My webapp ( abc-web ) is located outside the Tomcat.
Here is my server.xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
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<!-- Note: A "Server" is not itself a "Container", so you may not
define subcomponents such as "Valves" at this level.
Documentation at /docs/config/server.html
-->
<Server port="${psilc.web.catalina.port}" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">
<!--APR library loader. Documentation at /docs/apr.html -->
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener"
SSLEngine="on" />
<!--Initialize Jasper prior to webapps are loaded. Documentation at
/docs/jasper-howto.html -->
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.JasperListener" />
<!-- JMX Support for the Tomcat server. Documentation at
/docs/non-existent.html -->
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.ServerLifecycleListener"
/>
<Listener
className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.GlobalResourcesLifecycleListener" />
<!-- Global JNDI resources
Documentation at /docs/jndi-resources-howto.html
-->
<GlobalNamingResources>
<!-- Editable user database that can also be used by
UserDatabaseRealm to authenticate users
-->
<Resource name="UserDatabase" auth="Container"
type="org.apache.catalina.UserDatabase"
description="User database that can be updated and saved"
factory="org.apache.catalina.users.MemoryUserDatabaseFactory"
pathname="conf/tomcat-users.xml" />
</GlobalNamingResources>
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a single "Container" Note: A "Service" is not itself a "Container",
so you may not define subcomponents such as "Valves" at this level.
Documentation at /docs/config/service.html
-->
<Service name="Catalina">
<!-- A "Connector" represents an endpoint by which requests are received
and responses are returned. Documentation at :
Java HTTP Connector: /docs/config/http.html (blocking &
non-blocking)
Java AJP Connector: /docs/config/ajp.html
APR (HTTP/AJP) Connector: /docs/apr.html
Define a non-SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8080
-->
<Connector port="${psilc.web.host.port}" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="${psilc.web.host.port.secure}"
address="${psilc.web.host.ip}"/>
<!-- Define a SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443
This connector uses the JSSE configuration, when using APR, the
connector should be using the OpenSSL style configuration
described in the APR documentation -->
<Connector port="${psilc.web.host.port.secure}"
address="${psilc.web.host.ip}" protocol="HTTP/1.1" SSLEnabled="true"
maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"
keystoreFile="${psilc.web.secure.cert}"
keystorePass="changeit" />
<!-- An Engine represents the entry point (within Catalina) that
processes
every request. The Engine implementation for Tomcat stand alone
analyzes the HTTP headers included with the request, and passes
them
on to the appropriate Host (virtual host).
Documentation at /docs/config/engine.html -->
<Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="${psilc.web.webapp}">
<!-- This Realm uses the UserDatabase configured in the global JNDI
resources under the key "UserDatabase". Any edits
that are performed against this UserDatabase are immediately
available for use by the Realm. -->
<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="${psilc.web.webapp}" appBase="webapps"
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true"
xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">
<!-- Access log processes all example.
Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html -->
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve"
directory="${psilc.web.accesslog.dir}\accesslog"
prefix="localhost_access_log."
suffix=".txt"
pattern="common" />
</Host>
</Engine>
</Service>
</Server>
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Caldarale, Charles R <
chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote:
> > From: Anand HS [mailto:anan...@gmail.com]
> > Subject: Re: Tomcat cleaning up work folder by itself
> >
> > My context is located under <TOMCAT_HOME>/conf/Catalina/
> > abc-web/ROOT.xml
>
> In which case the docBase attribute is not allowed, unless the webapp is
> located completely outside of the Tomcat directory structure.
>
> Apparently you have a <Host> named abc-web; show us your server.xml and
> let's see if there are overlapping appBase settings, which will result in
> all sorts of odd behavior.
>
> > The context.xml is untouched and is the same as what comes
> > with the distribution.
>
> Distribution of what?
>
> > Pardon my incomplete information. Since my application has
> > Root context , I think thats the correct folder into which
> > the resources are unzipped.
>
> It would be, if your webapp was actually located in the abc-web <Host>
> [appBase]/ROOT directory, *and* that directory wasn't part of some other
> <Host>'s appBase.
>
> - Chuck
>
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