PDM not working on Pix

[hughzy]

I have a PIX 535 and up until yesterday the PDM was working. now when i try to log in I get the following message "exception: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.util.PropertyPermission java.version read)

the PDM ver is 3.0(1)

Pix firewall ver is 6.3(3)

Any Ideas?

[vanagon2tdi]

Check the version of java you are using. We upgraded our version and the next day we could not get into the PDM.

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Cheers!

Dave

[Patrick Iseli]

Problem:

Field Notice: PIX, FWSM and IPS Device Managers Incompatability with Java Plug-In Versions 1.4.2_08 and 1.5.0_02

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/vpndevc/ps4077/products_field_notice09186a008046c805.shtml

You have two choices:

1.) Downgrade the Java version JRE to 1.4.2x

2.) Upgrade the PDM and PIX OS version

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/pix?sort=release

- pix635.bin

PIX OS version 6.3(5) software. Requires a minimum of 8 MB Flash and 16 MB RAM.

- pdm-304.bin

Cisco PIX Device Manager for PIX 6.3

This is a know bug and was fixed in latest version.

sincerely

Patrick