RE: Removing files from /lib
unfortunately Java holds on to the library and I don't think that tomcat can control it. I've always had to restart. Charlie -Original Message- From: Shawn Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:47 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Removing files from /lib It is in WEB-INF/lib, which is why I thought it would be unlocked when I stop that webapp. -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -Original Message- From: Andrew Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:44 AM To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: Removing files from /lib Where are you keeping log4j? Is it in common/lib or some place such as that or is it stored in you WEB-INF/lib folder? From my understanding if it's in common or shared, then unloading the webapp won't release the files, since webapps inherit common and shared classloaders, they don't actually create them. - Andrew -Original Message- From: Shawn Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:05 PM To: tomcat Subject: Removing files from /lib I must not be understanding completely the way the classloaders work under Tomcat. I thought that if I stop a webapp through the manager application that should unload its jar files. However, even after it's stopped, I find that log4j jar file is locked so I can't remove it. Why would that one file be locked but the others not? -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:tomcat-user- [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Removing files from /lib
I must not be understanding completely the way the classloaders work under Tomcat. I thought that if I stop a webapp through the manager application that should unload its jar files. However, even after it's stopped, I find that log4j jar file is locked so I can't remove it. Why would that one file be locked but the others not? -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Removing files from /lib
Where are you keeping log4j? Is it in common/lib or some place such as that or is it stored in you WEB-INF/lib folder? From my understanding if it's in common or shared, then unloading the webapp won't release the files, since webapps inherit common and shared classloaders, they don't actually create them. - Andrew -Original Message- From: Shawn Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:05 PM To: tomcat Subject: Removing files from /lib I must not be understanding completely the way the classloaders work under Tomcat. I thought that if I stop a webapp through the manager application that should unload its jar files. However, even after it's stopped, I find that log4j jar file is locked so I can't remove it. Why would that one file be locked but the others not? -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:tomcat-user- [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Removing files from /lib
It is in WEB-INF/lib, which is why I thought it would be unlocked when I stop that webapp. -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -Original Message- From: Andrew Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:44 AM To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: Removing files from /lib Where are you keeping log4j? Is it in common/lib or some place such as that or is it stored in you WEB-INF/lib folder? From my understanding if it's in common or shared, then unloading the webapp won't release the files, since webapps inherit common and shared classloaders, they don't actually create them. - Andrew -Original Message- From: Shawn Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:05 PM To: tomcat Subject: Removing files from /lib I must not be understanding completely the way the classloaders work under Tomcat. I thought that if I stop a webapp through the manager application that should unload its jar files. However, even after it's stopped, I find that log4j jar file is locked so I can't remove it. Why would that one file be locked but the others not? -shawn Shawn Wilson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Software Developer, ATMReports.com PH: 877-327-0873, FAX: 406-294-5806 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:tomcat-user- [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
