JSession ID appearing on First hit only

[rajeshchande]

JBoss Version: 4.2.2GA
OS: Solaris 10
Apache: 2.0.55
Mod_jk: 1.2.15

I have a struts based application deployed on a clustered webfarm. The WAR is deployed on JBoss. No code is on Apache side, When I first hit the application http://aaa.mysite.com:port/, the URL becomes

http://aaa.mysite.com:port/changesite.do;jsessionid=8tPDG3ZOfomZRl-S7wG-4g**.worker1

with a "Internal Server Error". In the same browser window, if I hit again by changing the URL address to

http://aaa.mysite.com:port/

then the application works fine.

Why do we get the Jsession ID ONLY at the first hit and NOT for later requests?

The same application and same setup works fine with JBoss 4.2.0GA. No Jsessionid appears in address bar in the first hit or subsequent hits

Any major difference at tomcat level between JBoss 4.2.2GA and JBoss4.2.0GA?

Any help / suggestions?

[brian.stansberry]

Suggest you try the forums more focused on the web tier:

http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewforum&f=50

JBoss Web includes the session id in the URL until it gets a response back from the browser that includes a session cookie. It's that first session cookie that lets the webserver know that cookies are supported. I suspect the thing to focus on is why you are getting the "Internal Server Error", not the session id in the URL.