Thanks Jonathan. I've tried but I get the same or a similar result. See its right when the WARNING is issued but wrong two lines down. * manager.xml* <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Context docBase="/home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/webapps/manager" privileged="true" antiResourceLocking="false" antiJARLocking="false"> </Context>
*catalinia.out* * *Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig checkResources INFO: Undeploying context [/manager] Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor WARNING: A docBase /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/webapps/manager inside the host appBase has been specified, and will be ignored Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart SEVERE: Error starting static Resources java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/./manager does not exist or is not a readable directory at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:4048) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4217) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:526) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:630) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:556) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:491) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.check(HostConfig.java:1274) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:296) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.backgroundProcess(ContainerBase.java:1337) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1601) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1610) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.run(ContainerBase.java:1590) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error getConfigured Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Context [/manager] startup failed due to previous errors Aug 24, 2009 5:17:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[ cashier.westest.myriadpayments.com].[/manager] has not been started cat manager.xml* * On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Jonathan Mast <jhmast.develo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Try placing the literal path to the manager in there instead of the > ${catalina.home} variable. > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Wesley Acheson > <wesley.ache...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm using the following configuration. > > *VERSION*: Tomcat 6.0.20* > > OS*: Fedora core 9 > > *uname -a*: Linux attacker.myriad.local 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 #1 SMP > > Thu Jun 18 12:47:50 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > *install path*: /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20 > > > > On *another* machine (windows and my desktop). I'm running Apache HTTP > > which > > is connected via AJP. I don't think thats relevant to my query but you > seem > > to want all the details one can give. > > > > Basically my problem is I have added hosts to the server as follows in > > server.xml (please note I've removed comments for brevity and everything > > before service.) > > > > <Service name="Catalina"> > > > > <Connector port="8180" protocol="HTTP/1.1" > > connectionTimeout="20000" > > redirectPort="8543" /> > > <Connector port="8109" protocol="AJP/1.3" redirectPort="8543" /> > > > > > > <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost"> > > > > <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm" > > resourceName="UserDatabase"/> > > > > <!-- Define the default virtual host > > Note: XML Schema validation will not work with Xerces 2.2. > > --> > > <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps" > > unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true" > > xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false"> > > </Host> > > <Host name="applications.westest.example.com" > > appbase="/home/servers/applications.westest" > > unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true" > > xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false"> > > </Host> > > <Host name="cashier.westest.example.com" > > appbase="/home/servers/cashier.westest" > > unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true" > > xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false"> > > </Host> > > <Host name="communication.westest.example.com" > > appbase="/home/servers/communication.westest" > > unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true" > > xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false"> > > </Host> > > </Engine> > > </Service> > > > > Now to try to add the manager application to each domain following the > > instructions found at > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/manager-howto.html i've added a > > manager.xml to each of my hosts. For example > > /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/conf/Catalina/ > > cashier.westest.example.com/manager.xml the contents of this file are as > > follows. > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <Context docBase="${catalina.home}/webapps/manager" > > privileged="true" antiResourceLocking="false" > > antiJARLocking="false"> > > </Context> > > > > However whenever I alter this file (or restart) I get the following in > > catalina.out > > > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig > > checkResources > > INFO: Undeploying context [/manager] > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig > > deployDescriptor > > WARNING: A docBase /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/webapps/manager > > inside > > the host appBase has been specified, and will be ignored > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext > > resourcesStart > > SEVERE: Error starting static Resources > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base > > /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/./manager does not exist or is not a > > readable directory > > at > > > > > org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:142) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:4048) > > at > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4217) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791) > > at > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771) > > at > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:526) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:630) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:556) > > at > > org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:491) > > at > > org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.check(HostConfig.java:1274) > > at > > > org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:296) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.backgroundProcess(ContainerBase.java:1337) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1601) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.processChildren(ContainerBase.java:1610) > > at > > > > > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.run(ContainerBase.java:1590) > > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > > SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > > SEVERE: Error getConfigured > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > > SEVERE: Context [/manager] startup failed due to previous errors > > Aug 24, 2009 5:04:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop > > INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[ > > cashier.westest.example.com].[/manager] has not been started > > > > The path in this file seems to imply that my manager is at > > /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/./manager it should be > > /home/servers/apache-tomcat-6.0.20/webapps/manager. *Where is it getting > > this path from?* It seems to have the right docBase when I get the doc > base > > from the resources. > > >