Could it be that you need to specify that the file is a jar with the -jar option like this:
java -jar file.jar Being Included Message: --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:59:28 -0800 From: Stephen Mah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: Oracle Corporation To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: running java program at startup Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trying to run this configuration utility as a part of starting X. java file.jar & running this manually works, but if I add this to the .bashrc, it will not run unless I have a konsole window open. any ideas?