java.lang.IllegalAccessError (Linux)

Description

When running PDFC on Linux, you’re encountering an error similar to the following:

java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Class com/swsoftware/codec/cmyk/CMYKJPEGImageReader (unnamed module 0x00000000C00DC9E0) can not access class com/sun/imageio/plugins/jpeg/JPEGImageReader(java.desktop) because module java.desktop does not export package com/sun/imageio/plugins/jpeg to module unnamed module 0x00000000C00DC9E0

Solution

The issue is related to new security restrictions introduced in the latest Java version. We recommend following the steps outlined in this HCL article: https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0118614