war files not deploying on redhat

[Paul Warner]

Hello,

I have read the documentation and searched the archives, and whatever I have
found, I have tried, but still my .war files will not unpack and auto deploy. I
have been running a tomcat server for several months in which the .war files
unpacked and auto-deployed perfectly. But with this new installation, the
"Redhat" way, with files all over the place, I have not been able to make it
work.

I am using Tomcat 5.0.28 via an rpm on Redhat EL 3. I am accessing the tomcat
server via apache and the jk2 connector. I have the server.xml file configured
with:

<Host name="localhost" debug="0" appBase="webApps"
unpackWARs=true AutoDeploy="true"
xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">

My application has its context.xml file in the META-INF directory correctly
pointing to the appname, /copse. I have an xml file in
/etc/tomcat5/Catalina/localhost/copse.xml which has in it:

<Context docBase="${catalina.home}/build/copse.war"
privileged="true" antiResourceLocking="false"
antiJARLocking="false"></Context>

The /webapps directory and its contents are owned by tomcat, the tomcat process
owner. root has CATALINA_HOME in its environment, set to "/usr/share/tomcat5".
I have a link in /usr/share/tomcat5 to /var/lib/tomcat5/build, which contains
the copse.war file. tomcat has read and write privs for this build/ directory
and all its files.

The differences between my working installation and the 'broken' one seem to be:
1. root owned the instance of tomcat in the working version, tomcat owns the
instance of tomcat in the broken one
2. file permissions were not all tomcat rw in the broken one, but this I have
fixed now - as far as I know all relevant files are owned by tomcat
3. CATALINA_HOME wasn't set properly for root at first in the 'broken' install -
but this also has been fixed (I believe). It points to the directory that holds
all the softlinks to the other directories, such as conf, webapps, build, and so
on.

I have resorted to unpacking the war file myself, and the application works.
But unpacking by hand is cumbersome and time-consuming. Does anyone have the (I
presume simple) key to unlock this problem?

Thanks,
Paul

[Edgar Alves]

Hi,
I don't know if it was just a typo in your post, but "AutoDeploy"
should be "|autoDeploy".

-- Edgar Alves
|

Post by Paul Warner
Hello,
I have read the documentation and searched the archives, and whatever I have
found, I have tried, but still my .war files will not unpack and auto deploy. I
have been running a tomcat server for several months in which the .war files
unpacked and auto-deployed perfectly. But with this new installation, the
"Redhat" way, with files all over the place, I have not been able to make it
work.
I am using Tomcat 5.0.28 via an rpm on Redhat EL 3. I am accessing the tomcat
server via apache and the jk2 connector. I have the server.xml file configured
<Host name="localhost" debug="0" appBase="webApps"
unpackWARs=true AutoDeploy="true"
xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">
My application has its context.xml file in the META-INF directory correctly
pointing to the appname, /copse. I have an xml file in
<Context docBase="${catalina.home}/build/copse.war"
privileged="true" antiResourceLocking="false"
antiJARLocking="false"></Context>
The /webapps directory and its contents are owned by tomcat, the tomcat process
owner. root has CATALINA_HOME in its environment, set to "/usr/share/tomcat5".
I have a link in /usr/share/tomcat5 to /var/lib/tomcat5/build, which contains
the copse.war file. tomcat has read and write privs for this build/ directory
and all its files.
1. root owned the instance of tomcat in the working version, tomcat owns the
instance of tomcat in the broken one
2. file permissions were not all tomcat rw in the broken one, but this I have
fixed now - as far as I know all relevant files are owned by tomcat
3. CATALINA_HOME wasn't set properly for root at first in the 'broken' install -
but this also has been fixed (I believe). It points to the directory that holds
all the softlinks to the other directories, such as conf, webapps, build, and so
on.
I have resorted to unpacking the war file myself, and the application works.
But unpacking by hand is cumbersome and time-consuming. Does anyone have the (I
presume simple) key to unlock this problem?
Thanks,
Paul

[Edgar Alves]

A typo in a post about a typo... :)
s/"|autodeploy"/"autoDeploy"/

Post by Edgar Alves
Hi,
I don't know if it was just a typo in your post, but "AutoDeploy"
should be "|autoDeploy".
-- Edgar Alves
|

[Paul Warner]

Post by Edgar Alves
Hi,
I don't know if it was just a typo in your post, but "AutoDeploy"
should be "|autoDeploy".
-- Edgar Alves

Thanks for the quick answer and sharp eye - but it WAS a typo, sorry! In the
server.xml file, it is listed as autoDeploy="true". It is the basic server.xml
file, not really altered by me, and almost exactly matches the server.xml file
on the other machine, the one that works.

Thanks,
Paul

Post by Edgar Alves
|

Post by Paul Warner
Hello,
I have read the documentation and searched the archives, and

whatever I have

Post by Paul Warner
found, I have tried, but still my .war files will not unpack

and auto deploy. I

Post by Paul Warner
have been running a tomcat server for several months in

which the .war files

Post by Paul Warner
unpacked and auto-deployed perfectly. But with this new

installation, the

Post by Paul Warner
"Redhat" way, with files all over the place, I have not been

able to make it

Post by Paul Warner
work.
I am using Tomcat 5.0.28 via an rpm on Redhat EL 3. I am

accessing the tomcat

Post by Paul Warner
server via apache and the jk2 connector. I have the

server.xml file configured

Post by Paul Warner
<Host name="localhost" debug="0" appBase="webApps"
unpackWARs=true AutoDeploy="true"
xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">
My application has its context.xml file in the META-INF

directory correctly

Post by Paul Warner
pointing to the appname, /copse. I have an xml file in
<Context docBase="${catalina.home}/build/copse.war"
privileged="true" antiResourceLocking="false"
antiJARLocking="false"></Context>
The /webapps directory and its contents are owned by tomcat,

the tomcat process

Post by Paul Warner
owner. root has CATALINA_HOME in its environment, set to

"/usr/share/tomcat5".

Post by Paul Warner
I have a link in /usr/share/tomcat5 to

/var/lib/tomcat5/build, which contains

Post by Paul Warner
the copse.war file. tomcat has read and write privs for

this build/ directory

Post by Paul Warner
and all its files.
The differences between my working installation and the
1. root owned the instance of tomcat in the working version,

tomcat owns the

Post by Paul Warner
instance of tomcat in the broken one
2. file permissions were not all tomcat rw in the broken

one, but this I have

Post by Paul Warner
fixed now - as far as I know all relevant files are owned by tomcat
3. CATALINA_HOME wasn't set properly for root at first in

the 'broken' install -

Post by Paul Warner
but this also has been fixed (I believe). It points to the

directory that holds

Post by Paul Warner
all the softlinks to the other directories, such as conf,

webapps, build, and so

Post by Paul Warner
on.
I have resorted to unpacking the war file myself, and the

application works.

Post by Paul Warner
But unpacking by hand is cumbersome and time-consuming.

Does anyone have the (I

Post by Paul Warner
presume simple) key to unlock this problem?
Thanks,
Paul

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