Well, it's not that I'm an expert... I actually have had that problem once or twice, and most of the time the problem was in the context.xml
I've always specified my webapps' <Context> in a separated file (which I believe you're also doing), but when I messed up with server.xml I had some namingExceptions like that one. I saw then that I was defining a <Resource> element OUTSIDE the <Context> scope. Once, it was from a completely different webapp (oooops!) and later on, I has the same error when trying to access a <Resource> created my the admin webapp. So, since then, I always code manually the <Resource> element inside the <Context> in my context.xml. It kept me out of trouble so far, and no more namingExceptions... Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe that's not why you're getting that Exception, but it's worth a check up. Make sure your Resource is inside the Context and, just in case, code it again (don't copy/paste, just in case). If that's not working, you'll only have wasted 15 minutes... Good luck! Ken --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]