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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by "Morteo, Karl (AFIS)" <Ka...@fao.org> on 2002/03/19 08:31:11 UTC
RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load c
lasses
Thanks for the suggestion Alexander unfortunately no joy.
This is driving me crazy anyone else have any ideas ?
Karl.
> > Environment: Tomcat 4.02 , JDK 1.4 on Windows 2000
> >
> > In server.xml, I have mounted an application context from a windows UNC
> > share like this
> >
> > <Context path="/myapp"
> > docBase=" \\server1\share2\mydir"
> > reloadable="true"
> > debug="0"/>
> >
> > The context appears to be loaded ok, indeed static pages are served
fine.
> >
> > However the application fails to load classes from
\\server1\share2\mydir\WEB-INF\classes
> >
> > If I map the windows UNC share to a drive letter everything functions
ok.
> > This is not a fix as the drive is not mapped when the tomcat service
starts.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Karl.
>
>
> Hi Karl,
>
> I do not think Java does know how to handle UNC pathes as this is not done
> transparently in the Windows OS, UNC pathes are handled in a different way
> "normal" pathes are handled.
> (Not sure about this, I just don't think it could work)
>
> Try altering a context based on your local machine to \\127.0.0.1\path to
> see whether it works at all. In case it does really work - which, as I
said,
> I do not think - maybe it helps to use a IP adress instead of a machine
> name, maybe host resolving is not yet started/ready at the moment tomcat
is
> started.
>
> Bye,
> Alexander
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RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load c lasses
Posted by "Fa. Holl GmbH - Alexander Reifinger" <A....@holl-gmbh.de>.
I don't know where you spotted /'s, in Pathes I only saw \'s
Alexander
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Micael Padraig Og mac Grene [mailto:caraunltd@harbornet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:50 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load
> c lasses
>
>
> Why do you have the / and the \ ? Equal opportunity OSs? I
> would suggest
> sticking with one or the other. ///;-)
>
> Micael
>
>
> At 08:48 AM 3/19/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >I don't think it's going to work...
> >Alexander
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Morteo, Karl (AFIS) [mailto:Karl.Morteo@fao.org]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:31 AM
> > > To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> > > Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it
> fails to load
> > > c lasses
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestion Alexander unfortunately no joy.
> > > This is driving me crazy anyone else have any ideas ?
> > > Karl.
> > >
> > > > > Environment: Tomcat 4.02 , JDK 1.4 on Windows 2000
> > > > >
> > > > > In server.xml, I have mounted an application context from a
> > > windows UNC
> > > > > share like this
> > > > >
> > > > > <Context path="/myapp"
> > > > > docBase=" \\server1\share2\mydir"
> > > > > reloadable="true"
> > > > > debug="0"/>
> > > > >
> > > > > The context appears to be loaded ok, indeed static pages
> are served
> > > fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > However the application fails to load classes from
> > > \\server1\share2\mydir\WEB-INF\classes
> > > > >
> > > > > If I map the windows UNC share to a drive letter
> everything functions
> > > ok.
> > > > > This is not a fix as the drive is not mapped when the
> tomcat service
> > > starts.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Karl.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Karl,
> > > >
> > > > I do not think Java does know how to handle UNC pathes as this
> > > is not done
> > > > transparently in the Windows OS, UNC pathes are handled in a
> > > different way
> > > > "normal" pathes are handled.
> > > > (Not sure about this, I just don't think it could work)
> > > >
> > > > Try altering a context based on your local machine to
> >\\127.0.0.1\path to
> > > see whether it works at all. In case it does really work - which, as I
> >said,
> > > I do not think - maybe it helps to use a IP adress instead of
> a machine
> > > name, maybe host resolving is not yet started/ready at the
> moment tomcat
> >is
> > > started.
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > > Alexander
> >
> >
> >
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RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to
load c lasses
Posted by Micael Padraig Og mac Grene <ca...@harbornet.com>.
Why do you have the / and the \ ? Equal opportunity OSs? I would suggest
sticking with one or the other. ///;-)
Micael
At 08:48 AM 3/19/02 +0100, you wrote:
>I don't think it's going to work...
>Alexander
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Morteo, Karl (AFIS) [mailto:Karl.Morteo@fao.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:31 AM
> > To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> > Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load
> > c lasses
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion Alexander unfortunately no joy.
> > This is driving me crazy anyone else have any ideas ?
> > Karl.
> >
> > > > Environment: Tomcat 4.02 , JDK 1.4 on Windows 2000
> > > >
> > > > In server.xml, I have mounted an application context from a
> > windows UNC
> > > > share like this
> > > >
> > > > <Context path="/myapp"
> > > > docBase=" \\server1\share2\mydir"
> > > > reloadable="true"
> > > > debug="0"/>
> > > >
> > > > The context appears to be loaded ok, indeed static pages are served
> > fine.
> > > >
> > > > However the application fails to load classes from
> > \\server1\share2\mydir\WEB-INF\classes
> > > >
> > > > If I map the windows UNC share to a drive letter everything functions
> > ok.
> > > > This is not a fix as the drive is not mapped when the tomcat service
> > starts.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas ?
> > > >
> > > > Karl.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Karl,
> > >
> > > I do not think Java does know how to handle UNC pathes as this
> > is not done
> > > transparently in the Windows OS, UNC pathes are handled in a
> > different way
> > > "normal" pathes are handled.
> > > (Not sure about this, I just don't think it could work)
> > >
> > > Try altering a context based on your local machine to
>\\127.0.0.1\path to
> > see whether it works at all. In case it does really work - which, as I
>said,
> > I do not think - maybe it helps to use a IP adress instead of a machine
> > name, maybe host resolving is not yet started/ready at the moment tomcat
>is
> > started.
> >
> > Bye,
> > Alexander
>
>
>
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RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load c lasses
Posted by "Fa. Holl GmbH - Alexander Reifinger" <A....@holl-gmbh.de>.
I don't think it's going to work...
Alexander
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morteo, Karl (AFIS) [mailto:Karl.Morteo@fao.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:31 AM
> To: 'Tomcat Users List'
> Subject: RE: When context docBase is a Windows UNC path it fails to load
> c lasses
>
>
>
> Thanks for the suggestion Alexander unfortunately no joy.
> This is driving me crazy anyone else have any ideas ?
> Karl.
>
> > > Environment: Tomcat 4.02 , JDK 1.4 on Windows 2000
> > >
> > > In server.xml, I have mounted an application context from a
> windows UNC
> > > share like this
> > >
> > > <Context path="/myapp"
> > > docBase=" \\server1\share2\mydir"
> > > reloadable="true"
> > > debug="0"/>
> > >
> > > The context appears to be loaded ok, indeed static pages are served
> fine.
> > >
> > > However the application fails to load classes from
> \\server1\share2\mydir\WEB-INF\classes
> > >
> > > If I map the windows UNC share to a drive letter everything functions
> ok.
> > > This is not a fix as the drive is not mapped when the tomcat service
> starts.
> > >
> > > Any ideas ?
> > >
> > > Karl.
> >
> >
> > Hi Karl,
> >
> > I do not think Java does know how to handle UNC pathes as this
> is not done
> > transparently in the Windows OS, UNC pathes are handled in a
> different way
> > "normal" pathes are handled.
> > (Not sure about this, I just don't think it could work)
> >
> > Try altering a context based on your local machine to
\\127.0.0.1\path to
> see whether it works at all. In case it does really work - which, as I
said,
> I do not think - maybe it helps to use a IP adress instead of a machine
> name, maybe host resolving is not yet started/ready at the moment tomcat
is
> started.
>
> Bye,
> Alexander
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