Fisheye fails to start with 'Gtk-WARNING cannot open display'
Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.
Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
When attempting to start up Crucible or Fisheye, you get the following:
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Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display
In your console or FISHEYE_INST/var/log/fisheye.out log file.
Cause
You need to ensure that you are running on a supported Java version/make, see System Requirements for more information.
Resolution
If you are on Java 1.4, install a supported Java version and point your JAVA_HOME Environment variables to this install.
If you are still having problems, add the following to your Environment variables:
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export DISPLAY=:0.0
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