On 04/06/2010 08:54, Bernard Giannetti wrote: > One method I have found is to define a context.xml file under the servlet's > META-INF directory and within specify (somehow) the path of the DataFiles > directory. Something such as: > > <Context path="../DataFiles" docBase="" /> > > In this case, does this also allow access from any HTTP user?
Yes - so you don't want to do that. That said, I am amazed that even worked with those settings. Neither the path nor the docBase are valid. > The second method I've found is to add a grant line to catalina.policy file. > Is this the right way to go? Yes. It sounds like you are running under a security manager. In this case you will need to grant permission for a webapp to access any file outside of its own docBase. Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
