FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux saturn.bcplus.local 2.6.9-1.667 #1 Tue Nov 2 14:41:25 EST 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

(Fedora Core 3)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Webstart cannot be startet, everything else is working fine and as expected.

When I try to start javaws, nothing happens. The process list shows:

hstahlm  21384 46.0  0.0  2540  708 pts/1    R+   21:03   0:04 javaws
hstahlm  21385  0.8  0.0     0    0 pts/1    Z+   21:03   0:00 [java] <defunct>

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
[hstahlm@saturn ~]$ javaws

ACTUAL -
Nothing happens, there is no VM error message.

The process list shows:

hstahlm  21384 46.0  0.0  2540  708 pts/1    R+   21:03   0:04 javaws
hstahlm  21385  0.8  0.0     0    0 pts/1    Z+   21:03   0:00 [java] <defunct>

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
no error messages

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
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