> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm using Apache Tomcat 4.0.3 and JSE 1.4.0 and Windows NT 4.0 Service
> Pack 5
>
> I'm setting up a JDBC Realm with an Oracle 9i Database.
> As the Driver I use oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver wich are
> distributet by Oracle in the "classes12.zip" File.
>
> If I unpack the driver file to $CATALINA_HOME$\common\classes
> Tomcat doesn't find it.
>
> Catalina.start: LifecycleException: Exception opening database
> connection: java.sql.SQLException: oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
> LifecycleException: Exception opening database connection:
> java.sql.SQLException: oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
> at org.apache.catalina.realm.JDBCRealm.start(JDBCRealm.java:615)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1108)
> at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:343)
> .....
>
> If I wrap the packages up in a jar file and place ist like:
> $CATALINA_HOME$\common\lib\classes12.jar
> then Tomcat finds it.
>
> I always thought that the "classes" dirs were for the unpacked class files
> and the "lib" dirs for the classes in jar files. But elsewise equivalent.
>
> Is the behaviour, that I discover a bug or is it a feature? Did I
> misconfiguere something?
> Where should I look next?
>
> The Realm is configuered this way:
> <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.JDBCRealm" debug="99"
> driverName="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"
> connectionName="XXXXX"
> connectionPassword="XXXXX"
> connectionURL="jdbc:oracle:thin:@XXXXX:XXXXX"
> userTable="Benutzer" userNameCol="Name"
> userCredCol="Passwort"
> userRoleTable="Benutzer" roleNameCol="Rolle" />
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
>
> Martin
