I  had this problem a while ago with an older version of java that was going 
out to TCP/IP when trying to get the version number.
There was something wrong with TCP/IP on the sysprog test lpar at the time and 
it looked like java was hanging.
But newer releases of java did away with the TCP/IP access.

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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
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Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 1:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: NO response to "java -version"

cross-posting to ibm-main, mvs-oe
i'm in z/os 1.13

located in  /usr/lpp/java/bin
when i issue  "ls –la"
i can see that the executable "java" is there

when i issue a "printenv PATH" i get this:
.:bin:/usr/lpp/java/bin:/usr/sbin:/

again located in /usr/lpp/java/bin
at the prompt i issue
(the fully qualifed path name is on purpose here):
/usr/lpp/java/bin/java  java –version
and i never get any meaningful response i.e, i never get the " ... java(tm) SE 
runtime environment blah blah blah" stuff in stead, brhc of the screen shows 
"running" and then "input" and then ....
nothing; just sits there forever in input mode

i've even tried this
/usr/lpp/java/bin/java  java –cp .  –version with no different outcome

what's wrong here?

thanks in advance
/s/ tuco bonno;
graduate, college of conflict management; University of Southeast Asia; "I 
partied on the Ho Chi Minh trail; tiến lên !! "

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