Access denied to Citrix using Safari (error code 7)

Question

I have previously been able to access my Citrix work server from home using Safari. This is no longer possible following update to 10.4.9. When attempting access I get the following message:
"A local security certificate could not be loaded (error code 7)".
From the web it appears that other Mac users have also encountered this problem with Citrix. A Citrix administrators' site suggests reseting Java in preferences to an earlier version. I'm not clear how to do this and from previous experience changing things in Java setups is a bad idea.
Has anyone found a practicable solution?

Answer 1

Folks,
I faced a similar problem when trying to move a NTFS formatted disk from XP to windows 7. I tried suggestions on various forums but nothing worked. Finally though, i was able to identify the root cause empirically and fix it.
1. In my understanding, Windows 7 interprets the permissions on a NTFS drive very strictly. Hence while a NTFS HDD with tweaked security settings - say with only administrator access/ownership under security tab may work perfectly in XP, OS X, Ubuntu etc
, Win 7 will show you access denied unless permissions for ALL of the following: AuthenticatedUsers, SYSTEM, Administrator & Users is set correctly (which is default for a newly formatted drive in windows)
2. You can do this either manually by adding these one by one or by simply formatting the drive (this however is destructive for data).
3. I therefore simply set the permissions correctly AFTER taking ownership of the drive and I was able to access the drive just fine.
4. To prove that its merely a permission issue where Windows 7 is arguabily behaving correctly, before making any permission changes, try booting your computer in Safe Mode and you should be able to access your data just fine while you are in the Safe Mode.
5. Lesson for me was to be very careful with NTFS permissions, especially while removing those present by default.
6. I managed to solve the issue before seeing this thread. Hence i do not know if "foreign drive" solution below would have worked in my case.
To Microsoft: This solution should be WAY more easier to find on the net. Hell, its shouldn't even be a be a problem! Windows should be able to reset the permissions to default with a single click on a non encrypted NTFS drive if the person trying to do this
has the administrator access.
Hope this allows people to save time and data.
Cheers!