Have you checked that the user account Tomcat runs under has
permission to write files in the directory you're using?
Also, have you tried writing files in the temp directory provided by
the container? (identified by context attribute
"javax.servlet.context.tempdir")
--
Len
On 7/29/07, Marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
>
>
> I am having problems making my webapps capable of doing read/write
> statements. They fail with an 'permission denied' exception.
>
> The webapps run on the server with Plesk 8.1.1 and Tomcat 5.5.23-0jpp.2.fc6
> installed.
>
>
>
> I use simple statements like:
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> try {
>
> FileWriter filewriter = new
> FileWriter("/var/www/vhosts/mydomain/httpdocs/test.html");
>
> filewriter.write("Testline\n");
>
> filewriter.close();
>
> }
>
> catch (IOException ex) {
>
> }
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> AND
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Result = new File("/var/www/vhosts/mydomain/httpdocs/testdir").mkdirs();
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I have done a lot of research and testing, but al didn't work out:
>
>
>
> 1. Modifying catalina.policy:
> grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/psa-webapps/mydomain/-" {
> permission java.io.FilePermission "/var/www/vhosts/asbreuk.biz/httpdocs/-",
> "read";
> permission java.io.FilePermission "/var/www/vhosts/asbreuk.biz/httpdocs/-",
> "write";
> permission java.io.FilePermission "/var/www/vhosts/asbreuk.biz/httpdocs/-",
> "delete";
> }
>
> 2. Modifying catalina.policy:
> grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/psa-webapps/mydomain/-" {
> permission java.security.AllPermission;
> }
>
> 3. Modifying catalina.policy:
> grant {
> .....
> .....
> permission java.security.AllPermission;
> }
>
> 4. I have tried to modify files & directories in different places. The
> idea was that perhaps some directories worked out fine and others were
> denied.
> In practice all directories failed.
>
> 5. Searched the Tomat documentation:
> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/security-manager-howto.html
> All is said that modifying catalina.policy should do the trick. (not in my
> case.)
>
> 6. Searched the Tomcat FAQ:
> All is said that modifying catalina.policy should do the trick.
>
> 7. Searched on Google:
> No solutions found. I found some interesting subject on the java-forum
> though:
> http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5134898
> <http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5134898&messageID=9494541>
> &messageID=9494541
> In the end of this subject, it is said that the problem was solved by
> upgrading from Tomcat 5.5. to Tomcat 6.0
> Unfortunately, I cannot do this, because Tomcat 5.5.23-0jpp.2.fc6 is part of
> Plesk 8.1.1.
>
>
>
>
>
> Could you please help me out of this?
>
>
>
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
>
> Marco.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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