Date sent: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:45:26 -0600 From: Nathan Thatcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: List remote files in Servlet To: users@tomcat.apache.org Send reply to: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org>
> I am experiencing a little problem with Tomcat 6.0 and I haven't been > able to determine the cause or solution. In a standalone Java > application I can list the files from a remote directory like this: > > File[] list = new File("//192.168.0.1/shared_dir").listFiles(); > > When I execute the same code in a servlet running on the same machine > the call to listFiles() always returns null. Is this a security > problem? I am not seeing any errors in the logs and I haven't changed > any of the default security settings for Tomcat of Java. Since I don't > know what the problem is I have had a hard time tracking down a > solution online. Any idea why listFiles() doesn't work in a servlet? > The most likely problem is that Tomcat is running under a user that doesn't have permission to that share. -Steve O. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]