I am using JBoss 4.2.3 and have relocated the root context by defining a Context element in the jboss/server/profile/deploy/jboss-web.deployer/server.xml file. This allows me to move the root context into a folder within our application folder, which is managed by end-users. I am trying to setup security on a couple of static files within the root context by creating a web.xml and jboss-web.xml under the WEB-INF folder, but it seems that after I move the root context that the jboss-web.xml is no longer used. Note that this does work before I move the root context.
Is there something extra that I have to do if I move the root context? I also deleted the ROOT.war folder from the jboss-web.deployer folder, since it is now at another location.
web.xml
<security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>Test</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/status/Test1.html</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>/status/Test2.html</url-pattern>
<http-method>GET</http-method>
<http-method>POST</http-method>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
<role-name>miuser</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>
<security-role>
<description>A user </description>
<role-name>miuser</role-name>
</security-role>
<login-config>
<auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
</login-config>
jboss-web.xml
<jboss-web>
<security-domain>java:/jaas/MyPolicy</security-domain>
</jboss-web>
server.xml
<!-- ADD static images DIRECTORY -->
<Context path="/"
docBase="../../../app-data"
reloadable="true"
allowLinking="true">
</Context>
