Keytool is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

I am trying to discover the list of trusted authorities in my Java Runtime using the instructions in this article. When I typed the command below:

C:\ColdFusion8\runtime\jre\lib>keytool -list -storepass changeit -noprompt -keystore

I got the following error:

'keytool' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I checked that the directory containing my keytool executable is in the path. (On my Windows 7 machine, it's in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin) Despite this, the command line will not recognise the keytool command.

I'm assuming that there are two separated commands mentioned in the doc:

1. C:\CFusionMX\runtime\jre\lib>keytool -list -storepass changeit -noprompt -keystore

2. C:\CFusionMX\runtime\jre\lib\security\cacerts

EDIT:

By the way can I use the following process instead of complex steps mentioned in the answer?

1. When I opened the WSDL into my browser, I saw the Lock icon, when I clicked on it a "Certificate" window opened

2. Then I clicked on "Install Certificate" option

3. A Certificate Import Wizard window opened, I clicked on Next I saw two options

   • a) Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate (this option was selected automatically)
   • b) Place all certificates in the following store

I decided to select option (b), but I'm confused which certificate store I should select here.

Answer 1

1. Add your JDK's /bin folder to the PATH environmental variable. You can do this under System settings > Environmental variables, or via CLI:

   set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin
   

2. Close and reopen your CLI window