> Now, when somebody wants to access myServlet resource, he/she
> must have the role
> of an Administrator or Operator. I think this should be
> checked into the
> database. The problem is that, when I've tried to access
> myServlet for the
> first time, the following message was generated in the tomcat console:
>
> 2001-07-05 04:11:49 - ContextManager: JDBCRealm:
> JDBCRealm.authenticate: SELECT
> PASSWORD FROM MYUSERTABLE WHERE NAME = ?
> 2001-07-05 04:11:50 - ContextManager: JDBCRealm:
> Authentication unsuccessful for
> user null
>
> In the same time, the login window has appeard on Netscape
> browser, but after
> I'd entered a valid user name and password (from myUserTable)
> the message was
> the same:
>
> 2001-07-05 04:14:19 - ContextManager: JDBCRealm:
> Authentication unsuccessful for
> user null
>
> It seems for me that the user name is null every time, no
> matter if I enter a
> valid (user, passwd) or not. Is that a Tomcat bug, or I've
> missed something....?
Check your database schema and make sure it is correct. If it is
all I can suggest is add some debugging code to JDBCRealm, recompile
and throw it in TOMCAT_HOME/classes/, then restart and see what
the actual value of username is when authenticate(String, String)
is called.
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Michael Wentzel
Software Developer
Software As We Think - http://www.aswethink.com
