11 Replies Latest reply on Aug 14, 2002 7:07 PM by rsie

    Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly

    cdkcdk

      Hi everybody,

      I'm getting headache trying to deploy any simple webb app under jboss_tomcat.

      Everytime I try so, I just get something like

      [MainDeployer] Starting deployment of package: file:/D:/jboss/server/default/deploy/CompareMyHello.war
      [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] deploy, ctxPath=/CompareMyHello,
      warUrl=file:/D:/jboss/server/default/tmp/deploy/server/default/deploy/CompareMyH
      ello.war/82.CompareMyHello.war
      11:57:53,237 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/CompareMyHello]: Deploying class repos
      itories to work directory D:\jboss\catalina\work\localhost\CompareMyHello
      11:57:53,237 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/CompareMyHello]: Seeding random num
      ber generator class java.security.SecureRandom
      11:57:53,237 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/CompareMyHello]: Seeding of random
      number generator has been completed
      11:57:53,397 INFO [Engine] ContextConfig[/CompareMyHello]: Missing application
      web.xml, using defaults only
      11:57:53,397 INFO [Engine] ContextConfig[/CompareMyHello]: Added certificates -
      > request attribute Valve
      11:57:53,478 INFO [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] Using Java2 parent classloader de
      legation: true
      11:57:53,478 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/CompareMyHello:default]: Loading co
      ntainer servlet default
      11:57:53,478 INFO [Engine] default: init
      11:57:53,478 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/CompareMyHello:invoker]: Loading co
      ntainer servlet invoker
      11:57:53,478 INFO [Engine] invoker: init
      11:57:53,478 INFO [Engine] jsp: init
      11:57:53,488 INFO [Engine] Internal Error: File /WEB-INF/web.xml not found
      11:57:53,488 INFO [MainDeployer] Successfully completed deployment of package:
      file:/D:/jboss/server/default/deploy/CompareMyHello.war

      As you can see, it seems not to find my web.xml file, yet 1) it exists and 2) it is well located in the WEB-INF directory.

      Please help !!!

      Thanx in advance,
      Gandalf the White, mage of light

        • 1. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
          jcordes

          Hi Gandalf !

          How did you package your war-file ? I had a similar problem which was solved by packaging my webapp with the jar-utility that comes with the jdk (formerly I used JBuilder).

          Hope it helps,

          Jochen.

          • 2. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly

            It is case sensistive, are you sure it isn't WEB.xml?

            try posting the output of
            jar -tf CompareMyHello.war

            Regards,
            Adrian

            • 3. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
              cdkcdk

              Well actually I just picked up some example I've found for Java WSDP. Anyway here is the file I used.

              Thanx

              • 4. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                joelvogt

                yeah web-inf not WEB-INF looks like your problem

                • 5. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                  cdkcdk

                  No actually it seems so when you look at the path into i.e. a WinZip window, but if you try to extract the files you'll see it's well WEB-INF in uppercase...

                  • 6. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly

                    You have the problem jcordes mentioned.

                    bash-2.05$ jar -tf CompareMyHello.war
                    WEB-INF/web.xml
                    WEB-INF/jaxrpc-ri.xml
                    META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
                    WEB-INF/classes/dephello/HelloImpl.class
                    WEB-INF/classes/dephello/HelloIF.class
                    WEB-INF/sun-j2ee-ri.project
                    META-INF/context.xml

                    There is no entry for the directory

                    WEB-INF/

                    If you rejar it, you will get something Tomcat
                    understands.

                    Regards,
                    Adrian

                    • 7. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                      cdkcdk

                      I did that and now the directory WEB-INF appears when running 'jar -tf CompareMyHello.war':

                      D:\jboss\server\default\deploy>%JAVA_HOME%\bin\jar -tf CompareMyHello.war
                      WEB-INF/classes/
                      WEB-INF/classes/dephello/
                      WEB-INF/classes/dephello/HelloIF.class
                      WEB-INF/classes/dephello/HelloImpl.class
                      WEB-INF/jaxrpc-ri.xml
                      WEB-INF/sun-j2ee-ri.project
                      WEB-INF/web.xml
                      WEB-INF/
                      META-INF/context.xml
                      META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
                      META-INF/

                      Nevertheless, the problem is still there.

                      Here is the console result :

                      11:49:15,538 INFO [MainDeployer] Starting deployment of package: file:/D:/jboss
                      /server/default/deploy/CompareMyHello.war
                      11:49:15,618 INFO [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] deploy, ctxPath=/CompareMyHello,
                      warUrl=file:/D:/jboss/server/default/tmp/deploy/server/default/deploy/CompareMyH
                      ello.war/83.CompareMyHello.war
                      11:49:15,638 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/CompareMyHello]: Deploying class repos
                      itories to work directory D:\jboss\catalina\work\localhost\CompareMyHello
                      11:49:15,638 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/CompareMyHello]: Seeding random num
                      ber generator class java.security.SecureRandom
                      11:49:15,638 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/CompareMyHello]: Seeding of random
                      number generator has been completed
                      11:49:15,809 INFO [Engine] ContextConfig[/CompareMyHello]: Missing application
                      web.xml, using defaults only

                      11:49:15,809 INFO [Engine] ContextConfig[/CompareMyHello]: Added certificates -
                      > request attribute Valve
                      11:49:15,889 INFO [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] Using Java2 parent classloader de
                      legation: true
                      11:49:15,899 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/CompareMyHello:default]: Loading co
                      ntainer servlet default
                      11:49:15,909 INFO [Engine] default: init
                      11:49:15,909 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/CompareMyHello:invoker]: Loading co
                      ntainer servlet invoker
                      11:49:15,919 INFO [Engine] invoker: init
                      11:49:15,929 INFO [Engine] jsp: init
                      11:49:15,929 INFO [Engine] Internal Error: File /WEB-INF/web.xml not found11:49:15,949 INFO [MainDeployer] Successfully completed deployment of package:
                      file:/D:/jboss/server/default/deploy/CompareMyHello.war

                      What else can I do ??

                      • 8. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                        cdkcdk

                        I built another one which works perfectly. I join it but i do not understand why the other doesn't work.

                        • 9. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                          euklid

                          Hi gandalf and all the others!

                          I have exactly the same problem like gandalf deploying a "simple" webapp.

                          My jar-command doesn`t also list the WEB-INF/ directory, but all the other entries.
                          I`m using JBuilder 6, too.

                          In Borland newsgroups some users have told about WEB-INF directory entries in lowercase, but this is not my problem, because WinAce Archiver shows me the right syntax in uppercase.

                          My biggest Problem is that I don`t know how to jar the files manually. I`ve tried it several times in several ways and it doesn`t run at all. Please help!

                          Thanks a lot
                          euklid

                          • 10. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                            euklid

                            Notice:
                            The SimpleServlet.war of gandalf is already running but not my "simple servlet" at home.

                            • 11. Re: Impossible to deploy a webapp correctly
                              rsie

                              I'm having the same problem. I'm running JBOSS-Tomcat 3.0 and I think I have done all the things I need. This is a port from ORION App Server to JBOSS. I packaged everything up in a .ear file. I'm using the struts framework and so want to load my extension of the ActionServlet class. JBoss seems to fail to recognize the WEB-INF/classes classpath location. Is this a bug and if so is it being addressed. Below is my console output...

                              16:39:41,334 INFO [EjbModule] Creating
                              16:39:41,390 INFO [EjbModule] Deploying jdbc/DBService
                              16:39:41,471 INFO [EjbModule] Created
                              16:39:41,473 INFO [EjbModule] Starting
                              16:39:41,635 INFO [EjbModule] Started
                              16:39:42,199 INFO [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] deploy, ctxPath=/testjboss, warUrl=njar:file:/usr/local/jboss/jboss-3.0.0_tomcat-4.0.3/server/default/tmp/deploy/server/default/deploy/testjboss.ear/85.testjboss.ear^/testjboss.war
                              16:39:44,282 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploying class repositories to work directory /usr/local/jboss/jboss-3.0.0_tomcat-4.0.3/catalina/work/localhost/testjboss
                              16:39:44,289 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/crimson-1.1.3.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/crimson-1.1.3.jar
                              16:39:44,296 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/jato-beta4.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/jato-beta4.jar
                              16:39:44,302 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/jaxen-1.0beta7.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/jaxen-1.0beta7.jar
                              16:39:44,307 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/jaxp-1.1.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/jaxp-1.1.jar
                              16:39:44,313 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/jdom-b7.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/jdom-b7.jar
                              16:39:44,321 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/logkit-1.0.1.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/logkit-1.0.1.jar
                              16:39:44,326 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/struts.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts.jar
                              16:39:44,333 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/stxx-0.9.5.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/stxx-0.9.5.jar
                              16:39:44,338 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/testjboss_app.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/testjboss_app.jar
                              16:39:44,342 INFO [Engine] WebappLoader[/testjboss]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/xalan.jar to /tmp/nested-14381.war/WEB-INF/lib/xalan.jar
                              16:39:44,417 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/testjboss]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
                              16:39:44,419 INFO [Engine] StandardManager[/testjboss]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
                              16:39:50,374 INFO [Engine] ContextConfig[/testjboss]: Added certificates -> request attribute Valve
                              16:39:52,498 INFO [EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX] Using Java2 parent classloader delegation: true
                              16:39:52,499 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/testjboss:default]: Loading container servlet default
                              16:39:52,500 INFO [Engine] default: init
                              16:39:52,501 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/testjboss:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
                              16:39:52,502 INFO [Engine] invoker: init
                              16:39:52,747 INFO [Engine] StandardWrapper[/testjboss:action]: Marking servlet action as unavailable
                              16:39:52,748 ERROR [Engine] StandardContext[/testjboss]: Servlet /testjboss threw load() exception
                              javax.servlet.ServletException: Error instantiating servlet class com.bostonbred.services.struts.ActionServlet
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:893)
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:808)
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3266)
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3395)
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:785)
                              at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:454)
                              at org.jboss.web.catalina.EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX.createWebContext(EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX.java:321)
                              at org.jboss.web.catalina.EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX.performDeploy(EmbeddedCatalinaServiceSX.java:238)
                              at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebContainer.start(AbstractWebContainer.java:300)
                              at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:678)
                              at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:671)
                              at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:513)
                              at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:481)
                              at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                              at org.jboss.mx.capability.ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedMBeanDispatcher.java:284)