RE: Problems with running servlet_example1 on Sun J2EE 1.3 Ref. I mpl.

[Vedovato Paolo <pa...@profidatagroup.com>]

Hi Geir

thanks for your kind replies and help!

> Fundamentally, if the logging doesn't work, it's a real 
> problem.  It does
> imply some kind of configuration issue, because it means (in 
> your case) that
> the log system can't create the file.
aha...ok

> We should avoid the NPE's,but logging is somewhat fundamental 
> so you can see
> what is going on.  But I agree, Velocity should limp along 
> even if logging
> won't work.
yes

> Which directory?
when using J2EE 1.3 Sun Ref. Impl. it's:
..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1
and this is what is located in the sub-dirs: 
..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\sample.vm
..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\web.xml
..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\lib\velocity-1.1jar
..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\classes\SampleServlet.class

> What does that mean 'the whole J2EE environment'?
with all the possible (security) settings and different Servlet Engines etc.

>- what user is the servlet container being run as?
The servlet container in the J2EE 1.3 Sun Ref. Impl. ist Tomcat 4.0 and gets
setup/started when I start the whole application server...don't know what
user it is being run as, but I assumed that it has all the rights to be able
to work and test without limitations my components...maybe i have to
reconsider that...:-(

>- Is it being started as a service?
see previous point

>- if so, as what user?
see previous point

>- Who owns the directory C:\dev\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\ ?
at the windows box i'm logged in as administrator...
but I think that the problem may be at runtime that my velocity example web
component doesn't have the permissions to access the file system...

>- Can you modify the example servlet to open an file and write to it? ( I
>want to see if we take Velocity out of the picture for a second, can you
>just write to a file...)
that's what came up in my mind as I first saw the error message, but I
wasn't sure if that caused velocity to don't go further...i will try
that..and investigate more on my application server settings...or does
somebody have concrete directions to point me to?

thanks again
-paolo

Re: Problems with running servlet_example1 on Sun J2EE 1.3 Ref. I mpl.

["Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@optonline.net>]

On 9/19/01 7:52 AM, "Leon Messerschmidt" <le...@opticode.co.za> wrote:

> Hi Vedovato,
> 
> I recently copied a Velocity from a CD to a Windows box.  Windows makes
> files copied from a CD read-only.  Velocity didn't like the fact that the
> existing log file was read only.  Maybe you have an existing .log file that
> is read-only.
> 
> Just some random thought :-)

Good thought...

geir

-- 
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System and Software Consulting
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Re: Problems with running servlet_example1 on Sun J2EE 1.3 Ref. I mpl.

[Leon Messerschmidt <le...@opticode.co.za>]

Hi Vedovato,

I recently copied a Velocity from a CD to a Windows box.  Windows makes
files copied from a CD read-only.  Velocity didn't like the fact that the
existing log file was read only.  Maybe you have an existing .log file that
is read-only.

Just some random thought :-)

~ Leon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vedovato Paolo" <pa...@profidatagroup.com>
To: <ve...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 12:59 PM
Subject: RE: Problems with running servlet_example1 on Sun J2EE 1.3 Ref. I
mpl.


> Hi Geir
>
> thanks for your kind replies and help!
>
> > Fundamentally, if the logging doesn't work, it's a real
> > problem.  It does
> > imply some kind of configuration issue, because it means (in
> > your case) that
> > the log system can't create the file.
> aha...ok
>
> > We should avoid the NPE's,but logging is somewhat fundamental
> > so you can see
> > what is going on.  But I agree, Velocity should limp along
> > even if logging
> > won't work.
> yes
>
> > Which directory?
> when using J2EE 1.3 Sun Ref. Impl. it's:
> ..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1
> and this is what is located in the sub-dirs:
> ..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\sample.vm
> ..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\web.xml
> ..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\lib\velocity-1.1jar
> ..\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\WEB_INF\classes\SampleServlet.class
>
> > What does that mean 'the whole J2EE environment'?
> with all the possible (security) settings and different Servlet Engines
etc.
>
> >- what user is the servlet container being run as?
> The servlet container in the J2EE 1.3 Sun Ref. Impl. ist Tomcat 4.0 and
gets
> setup/started when I start the whole application server...don't know what
> user it is being run as, but I assumed that it has all the rights to be
able
> to work and test without limitations my components...maybe i have to
> reconsider that...:-(
>
> >- Is it being started as a service?
> see previous point
>
> >- if so, as what user?
> see previous point
>
> >- Who owns the directory C:\dev\j2sdkee1.3\public_html\Example1\ ?
> at the windows box i'm logged in as administrator...
> but I think that the problem may be at runtime that my velocity example
web
> component doesn't have the permissions to access the file system...
>
> >- Can you modify the example servlet to open an file and write to it? ( I
> >want to see if we take Velocity out of the picture for a second, can you
> >just write to a file...)
> that's what came up in my mind as I first saw the error message, but I
> wasn't sure if that caused velocity to don't go further...i will try
> that..and investigate more on my application server settings...or does
> somebody have concrete directions to point me to?
>
> thanks again
> -paolo