[Geoserver-users] ERROR [context.ContextLoader] Error creating 'geoServerLoader'

Hi, I'm trying to install geoserver (I started with 2.4.3, but also tested
2.4.0 and 2.2.4) with apache tomcat 8 on Ubuntu 12.04.

Tomcat is working fine, and can run example servlets, Geoserver is deployed
from the .war file, but will not start, giving generic error message "FAIL -
Application at context path /geoserver could not be started".

Checking the logs shows:
`ERROR [context.ContextLoader] - context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean
with name 'geoServerLoader' defined in URL
[jar:file:/home/XXX/tomcat/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/main-2.2.4.jar!/applicationContext.xml]:
Cannot resolve reference to bean 'resourceLoader' while setting constructor
argument; nested exception is
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean
with name 'resourceLoader' defined in URL
[jar:file:/home/XXX/tomcat/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/main-2.2.4.jar!/applicationContext.xml]:
initialization of bean failed; nested exception is
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The resource path [WEB-INF] is not
valid.`

I haven't modified geoserver or tomcat in any way.
I tried looking through tomcat/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib/main-2.2.4.jar
for either geoServerLoader or resourceLoader, but could find neither?
WEB-INF definitely exists, and has appropriate permissions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chengarda.

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Ciao Liam,
I don't believe Tomcat 8 is officially supported, anyhow none of us here at
geosolutions has been testing with it.

I would use 6.0.x ot 7.0.x.

In any case a longer portion of the log would be needed to check exactly
what is going on.

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Thanks Simone,

I'll give an earlier version a try, and let you know how it works out.

Fear Not,
Chengarda.

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