. If your path is set to /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin/java, set it as follows:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin/java
Set PATH as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin
Save and close the file. Just logout and login back to see new changes:
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
$ echo $PATH
Use the following command to find out exact path to which java executable under UNIX / Linux:
$ which java
Set JAVA_HOME / PATH for all user
You need to setup global config in /etc/profile OR /etc/bash.bashrc file for all users:
$ vi /etc/profile
Next setup PATH / JAVA_PATH variables as follows:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin/java
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/bin
Save and close the file.
