sa...

My updated enable_java_web_plugins_at_login script is available from here:

https://github.com/rtrouton/rtrouton_scripts/tree/master/rtrouton_scripts/enable_java_web_plugins_at...

[roiegat]

Thanks rtrouton. Going to check out your script and look at the link.

Just seems crazy how much back and forth Apple and Java are going at it. The positive aspect is that our VPN folks are finally willing to consider a JAVA-less VPN method.

[sgrall-pfg]

Thanks Rich!

[tkimpton]

Thanks Rich. This is great :)