Thank you for the prompt response. On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Jochen Schalanda <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jeff, > > Graylog 2.0.0 and later require Java 8 (as mentioned in the documentation: > http://docs.graylog.org/en/2.0/pages/installation.html). > > Cheers, > Jochen > > > On Friday, 13 May 2016 10:42:23 UTC+2, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I've installed Graylog using the instructions on the Graylog website: >> >> $ sudo rpm -Uvh >> https://packages.graylog2.org/repo/packages/graylog-2.0-repository_latest.rpm >> $ sudo yum install graylog-server >> >> I attempt to start the server with: >> >> $ sudo service graylog-server start >> >> This gives the error: >> >> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: >> org/graylog2/bootstrap/Main : Unsupported major.minor version 52.0 >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:803) >> at >> java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) >> at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:449) >> at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:71) >> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:361) >> at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355) >> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) >> at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354) >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:425) >> at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308) >> at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358) >> at >> sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:482) >> >> This error indicates that it requires a JRE 8. >> >> The documents I can find indicate that Graylog 2 should work with Java 7. >> >> >> * Is the documentation right, and this was a failure in the release >> process? >> * Is there a Java 7 specific build I need to install? >> * Is the documentation wrong, and does Graylog now require Java 8? >> * Do I need to Graylog 2 from source using Java 7? >> >> -jeff >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Graylog Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/graylog2/2rjGJVNYlz4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/graylog2/f04e9755-de7c-42ae-8542-b683b13e45d9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/graylog2/f04e9755-de7c-42ae-8542-b683b13e45d9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Jeff Younker - [email protected] - +49.0.171.564.1365 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Graylog Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/graylog2/CAJ5dZryhEyiRwsnMRxWtpBpw3G_p4sspCbsGbR6AFCVthyOBAA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
