hi all,
I want to do network configuration from java and i dont like to use 'exec'. Is there some API's or calls in java for that?

Sure. Just:

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Hi -

"Network configuration" covers an awful lot of territory

Factor in the possible #/platforms (different flavors/versions of Linux; possibly Windows/different versions of Windows; who knows: maybe MacOS other other Linux) ... and the search space grows even larger.

And, as I'm sure you know, most "network configuration" involves a) editing configuration files, and b) running binary executables. There is seldom a "programming API" of any kind available, much less a programming API for Java.

So yes, whatever it is you want to do, you can probably do it from a Java program. But, depending on the specific task(s) you had in mind, it's probably going to involve "System.Runtime.exec()". Just like C/C++ would probably involve "system()" or "popen()".

IMHO .. PSM

Hi, thanks for the reply. I am using exec in java on an embedded linux platform to configure system. But it is causing some troubles if heavily used. I just wanted to know if any other alternative is available

Hi -

Sorry, but there is no general purpose "system administration" package in Java. Depending on specifically what you want to do, you might find *some* packages ... but, for the most part, your choices are a) use exec(), b) use JNI, or c) do it completely outside of Java.

'Hope that helps .. PSM

PS:
All things being equal, my vote would be a):
1. Do the "work" in some kind of script: bash, Python, Perl: all equally effective
2. Invoke the script from Java (via exec())

PPS:
Please feel free to open a new thread on whatever problem you're experiencing with Java.System.Runtime.exec (). It's quite possibly there's an easy fix.

I suspect if you moved most of the "work" (and complexity) from Java into the script, the problem might just "disappear".