JBoss 5.1 how to change the default error pages

[m.wigge]

Hello!

I would like to know how to change the default error pages in JBoss 5.1. I know that there is a way to change them in my application and that works fine but last week we had a security test and caused by an internal error the tomcat printed an error page with "HTTP Status 500" and a long list with exceptions. Because of these exceptions it is possible to know which (application)server we are using and the tester was able to make server specific attacks.

I guess there was a possibility in JBoss 4 (changing server/default/deploy/jbossweb-tomcat55.sar/conf/web.xml).

Thanks in advance!

Best regards

Mike

[jaikiran]

Server-wide error pages can be configured in JBOSS_HOME/server/< servername>/deploy/jbossweb.sar/web.xml

[m.wigge]

Thanks jaikiran!

There was no file so i added a web.xml. Here is the code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">

<web-app>
  <error-page>
    <error-code>404</error-code>
    <location>/error404.html</location>
  </error-page>
  <error-page>
    <error-code>500</error-code>
    <location>/error500.html</location>
  </error-page>      
</web-app>

That was just a test... which doesn't work. Is there anything missing in my web.xml? Where do I have to put the error pages in? JBOSS_HOME/server/<servername>/deploy/error500.html ?

Thanks

Mike

[jaikiran]

Mike Wigge wrote:

Thanks jaikiran!

There was no file so i added a web.xml. Here is the code:

Ooops, I was looking at my local AS 6.x instance. For AS5.x, the file is in JBOSS_HOME/server/< servername>/deployers/jbossweb.deployer folder.

[m.wigge]

Thanks again. It works!

Now I need to know where to save my error pages? Afaik it is not possible to deploy them like an application.

Regards

[peterj]

You should be able to place them in server/xxx/deploy/ROOT.war