> From: Adam Posner [mailto:cuco2...@gmail.com] > Subject: Re: Realm configuration issues > > One of the conflicting info is whether to put the DataSource Realm > declaration inside a context element in META-INF/context.xml versus > putting it in a context element inside a host element in server.xml.
Anything recommending putting a <Context> element in server.xml is sadly out of date; that was necessary for older, now unsupported Tomcat levels. The current method is to place a webapp's <Context> element in the webapp's META-inf/context.xml file, or in conf/Catalina/[host]/[appName].xml if the webapp is stored outside of the <Host> appBase or if you want to override the one in META-INF/context.xml. (For compatibility reasons, current Tomcat versions do support <Context> elements in conf/server.xml, but it's strongly discouraged.) > I get the impression that the META-INF directory is more for if > you're packaging your webapp as a WAR. Not true; the same structure is used whether the webapp is deployed in expanded form or as a war file. > The other thing that's causing me some confusion is if you're > putting your Realm declaration in server.xml should you comment > out the default UserDatabase Realm that's above it ? Depends on the desired scope of the <Realm>; it may be inside an <Engine>, <Host>, or <Context>. The one in Tomcat's default configuration is immediately under the <Engine>, so it applies to all <Host>s and webapps, unless overridden by one nested more deeply. Again, this is all in the docs: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/realm-howto.html#Configuring%20a%20Realm > right now I'm just trying to get it working - I can changs that later Famous last words (based on 40 years of experience is this industry :-); get in the habit of doing it the right way from the start. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
