Problem

When using OpenJDK version 11.0.11_9, already we have set JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME in the system Environment variables and tried to install a local license server on a client's machine but received this error: Publisher must be set. How can I resolve this error?

Solution

As per the FlexNet Embedded License Server Administration Guide, the following are the Java Prerequisites:

The point we should read carefully is "Ensure that this path does not include a trailing character, such as a slash or space" even though the environment variable is set already.

For example, if the environment variable is set to JAVA_HOME=C:\Java\jdk11.0.11_9\, remove the trailing character slash and set it to JAVA_HOME=C:\Java\jdk11.0.11_9, and set %JAVA_HOME%\bin in the path variable as well. This will fix the error.