This is so basic, I hope you don't find it insulting, but have you checked your tomcat logs? I've gotten roller-related errors in those logs that didn't show up in roller.log.
/B > Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:36:29 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Custom theme failing even before any changes (Roller 4.0, Oracle > AS/OC4J 10.1.3, Oracle 10.2 db) > > > > Simon Haslam wrote: > > > > Is there any other logging I can turn on so that we can see what it's > > doing prior to the HTTP 500? > > > > Here's my roller-custom.properties - do I definitely have all the right > logging switched on? > > installation.type=manual > database.configurationType=jndi > database.jndi.name=jdbc/rollerdb > openjpa.jdbc.DBDictionary=oracle > hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect > mail.configurationType=properties > mail.jndi.name=mail/Session > mail.hostname=localhost > uploads.dir=...roller_data/resources > themes.dir=...roller_data/themes > search.index.dir=...roller_data/search-index > planet.aggregator.cache.dir=...roller_data/planetcache > log4j.appender.roller.File=...roller_data/roller.log > log4j.rootCategory=DEBUG, roller > log4j.category.org.apache.roller=DEBUG > log4j.category.org.apache.roller.weblogger.business.themes=DEBUG > log4j.category.net.java.roller=DEBUG > > I'm struggling now to see what's happening - I would have thought an HTTP > 500 meant something was failing quite drastically and there would be a java > exception/stack trace somewhere but I can't find anything yet. > > Given that Roller is running fine for everything else so far, for those of > you familiar with the Roller 4 code, do you know if there are some software > components that are only used for custom themes? Perhaps it's a version > compatibility problem? Do you think it is an OC4J-related or Oracle > database-related issue (presumably there must be some people running > successfully on, say, Tomcat and Oracle database though). > > Any ideas, pointers, hunches or guesses gratefully received... > > > --Simon (looking at the tea leaves at the bottom of his cup for clues!) > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Custom-theme-failing-even-before-any-changes-%28Roller-4.0%2C-Oracle-AS-OC4J-10.1.3%2C-Oracle-10.2-db%29-tp16763352s12275p16833567.html > Sent from the Roller - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _________________________________________________________________ Make i'm yours. Create a custom banner to support your cause. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Contribute/Default.aspx?source=TXT_TAGHM_MSN_Make_IM_Yours
