You sir are a star! Well spotted, that did the trick. Thanks very much.
Simon > -----Original Message----- > From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 July 2006 13:01 > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: HTTP Status 503 - Servlet admin.login_jsp is > currently unavailable > > Look at permissions for admin.xml -- root.root and read/write > only by owner? Try doing this: > > (from /usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9) > chown tomcat.nobody conf/Catalina/localhost/admin.xml chown > -R tomcat.nobody server/webapps/admin > > Then restart tomcat > > --David > > simon jones wrote: > > >Think it is most likely me having the files in the wrong > place by the > >looks of it, here's my dirs with file list: > > > >/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/Catalina/localhost > > > >drwxr-xr-x 2 tomcat nobody 4096 Jul 12 15:27 ./ drwxr-xr-x > 3 tomcat > >nobody 4096 Mar 26 2005 ../ > >-rw------- 1 root root 566 Jul 12 15:27 admin.xml > >-rw------- 1 tomcat nobody 299 Mar 26 2005 host-manager.xml > >-rw------- 1 tomcat nobody 454 Mar 26 2005 manager.xml > > > >/usr/src/apache-tomcat-5.5.17/server/webapps/admin > > > >drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 ./ > >drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 10 16:53 ../ > >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2151 Apr 14 19:09 admin.css > >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 586 Apr 14 19:09 admin.xml > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 connector/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 context/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 host/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 10 16:53 images/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 realm/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 resources/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 server/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 service/ > >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 344 Apr 14 19:09 tree-control-test.css > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 users/ > >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 14 19:09 valve/ > >drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 10 16:53 WEB-INF/ > > > >Simon > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: 13 July 2006 12:49 > >>To: Tomcat Users List > >>Subject: Re: HTTP Status 503 - Servlet admin.login_jsp is currently > >>unavailable > >> > >>There has to be some messages about the admin webapp. The > only way to > >>not have any is if admin.xml is not stored in the correct > place. Even > >>bad permissions should generate an exception of some sort > attempting > >>to read it. So to recap, here's how your file structure > looks and all > >>the permissions are set correctly?: > >> > >>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9 > >> - conf > >> - Catalina > >> - localhost > >> ROOT.xml > >> manager.xml > >> admin.xml (hopefully the original as > provided by the > >>downloaded admin webapp distribution) > >> - server > >> - lib > >> [server jar files here] > >> - webapps > >> manager > >> admin > >> - webapps > >> - ROOT > >> > >>Admittedly I've abbreviated and not included some > directories. Also, > >>do you have a catalina.out log file? > >>What does that show. > >> > >>--David > >> > >>simon jones wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi David, > >>> > >>>Ok I did as instructed and tried the admin. Now I get the > "Tomcat's > >>>administration web application is no longer installed by default. > >>>Download and install the "admin" package to use it. " error. > >>> > >>>No entries in the log either, where next? > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>> > >>>Simon > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Sent: 12 July 2006 19:58 > >>>>To: Tomcat Users List > >>>>Subject: Re: HTTP Status 503 - Servlet admin.login_jsp is > currently > >>>>unavailable > >>>> > >>>>I also don't see even one reference to the admin webapp. > >>>>This tells me something fishy is going on. > >>>> > >>>>Try this: > >>>> > >>>>First, I see you copied the admin webapp to server/webapps > >>>> > >>>> > >>instead of > >> > >> > >>>>moving it. Delete the admin webapp in > >>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps. It's just > >>>> > >>>> > >>going to > >> > >> > >>>>be confusing to leave a copy there (for both you and tomcat). > >>>> > >>>>Second, there should be an admin.xml file in the same > >>>> > >>>> > >>archive you got > >> > >> > >>>>the admin webapp from. That should be placed in > >>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/Catalina/localhos > >>>>t right along side manager.xml. > >>>> > >>>>Now restart tomcat and take a look for messages related to > >>>> > >>>> > >>the admin > >> > >> > >>>>webapp. > >>>> > >>>>--David > >>>> > >>>>simon jones wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi David, > >>>>> > >>>>>Ok looks as thought the files are in the correct place: > >>>>> > >>>>>cp -r admin > /usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/server/webapps > >>>>> > >>>>>There's nothing in tail -f > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/logs/tomcat.log > >>>>> > >>>>>When I do a tail and access the admin it doesn't do anything. > >>>>> > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>context[] redeploy > >> > >> > >>>>>resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps/ROOT/META-INF > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>/context.x > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>m > >>>>>l > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > context[] reload > >>>>>resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps/ROOT/WEB-IN > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>F/web.xml > >> > >> > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > context[] reload > >>>>>resource /usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/context.xml > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>context[/manager] > >> > >> > >>>>>redeploy resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/server/webapps/manager > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>context[/manager] > >> > >> > >>>>>redeploy resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/Catalina/localho > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>st/manager. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>xml > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>context[/manager] > >> > >> > >>>>>reload resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/context.xml > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig - Checking > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>context[/manager] > >> > >> > >>>>>reload resource > >>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/Catalina/localho > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>st/manager. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>xml > >>>>>DEBUG ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader - modified() DEBUG > >>>>>ContainerBackgroundProcessor[StandardEngine[Catalina]] > >>>>>org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader - modified() > >>>>> > >>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>Sent: 12 July 2006 17:38 > >>>>>To: Tomcat Users List > >>>>>Subject: Re: HTTP Status 503 - Servlet admin.login_jsp is > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>currently > >> > >> > >>>>>unavailable > >>>>> > >>>>>Did you store the admin webapp in server/webapps where it > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>belongs? > >> > >> > >>>>>Also check your logs. There should be an exception trace > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>just before > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>the place where this was marked as unavailable. > >>>>> > >>>>>--David > >>>>> > >>>>>simon jones wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Hi, can anyone help me with this one? Thanks! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I've installed tomcat - no probs - manager works great as > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>does the > >> > >> > >>>>>>installation but I can't get the admin working, I know this > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>has been > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>posted before but I can't find a fix so I'm also > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>providing as much > >> > >> > >>>>>>information as possible with this post. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>When I call the admin page I get the following error: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>HTTP Status 503 - Servlet admin.login_jsp is currently > unavailable > >>>>>> > >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>---------- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>- > >>>>>>- > >>>>>>-------- > >>>>>> > >>>>>>type Status report > >>>>>> > >>>>>>message Servlet admin.login_jsp is currently unavailable > >>>>>> > >>>>>>description The requested service (Servlet admin.login_jsp is > >>>>>>currently > >>>>>>unavailable) is not currently available. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>---------- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>- > >>>>>>- > >>>>>>-------- > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Apache Tomcat/5.5.9 > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I have my admin files installed in the following locations: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/conf/Catalina/localh > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>ost/admin. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>x > >>>>>>m > >>>>>>l > >>>>>>/usr/local/jakarta/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9/webapps/server/webap > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>ps/admin/a > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>d > >>>>>>m > >>>>>>in.xml > >>>>>> > >>>>>>thanks > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Simon Jones > >>>>>>SAQ Group > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Simon Jones > >>>>>>SAQ Group > >>>>>>Tel: 0870 737 7707 > >>>>>>VoIP: 4822813 > >>>>>>Fax: 0870 737 7708 > >>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>http://www.saqnet.co.uk AS29219 > >>>>>>SAQ Group providers of communications services for UK Business. > >>>>>>DSL : Domains : Email : Hosting : CoLo : Servers : Racks > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>: Transit : > >> > >> > >>>>>>Backups : Managed Networks : Remote Support. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>--------- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>unsubscribe, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>----------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>---------- > >> > >> > >>>>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>unsubscribe, > >> > >> > >>>>>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>----------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>---------- > >> > >> > >>>>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>unsubscribe, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> > >>--------- > >> > >> > >>>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > >>>> > >>>> > >>unsubscribe, > >> > >> > >>>>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>>>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/385 - Release > >>>>Date: 11/07/2006 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>----------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > >>>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > >>> > >>> > >>unsubscribe, > >> > >> > >>>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > >>To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > unsubscribe, > >>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/387 - Release > >>Date: 12/07/2006 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > unsubscribe, > >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To > unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/387 - Release > Date: 12/07/2006 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
