Thank you for the reply, Konstantin. I am not yet sure what precisely caused the problem, but I just now replaced my WEB-INF with a fresh one, and the issue vanished. If/when I am able to determine the cause, I will post back.
Thanks again for taking the time to read and reply! On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Konstantin Kolinko <knst.koli...@gmail.com>wrote: > 2012/8/17 Matt Quackenbush <quackfu...@gmail.com>: > > > > OS: XUbuntu 12.04, 64-bit > > Tomcat: 7.0.26.0 (private instance installation: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/tomcat.html) > > JVM: Sun 1.6.0_32-b05 > > > > > org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start > > SEVERE: Catalina.start: > > org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component > > [StandardServer[8043]] > > (...) > > Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container > failed > > during start > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1136) > > > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302) > > > > at > > org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) > > ... 11 more > > > > Almost nothing can be said with the above message. There should be > other messages elsewhere. (Either in the same log file, or in other > log files created by Tomcat). > > There might be several reasons why a Host would fail to start, but the > above message just states the fact that the start failed. There should > be more info elsewhere. > > > > > $ sudo netstat -lnp | grep :8043 > > > > Running the above shows nothing else running on the port. > > > > I also blew away my tomcat folder (i.e. the private instance) and > created a > > brand new one. (i.e. $ tomcat7-instance-create tomcat) However, the issue > > persists. I am at a loss as to what might be the problem. > > The above is not from standard Tomcat distribution. What are those > "private instances" and what the above mentioned script does, I do not > know. > > Best regards, > Konstantin Kolinko > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >