With the Java Preferences utility, you're visually setting a default JVM (you can do it with commands in Terminal but this is much faster and easier). This may not work (I've had issues with it) but it's technically how it's supposed to work. Type java -version (you should see 1.6.0_13 as the new version).Select Java SE 6 and move it (drag) to the top spot in both section (Applet Plugin and Applications).My apologies but I forgot to ask 2 questions: (1) What kind of Mac you have (Intel or PowerPC)? (2) What version of CF are you running and what installer did you choose (8 or 8.0.1, 32-bit, 64-bit, etc.)? When you can, and if you're still having the issue, please post back the JVM/Java details and I'd be happy to help troubleshoot from there. This will tell you the order of usage for the versions of Java on your computer.Open Java Preferences (somewhere in the /Applications/Utilities folder - could be set alone or inside a folder called Java, depends on your version).Note the results (1.6.0_13 or something like that).Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities).It should be somewhere in /Applications/ColdFusion8/bin or lib.īefore you change the JVM, it's probably good to get some specific details from your Mac on the JVM in play: I run CF8 on top of JRun on my Mac, so my stuff is in /Applications/JRun4/servers/and/so/on). I'm not sure of the exact location when you install CF as a standalone server on a Mac. This is typically done by modifying the jvm.config. You may want to update CF's JVM to Java 6 (1.6.0_13). From the looks of your crash/error report, CF is still using Java 5 (1.5.0_19 I forget the exact number of the new Java 5 version).

The odds are pretty high CF is not digging the new JVM being used.

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