Trouble getting the dhis.war webapp to deploy

Hello,

I was following the install instructions at:
http://208.76.222.114/confluence/display/DOC/Installing+DHIS+2 to get
DHIS up and running for some testing, and I'm having some trouble
starting dhis.war. Any assistance greatly appreciated!

Apache2, Tomcat, postgresql are all installed and appear to be happy. I
am able to successfully access the tomcat manager, and to deploy simple
sample .war apps with no problems.

However, when I try to deploy dhis.war, I get the following in
/var/log/tomcat6/catalina.2009-03-30.log:

Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
validateJarFile
INFO: validateJarFile(/var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/dhis/WEB-INF/lib/servlet-
api-2.4.jar) - jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2.
Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/dhis] startup failed due to previous errors

...and the following in /var/log/tomcat6/localhost.2009-03-30.log:

Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: HTMLManager: start: Starting web application at '/dhis'
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
listenerStart
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance
of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.<clinit>(ContextLoader.java:146)
        at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.createContextLoader(ContextLoaderListener.java:53)
        at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:44)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:604)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doGet(HTMLManagerServlet.java:129)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor35.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:244)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:537)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:276)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:162)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:283)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:56)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
        at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
        at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
        at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
(java.util.PropertyPermission
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.HashtableImpl read)
        at
java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:342)
        at
java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:553)
        at
java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:549)
        at
java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPropertyAccess(SecurityManager.java:1302)
        at java.lang.System.getProperty(System.java:669)
        at
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.createFactoryStore(LogFactory.java:320)
        at
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.<clinit>(LogFactory.java:1725)
        ... 34 more
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
listenerStart
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance
of class org.hisp.dhis.system.startup.StartupListener
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at
org.hisp.dhis.system.startup.StartupListener.contextInitialized(StartupListener.java:52)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:604)
        at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doGet(HTMLManagerServlet.java:129)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor35.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:244)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:537)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:276)
        at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:162)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:283)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:56)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
        at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
        at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
        at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log

Thanks much,

Andris

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From first glance, you may need to delegate authority. I seem to

remember having this issue on some version of Linux I was using where
by default, Tomcat was installed with a bit more security.

Try adding

grant codeBase "file:${catalina.home}/webapps/dhis/-" {
        permission java.security.AllPermission;
};

to your catalina.policy file, restart Tomcat, and see if that works. I
am just guessing though, but it might be worth a try.

Regards,
JPP

···

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:22 AM, andris <andris@inveneo.org> wrote:

Hello,

I was following the install instructions at:
http://208.76.222.114/confluence/display/DOC/Installing+DHIS+2 to get
DHIS up and running for some testing, and I'm having some trouble
starting dhis.war. Any assistance greatly appreciated!

Apache2, Tomcat, postgresql are all installed and appear to be happy. I
am able to successfully access the tomcat manager, and to deploy simple
sample .war apps with no problems.

However, when I try to deploy dhis.war, I get the following in
/var/log/tomcat6/catalina.2009-03-30.log:

Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader
validateJarFile
INFO: validateJarFile(/var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/dhis/WEB-INF/lib/servlet-
api-2.4.jar) - jar not loaded. See Servlet Spec 2.3, section 9.7.2.
Offending class: javax/servlet/Servlet.class
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error listenerStart
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/dhis] startup failed due to previous errors

...and the following in /var/log/tomcat6/localhost.2009-03-30.log:

Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: HTMLManager: start: Starting web application at '/dhis'
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
listenerStart
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance
of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.<clinit>(ContextLoader.java:146)
at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.createContextLoader(ContextLoaderListener.java:53)
at
org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:44)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:604)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doGet(HTMLManagerServlet.java:129)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor35.invoke(Unknown Source)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:244)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:537)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:276)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:162)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:283)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:56)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Caused by: java.security.AccessControlException: access denied
(java.util.PropertyPermission
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.HashtableImpl read)
at
java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:342)
at
java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:553)
at
java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:549)
at
java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPropertyAccess(SecurityManager.java:1302)
at java.lang.System.getProperty(System.java:669)
at
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.createFactoryStore(LogFactory.java:320)
at
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.<clinit>(LogFactory.java:1725)
... 34 more
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
listenerStart
SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance
of class org.hisp.dhis.system.startup.StartupListener
java.lang.NullPointerException
at
org.hisp.dhis.system.startup.StartupListener.contextInitialized(StartupListener.java:52)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:604)
at
org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doGet(HTMLManagerServlet.java:129)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor35.invoke(Unknown Source)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:244)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:537)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:276)
at
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:162)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:283)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:56)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Mar 30, 2009 5:21:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log

Thanks much,

Andris
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