hi, thanks for the responses.. the subject line did look like a FAQ question, hence there were few replies (thanks Lucas and Vincent).
as per the FAQ, i added a null form bean for the action question.. although it still didn't work:( i was confused because the web application worked the first time.. but never again. the problem was caused by a misbehaving JAAS servlet filter (arguably OT for this list, but i'll probably post a URL for the fixed incarnation since the "login" question comes up so often). programming late at night and then making lame posts for help is not a practice i'd advocate.. unfortunately i broke my own rules.. sorry for any noise. cheers -gm --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]