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Subject: Re: Java 1.8 and CentOS
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:42:04 +0100
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On 13/04/16 15:04, Duncan Idaho wrote:

>
> JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_77
>
> invoking the script on Ubuntu starts the server
>
> invoking the script on CentOS results in the following error message
>
> Cannot find any VM in Java Home /opt/jdk1.8.0_77
> Cannot locate JVM library file

What is actually in /opt/jdk1.8.0_77 on the CentOS system?

>
> [root@vps logs]# java -version
> java version "1.8.0_77"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_77-b03)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.77-b03, mixed mode)
>
> [root@vps logs]# echo $PATH
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/lyallex/.local/bin:/home/lyallex/bin:/opt/jdk1.8.0_77/bin
>
> So the vm is there on the path.
>

But not necessarily in /opt/jdk1.8.0_77/bin. /opt/jdk1.8.0_77/bin is on the PATH, but not necessarily being used to 
locate java.

Try:
$ which java
and follow the links to the actual executable.