When getting the following message using JInitiator: “Unable to verify the certificate – code will be treated as unsigned.”, please check “Control Panel > JInitiator > Cache”, to which location Java will store the ‘Oracle Jar Cache’ and JInitiator settings (like the ‘Grant Always’ setting and ‘Oracle Jar Cache’ directory) in <USERHOME>\.jinit\properties<jinit version> and jpicerts<jinit version>.
Java will get the USERHOME path from the Windows registry [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Desktop] when looking for the Desktop path setting and truncates the ‘Desktop’ part. Most of the time this will result in the correct USERHOME directory, but when this setting is changed to a network path where users are not granted write access, Java is not able to store the Cache and JInitiator settings.
Ofcourse, this can be one of a few problems, but if you suspect a case like this, there might be a solution… Continue reading