-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard S. Huntrods wrote:
> I need to access a specific directory from within tomcat, but I'm having > a specific problem and require some advice. > > I have a link to a file in the servlet, something like > "https://myserver.com/special-directory/file.zip"; > > If I create the directory as follows: > /export/home/tomcat/webapps/ROOT/special-directory/ and put "file.zip" > in that directory, it all works perfectly. > > HOWEVER, if instead of creating the actual directory, I create a > symbolic link to a different directory > > (i.e. in ROOT I type "ln -s /export/home/myfiles/directory > special-directory", the linked directory appears, and (in unix) I can > see/access the files. BUT - tomcat no longer finds the files, even > though the linked directory has the required name and files. > > Is there some way to make tomcat "see" a linked directory? > > The problem is that the servlets are writing a data file for offline use > in one directory, and then I was hoping to symbolically link that > directory under ROOT so the user could access it. Worst case, I guess I > could write to "ROOT/special-directory", but I didn't really want the > user files stored there - just a link. Since these files are created "on > the fly", a hard link won't work. > > Thanks very much in advance, > > -Richard > Richard, Your question is probably best answered on a tomcat mailing list, not a MySQL one, however.... You need to add 'allowLinking' to your context to tell Tomcat to follow symlinks, see http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/config/context.html for more info. Regards, -Mark - -- Mr. Mark Matthews MySQL AB, Software Development Manager, J2EE and Windows Platforms Office: +1 708 332 0507 www.mysql.com Meet the MySQL Team! April 14-16, 2004 http://www.mysql.com/uc2004/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAaD5LtvXNTca6JD8RAiyCAKCKJozUlFICI84kIyj6kiJm0sMPzACgglcM VP3092UrQa/+/VjRQ4eW7SA= =R5wg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
