Modifying the ./bin/start.bat to query the registry and set JAVA_HOME variable based on a result would get you there.
> On Mar 16, 2022, at 11:30 AM, Daniel Krügler <daniel.krueg...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to get a hint whether (and possibly how) the following > use-case is implementable using a karaf server: > > We have an karaf-based server running and the installation program also > installs a JRE in a specific directory that should be used to start the > server. The information where the JRE is located is stored in an > application-specific registry key (OS: Windows). > > The machine where the server is running is also used by certain users > which may or may not decide to install a JRE or JDK for other > applications, but we want to be sure that the karaf server is *always* > started with the JRE which is configured by our specific registry key, > regardless of such additional JRE user installations. > > Does there exist a way to inform the karaf server on startup via a > dynamical mechanism that would in our case inspect the content of the > above mentioned registry key and transfers this information to karaf to > start with? > > Maybe karaf provides a special built-in mechanism that is specifically > designed for such a dynamical start decision? > > Thanks for your help, > > - Daniel
