> From: syg6 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: WAR file strangeness > > <Host name="localhost" appBase="/var/local/projects/vcs" ... > <Context path="" docBase="/var/local/projects/vcs/vcs.war" ... > > When I start Tomcat it unpacks the WAR in as > /var/local/projects/vcs/ROOT/WEB-INF > > Any idea why this is happening?
Because it's supposed to. You've declated the context to be the default app (path=""), and the default app uses the ROOT directory. > I know I shouldn't be putting this stuff in > server.xml but rather in seperate context.xml > files, but I inherited the config this way and > my client seems to fear change ... Educate your client about the desirability of not having to restart Tomcat when you change the app. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
