All, Problem resolved! Ok. The change to the context.xml file controls if/what external ips can access the webapp. That was one thing that had to be changed from an initial install, but that wasn’t my final issue.
The final issue was that I couldn't authenticate properly against my tomcat-users.xml file. I ended up starting back with modifying the original tomcat-users.xml file. After the comment end for the sample roles and users... I added a line for the role for manager-gui and Added another line for the user for "admin" with the password and manager-gui role, restarted, and voila it works now. Must've been something that I did wrong during the multiple attempts to edit the tomcat-users.xml file. Thanks to all who responded. On to the next fire! Thanks... Joel -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2019 11:45 PM To: users@tomcat.apache.org Subject: Re: Accessing the manager application in a new Tomcat 8.5 install -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Joel, On 1/7/19 17:07, Joel Saunders wrote: > What exactly does that mean? I’m sorry but I really don’t know John Larson, in another reply to this thread, suggested that you change your webapps/manager/META-INF/context.xml file to remove the IP-based restriction on who can connect to the manager. I'm suggesting that you undo any changes that you might have made unless you really understand the security implications. Hope that helps, - -chris >> On Jan 7, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Christopher Schultz >> <ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote: >> > Joel, > >>>> On 1/7/19 14:47, Joel Saunders wrote: Did that this AM and >>>> thought that I had it...... until I didn't... > > Don't forget to re-instate your RemoteIPValve constraints. > > -chris > >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Thomas >>>> [mailto:ma...@apache.org] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2019 2:45 >>>> PM To: users@tomcat.apache.org Subject: Re: Accessing the >>>> manager application in a new Tomcat 8.5 install >>>> >>>>> On 07/01/2019 19:24, Joel Saunders wrote: I've spent about >>>>> 2 weeks on and off (I have other projects) and still cant >>>>> log in to the Tomcat 8.5 manager app. >>>>> >>>>> I get the signon box, enter my credentials from the >>>>> tomcat-users.xml file and the signon box is promptly >>>>> returned. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I read the docs regarding the required roles, and the valve >>>>> that restricts access other than from localhost, restarted >>>>> each time with no success. I haven't figured out how to >>>>> set debug on to hopefully give me more info on why it's >>>>> failing. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have specific steps that would need to be >>>>> followed in order to allow a user to access the manager app >>>>> after a new install? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We don't use this that much so it's very frustrating to say >>>>> the least. Once I get the manager access handled, then I'll >>>>> be able to deploy the application that tomcat8 was required >>>>> for (I know that you can use commands vs the gui to do >>>>> that, but we're used to using the gui so that's why we need >>>>> it to work. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated as >>>>> I've already wasted way too much time trying to address >>>>> such a simple request. >>>> >>>> Have you removed the XMl comment markers in >>>> tomcat-users.xml? >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Joel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *JOEL SAUNDERS* >>>>> >>>>> * * >>>>> >>>>> SR. 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