3.0.7->3.2.3 (Jetty) and compilation stops working

[chrissearle]

OK

I had a long-running 3.0.7 install running OK (but running as root - debian linux).

Have just upgraded to jboss-3.2.3_jetty-4.2.14 - a plain vanilla install - no changes - apart from running as an own jboss user.

Currently using jdk1.4.2_03.

Now - opening jmx-console gives:

2004-03-03 12:57:09,288 INFO [org.jboss.jetty] Error compiling file: /tmp/Jetty_0_0_0_0_8080__jmx-console/index_jsp.java

and lower down

Exception compiling Error creating temporary file

2004-03-03 12:57:09,369 WARN [org.jboss.jetty] WARNING: Exception:
Error creating temporary file
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.DefaultCompilerAdapter.executeExternalCompile(DefaultCompilerAdapter.java:433)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.JavacExternal.execute(JavacExternal.java:81)


which has a nested exception:

--- Nested Exception ---
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /files432760591 (Permission denied)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)


It looks to me as if it's trying to use a file in the / directory???? No way is it supposed to be writing files to /

The tmp directories all look OK (correct permissions etc).

Further testing gives the same error for all JSPs.

Is this a config issue? Is there a setting somewhere that isn't set?

[chrissearle]

Follow up info

If I set the / directory so that the jboss user has write access - then compilation is OK. So - it is trying to write to the / directory. However - this isn't something we can live with :-(

Second - the jboss-3.2.3RC1-jetty-4.2.14 package does _not_ exhibit this problem!

[chrissearle]

Well - sort of a solution

It appears that jboss+jetty does not like running under a symlink.

I maintain /local/jbossnnn with two or three installs (3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.2.3). And I then symlink /local/jboss to them.

With 3.2.3 (and only 3.2.3) this causes a compilation error where it tries to create temp files in /

:-(