Re: Where do serialized Objects go?

2002-07-12 Thread August Detlefsen

Aha. Thanks! I never found them before because that file is deleted
from the filesystem as soon as it is read back in...




--- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> 
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, August Detlefsen wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:31:01 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: August Detlefsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Where do serialized Objects go?
> >
> > If I reload a context using the manager, Objects in my session get
> > serialized -but where do they go?
> >
> 
> They get serialized to a file called SESSIONS.ser in the work
> directory
> for each webapp.  NOTE - only session attributes that are
> Serializable get
> the benifit of this.
> 
> > Are they actually written somewhere or only stored in memory?
> >
> > Do Objects get serialized when you do a full Tomcat restart? If so,
> > where? Is there any chance that an Object could survive a full
> restart?
> > %0«Ñ¯
> 
> Yes, they survive a full restart as long as you don't delete the
> SESSIONS.ser file.
> 
> > What would I have to do to clear them out?
> >
> 
> cd $CATALINA_HOME/work/{servicename}/{hostname}/{context-path}
> rm SESSIONS.ser
> 
> Craig
> 
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Re: Where do serialized Objects go?

2002-07-12 Thread Craig R. McClanahan



On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, August Detlefsen wrote:

> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 18:31:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: August Detlefsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Where do serialized Objects go?
>
> If I reload a context using the manager, Objects in my session get
> serialized -but where do they go?
>

They get serialized to a file called SESSIONS.ser in the work directory
for each webapp.  NOTE - only session attributes that are Serializable get
the benifit of this.

> Are they actually written somewhere or only stored in memory?
>
> Do Objects get serialized when you do a full Tomcat restart? If so,
> where? Is there any chance that an Object could survive a full restart?
> %0«Ñ  ¯

Yes, they survive a full restart as long as you don't delete the
SESSIONS.ser file.

> What would I have to do to clear them out?
>

cd $CATALINA_HOME/work/{servicename}/{hostname}/{context-path}
rm SESSIONS.ser

Craig


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