2.11 - Workaround for issue with JAR installers

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Issue description

It is impossible to run any executable JAR Dashboard installer (whether Engineering, Health, Security or combined Engineering/Health) on a Microsoft Windows serverwhen the target server already has a Dashboard 2.11.1, 2.11.2 or 2.11.3 (whether Engineering, Health, Security or combined Engineering/Health) installed on it. The symptoms are as follows:

When the new executable JAR installer is double clicked, the initial User Account Control prompt is displayed and then nothing happens.
If the new executable JAR installer is launched from the command line using the syntax java -jar name_of_jar_file.jar then the following error message is displayed:

Cannot find named resource: 'userInputLang.xml' AND 'userInputLang.xml_eng'
SEVERE: com.izforge.izpack.api.exception.IzPackException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

If you are facing this issue, you should make the changes described below and then re-run the new installer.

2.11 on Documentation - V2

2.11 - Workaround for issue with JAR installers

Issue description