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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Jim Weill <mo...@icsi.berkeley.edu> on 2019/05/14 22:23:43 UTC

Upgrading to tomcat 8.5.41

We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2.  I went to use the
upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If there
are no differences you will see an error page."
http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x

When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to
8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /repos/asf
on this server".  Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....?

jim

Re: Upgrading to tomcat 8.5.41

Posted by Jim Weill <mo...@icsi.berkeley.edu>.
Yes, we already push notepad++ to the domain clients.  This is a great
suggestion, thanks!

jim

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 3:17 AM André Warnier (tomcat) <aw...@ice-sa.com>
wrote:

> On 15.05.2019 10:16, Mark Thomas wrote:
> > On 15/05/2019 08:56, André Warnier (tomcat) wrote:
> >> On 15.05.2019 00:23, Jim Weill wrote:
> >>> We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2.  I went to use the
> >>> upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If
> there
> >>> are no differences you will see an error page."
> >>> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
> >>>
> >>> When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to
> >>> 8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access
> /repos/asf
> >>> on this server".  Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Well no, obviously there is a problem with the page you mention above, I
> >> get the same error (and I don't think that was expected behaviour).
> >>
> >> For now, you will have to apply the "manual" procedure, which generally
> >> consist of :
> >> - stop tomcat
> >> - make a backup of your current tomcat directories (at least "conf")
> >> - install the new tomcat in either a new directory, or overwrite the
> >> existing one
> >> - then manually compare the files in the new "conf", with the backed-up
> >> ones.
> >> - bring over any "local" changes that you made previously to the "conf"
> >> files, into the new ones (and not the opposite). According to the
> >> upgrade notes, between different 8.5 versions, there are no breaking
> >> changes in terms of configuration parameters, but better safe than
> sorry.
> >>
> >> Problem description :
> >>
> >> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
> >> click on the "View Differences" button under
> >> "Tomcat 8.5.x configuration file differences"
> >>
> >> Looks like someone forgot to authorise
> >> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf for the world.
> >>  From https://gitbox.apache.org, it looks like one needs to register
> >> first with an apache.org id, in order to use this tool.
> >> But this is not clear from the upgrading page.
> >
> > Infra have disabled the function that this depends on due to high levels
> > of abuse (unrelated to our use) that caused availability issues for all
> > users. The intention is to re-enable function at some point but ther is
> > no firm timescale.
> >
> > It is fairly easy to do the same thing with git on the command line.
> >
> > Suggestions for an alternative solution welcome.
> >
>
> Since the OP indicated that this was under Windows, here is my suggestion :
> - if not yet available, install a nice editor such as Notepad++
>    (and consider donating)
> - in Notepad++, there is a builtin plugin called "compare", very easy to
> use :
>    - open both files to compare in Notepad++
>    - trigger the plugin : Plugins -> compare -> compare
>    - this shows a nice side-by-side display of the 2 files, with
> highlighted differences
>      (and you can directly paste from the one to the other)
> - use this to compare the files in tomcat/conf, between the current
> installed version and
> the downloaded new tomcat version
>
>
>
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Re: Upgrading to tomcat 8.5.41

Posted by "André Warnier (tomcat)" <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
On 15.05.2019 10:16, Mark Thomas wrote:
> On 15/05/2019 08:56, André Warnier (tomcat) wrote:
>> On 15.05.2019 00:23, Jim Weill wrote:
>>> We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2.  I went to use the
>>> upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If there
>>> are no differences you will see an error page."
>>> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
>>>
>>> When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to
>>> 8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /repos/asf
>>> on this server".  Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....?
>>>
>>
>> Well no, obviously there is a problem with the page you mention above, I
>> get the same error (and I don't think that was expected behaviour).
>>
>> For now, you will have to apply the "manual" procedure, which generally
>> consist of :
>> - stop tomcat
>> - make a backup of your current tomcat directories (at least "conf")
>> - install the new tomcat in either a new directory, or overwrite the
>> existing one
>> - then manually compare the files in the new "conf", with the backed-up
>> ones.
>> - bring over any "local" changes that you made previously to the "conf"
>> files, into the new ones (and not the opposite). According to the
>> upgrade notes, between different 8.5 versions, there are no breaking
>> changes in terms of configuration parameters, but better safe than sorry.
>>
>> Problem description :
>>
>> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
>> click on the "View Differences" button under
>> "Tomcat 8.5.x configuration file differences"
>>
>> Looks like someone forgot to authorise
>> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf for the world.
>>  From https://gitbox.apache.org, it looks like one needs to register
>> first with an apache.org id, in order to use this tool.
>> But this is not clear from the upgrading page.
>
> Infra have disabled the function that this depends on due to high levels
> of abuse (unrelated to our use) that caused availability issues for all
> users. The intention is to re-enable function at some point but ther is
> no firm timescale.
>
> It is fairly easy to do the same thing with git on the command line.
>
> Suggestions for an alternative solution welcome.
>

Since the OP indicated that this was under Windows, here is my suggestion :
- if not yet available, install a nice editor such as Notepad++
   (and consider donating)
- in Notepad++, there is a builtin plugin called "compare", very easy to use :
   - open both files to compare in Notepad++
   - trigger the plugin : Plugins -> compare -> compare
   - this shows a nice side-by-side display of the 2 files, with highlighted differences
     (and you can directly paste from the one to the other)
- use this to compare the files in tomcat/conf, between the current installed version and 
the downloaded new tomcat version



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Re: Upgrading to tomcat 8.5.41

Posted by Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org>.
On 15/05/2019 08:56, André Warnier (tomcat) wrote:
> On 15.05.2019 00:23, Jim Weill wrote:
>> We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2.  I went to use the
>> upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If there
>> are no differences you will see an error page."
>> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
>>
>> When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to
>> 8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /repos/asf
>> on this server".  Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....?
>>
> 
> Well no, obviously there is a problem with the page you mention above, I
> get the same error (and I don't think that was expected behaviour).
> 
> For now, you will have to apply the "manual" procedure, which generally
> consist of :
> - stop tomcat
> - make a backup of your current tomcat directories (at least "conf")
> - install the new tomcat in either a new directory, or overwrite the
> existing one
> - then manually compare the files in the new "conf", with the backed-up
> ones.
> - bring over any "local" changes that you made previously to the "conf"
> files, into the new ones (and not the opposite). According to the
> upgrade notes, between different 8.5 versions, there are no breaking
> changes in terms of configuration parameters, but better safe than sorry.
> 
> Problem description :
> 
> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
> click on the "View Differences" button under
> "Tomcat 8.5.x configuration file differences"
> 
> Looks like someone forgot to authorise
> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf for the world.
> From https://gitbox.apache.org, it looks like one needs to register
> first with an apache.org id, in order to use this tool.
> But this is not clear from the upgrading page.

Infra have disabled the function that this depends on due to high levels
of abuse (unrelated to our use) that caused availability issues for all
users. The intention is to re-enable function at some point but ther is
no firm timescale.

It is fairly easy to do the same thing with git on the command line.

Suggestions for an alternative solution welcome.

Mark

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Re: Upgrading to tomcat 8.5.41

Posted by "André Warnier (tomcat)" <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
On 15.05.2019 00:23, Jim Weill wrote:
> We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2.  I went to use the
> upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If there
> are no differences you will see an error page."
> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
>
> When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to
> 8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /repos/asf
> on this server".  Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....?
>

Well no, obviously there is a problem with the page you mention above, I get the same 
error (and I don't think that was expected behaviour).

For now, you will have to apply the "manual" procedure, which generally consist of :
- stop tomcat
- make a backup of your current tomcat directories (at least "conf")
- install the new tomcat in either a new directory, or overwrite the existing one
- then manually compare the files in the new "conf", with the backed-up ones.
- bring over any "local" changes that you made previously to the "conf" files, into the 
new ones (and not the opposite). According to the upgrade notes, between different 8.5 
versions, there are no breaking changes in terms of configuration parameters, but better 
safe than sorry.

Problem description :

http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x
click on the "View Differences" button under
"Tomcat 8.5.x configuration file differences"

Looks like someone forgot to authorise https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf for the world.
 From https://gitbox.apache.org, it looks like one needs to register first with an 
apache.org id, in order to use this tool.
But this is not clear from the upgrading page.



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