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java.lang.InternalError: Cannot connect to X11 window server using ':0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable

Troubleshooting


Problem

When the DISPLAY environment variable is not set for the application server Java™ virtual machine (JVM) process, you receive a java.lang.InternalError.

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Modified date:
03 March 2025

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