[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       tomcat-user
Subject:    Re: context doesnt pick up
From:       Mark Thomas <markt () apache ! org>
Date:       2016-02-22 9:02:07
Message-ID: 56CACE8F.3070605 () apache ! org
[Download RAW message or body]

On 22/02/2016 08:53, Me Self wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> When I put the context in server.xml it works fine, but if I put the same
>>> context tag in a xml file under /conf/Catalina/localhost/test.xml then
>>> tomcat doesn't pick it up. I would rather want to use the latter.
> 
>> You need to set deployOnStartup="true" for that to work.
> 
> And for that to work I would have to grant write access on the webapps
> folder for tomcat user?

Only if you want Tomcat to expand a WAR file in the appBase. There are
several ways you can avoid that:
- expand the WAR manually before Tomcat starts
- only place the expanded directory in the appBase
- set unpackWARs="false" on the host

Personally, I'd go with the second option.

Mark


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@tomcat.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@tomcat.apache.org

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]