# Re: jdk1.2beta3/4 changes in codeBase interpretation for permissions

schemers@Eng
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:19:05 -0700 (PDT)

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    Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:19:05 -0700 (PDT)

    From: schemers@Eng

    To: Robert Watson <rwatson@tis.com>

    Subject: Re: jdk1.2beta3/4 changes in codeBase interpretation for permissions

    In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980811121742.23579A-100000@celadon.hq.tis.com>

Robert Watson writes:
> This email is with regards to a change moving from jdk1.2beta3 to jdk1.2beta4.
> Under 1.2beta3, we were able to specify permissions to apply to locally loaded
> code by using the "file:/" codebase in the Java policy file. Under
> jdk1.2beta4, however, this no longer appears to work. Here is some source
> code and some sample policy files:

This should be documented in the policy docs. Instead of:

grant codeBase "file:/" {

You need to use:

grant codeBase "file:/-" {

This is the same syntax the FilePermission uses. We had a number of
requests to make this change, in order to make it explict.

roland

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