This problem started appearing on Merlin-beta b47. Install Plug-In and goto this page with Netscape Communicator 4.61 and the exception will be raised:

http://sqesvr.eng/jfc/swing/BrowserTestSuite/Suite/Appls/BeetleApplet/index.html

java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.lang.RuntimePermission preferences)
at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.Preferences.userRoot(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.isUserNode(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.rootNativeHandle(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.openKey(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.openKey(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.childrenNamesSpi(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.childrenNames(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.getChild(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(Unknown Source)
at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.readPreferredInputMethod(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.getPreferredInputMethod(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.findInputMethod(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.InputContext.selectInputMethod(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.InputContext.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.im.InputMethodContext.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.im.InputContext.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getInputContext(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.remove(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.remove(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.remove(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JRootPane.setContentPane(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JApplet.setContentPane(Unknown Source)
at BeetleApplet.init(BeetleApplet.java:93)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)


edmund.lou@eng 2001-02-13
Swing Test Development
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