Rmi interface not loading when invoked from class in package

Question

Hi, It would be a great help if you could help me out with the following problem:
The RMIClient fails to detect the remote object interface in the current directory when i place it within a package.
1) I tried placing the remote object interface in the same package - this didn't change the error output.
2) I tried to import the remote object by placing the parent's parent directory in the classpath - a new error popped up saying the file did not contain any class! Since its an RMI interface extending remote, it dosen't involve a class directly.
The following is my client code:
package java.util.logging;  // Without this line, this client works fine.
import java.rmi.*;
import java.rmi.server.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.logging.*;
import logTest.RMIChannel;
public class RMIChannelClient
   public static void main(String[] args)
      System.setProperty("java.security.policy", "client.policy");
      System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());
      String url = "rmi://acrux.cis.ksu.edu/";
      LogRecord record= new LogRecord(Level.ALL,"");
      try
         RMIChannel rc = (RMIChannel)Naming.lookup(url + "RMI_Channel");
      rc.sendRecord(record);
      catch(Exception e)
         e.printStackTrace();
}The following is my interface extending remote:
//package java.util.logging;  // I tried adding and removing this line but to no avail
import java.rmi.*;
import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
public interface RMIChannel extends Remote
  String getDescription() throws RemoteException;
  void sendRecord(LogRecord record) throws RemoteException;
}Could anyone suggest a solution to this issue?
Thanks.

Answer 1

ok. i was hoping to write my own logging class (extending upon sun's classes). while doing this, i found that LogManager.getStringProperty() is not a public method and cannot be accessed outside the java.util.logging package and the compiler complained. So i tried placing my file in java.util.logging package and it compiled fine. Is there a way i can use a method thats not declared public without importing its package?