title: Java 1.7 or later is required to run Apache Drill
body: <p>When I type</p>
  
  <p><code>$ drillbit.sh start</code></p>
  
  <p>it shows me this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ERROR: Java 1.7 or later is required to run Apache Drill.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>although I have the latest version of java </p>
  
  <pre><code>$ java -version
  java version "1.8.0_144"
  Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_144-b01)
  Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.144-b01, mixed mode)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>also my $JAVA_HOME is set correctly in .profile</p>
  
  <p>What could cause such issue?</p>