Thanks for getting back to me. I downloaded 1.5.1 yesterday and now it doesn't finish deploying my war file. I get the error below and can't make head nor tails of what it means. The same war deployed fine in 1.5.0. If I compare the console output for the two versions, it's failing when it tries to deploy the ejb (named SBGNomExRequestProcessor). So something changed in 1.5.1 to cause a deployment problem.
INFO: ------------------------- TomcatWebAppBuilder.init /gnomex Jan 10, 2013 11:20:22 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.SetContextPropertiesRule begin WARNING: [SetContextPropertiesRule]{Context} Setting property 'debug' to '0' did not find a matching property. Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory configureApplication INFO: Configuring enterprise application: C:\apache-tomee-plus\webapps\gnomex Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.openejb.config.InitEjbDeployments deploy INFO: Auto-deploying ejb SBGNomExRequestProcessor: EjbDeployment(deployment-id=SBGNomExRequestProcessor) Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder startInternal SEVERE: Unable to deploy collapsed ear in war StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/gnomex] java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:394) at org.apache.openejb.util.PropertyPlaceHolderHelper.holds(PropertyPlaceHolderHelper.java:57) at org.apache.openejb.config.AutoConfig.processApplicationResources(AutoConfig.java:887) at org.apache.openejb.config.AutoConfig.deploy(AutoConfig.java:178) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory$Chain.deploy(ConfigurationFactory.java:338) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:827) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:974) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:901) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5173) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:977) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1655) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase removeChild SEVERE: ContainerBase.removeChild: destroy: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: An invalid Lifecycle transition was attempted ([before_destroy]) for component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/gnomex]] in state [STARTING_PREP] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.invalidTransition(LifecycleBase.java:409) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:299) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:1041) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1167) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1148) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:986) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:901) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5173) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:977) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1655) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase addChildInternal SEVERE: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/gnomex]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:977) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1655) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Caused by: org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomEERuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:989) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:901) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5173) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 11 more Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:394) at org.apache.openejb.util.PropertyPlaceHolderHelper.holds(PropertyPlaceHolderHelper.java:57) at org.apache.openejb.config.AutoConfig.processApplicationResources(AutoConfig.java:887) at org.apache.openejb.config.AutoConfig.deploy(AutoConfig.java:178) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory$Chain.deploy(ConfigurationFactory.java:338) at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:827) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:974) ... 17 more Jan 10, 2013 11:20:23 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR SEVERE: Error deploying web application archive C:\apache-tomee-plus\webapps\gnomex.war java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/gnomex]] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:904) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:977) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1655) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) -- View this message in context: http://openejb.979440.n4.nabble.com/Custom-Realm-tp4660183p4660227.html Sent from the OpenEJB Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.