[Geoserver-users] Help please!!!!

GeoServer GeoServer User
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Hi Claudius, how are you?

Dear, I have a problem on the geoserver, which I’ve been trying to solve for 5 days and I can’t find any kind of solution.

I can’t make the server read the data directory I point to.

In the logs, I get this message:

2021-12-05 19:42:38,249 WARN [geoserver.platform] - Found Servlet context parameter GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR set to /var/lib/geoserverv , which is not writeable
2021-12-05 19:42:38,250 INFO [geoserver.platform] - Falling back to embedded data directory: /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserversg/data

I already set permissions on the folder to tomcat:tomcat (750).

Wherever I put the data folder on the server, I always have the same message (whether on a secondary disk, on the root, or anywhere).

I’ve already tried to insert the path in the tomcat9.service file, but the problem persists.

I have installed tomcat9, java 11.

What else can I check to try to solve this problem?

Please give me some tips, possibilities to solve this problem. I don’t know what else to look at here. Any guidance, suggestion or observation, I know will have a great effect.

Best regards.

Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

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Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

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Are you sure you are running tomcat as the tomcat user? Look to see who owns the default working directory

Ian

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Ian Turton

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Hi Ian… thanks for response.

Yes… user tomcat, group tomcat…

Is a mistery…750 permissions (tested with 777 too… 755…)… but, not resolve…

Em seg., 6 de dez. de 2021 13:20, Ian Turton <ijturton@anonymised.com> escreveu:

Are you sure you are running tomcat as the tomcat user? Look to see who owns the default working directory

Ian

On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 15:44, Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho <mcardoso@anonymised.com> wrote:

Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

---------- Forwarded message ---------
De: Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho <mcardoso@anonymised.com>
Date: dom., 5 de dez. de 2021 às 17:48
Subject: Help please!!!
To: <claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com>

Hi Claudius, how are you?

Dear, I have a problem on the geoserver, which I’ve been trying to solve for 5 days and I can’t find any kind of solution.

I can’t make the server read the data directory I point to.

In the logs, I get this message:

2021-12-05 19:42:38,249 WARN [geoserver.platform] - Found Servlet context parameter GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR set to /var/lib/geoserverv , which is not writeable
2021-12-05 19:42:38,250 INFO [geoserver.platform] - Falling back to embedded data directory: /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserversg/data

I already set permissions on the folder to tomcat:tomcat (750).

Wherever I put the data folder on the server, I always have the same message (whether on a secondary disk, on the root, or anywhere).

I’ve already tried to insert the path in the tomcat9.service file, but the problem persists.

I have installed tomcat9, java 11.

What else can I check to try to solve this problem?

Please give me some tips, possibilities to solve this problem. I don’t know what else to look at here. Any guidance, suggestion or observation, I know will have a great effect.

Best regards.

Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

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Ian Turton

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HI Mauricio,

Based on description, it seems like you have a situation like this:
https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/366331/geoserver-2-17-1-war-running-on-tomcat-9-not-finding-geoserver-data-dir-context

(on which Ian also suggested: try using different path separators).
Anyway, what it’s interesting about that thread in particular it’s that ChrisP (who created the question) also commented which was the solution

https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/366416

“…After adding LOCAL SERVICE with read/write permissons GeoServer was able to find and use the new data directory specified in web.xml correctly…”

Maybe that would help you

Regards

Jose

On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 1:45 PM Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho <mcardoso@anonymised.com> wrote:

Hi Ian… thanks for response.

Yes… user tomcat, group tomcat…

Is a mistery…750 permissions (tested with 777 too… 755…)… but, not resolve…

Em seg., 6 de dez. de 2021 13:20, Ian Turton <ijturton@anonymised.com> escreveu:

Are you sure you are running tomcat as the tomcat user? Look to see who owns the default working directory

Ian

On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 15:44, Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho <mcardoso@anonymised.com> wrote:

Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

---------- Forwarded message ---------
De: Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho <mcardoso@anonymised.com>
Date: dom., 5 de dez. de 2021 às 17:48
Subject: Help please!!!
To: <claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com>

Hi Claudius, how are you?

Dear, I have a problem on the geoserver, which I’ve been trying to solve for 5 days and I can’t find any kind of solution.

I can’t make the server read the data directory I point to.

In the logs, I get this message:

2021-12-05 19:42:38,249 WARN [geoserver.platform] - Found Servlet context parameter GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR set to /var/lib/geoserverv , which is not writeable
2021-12-05 19:42:38,250 INFO [geoserver.platform] - Falling back to embedded data directory: /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserversg/data

I already set permissions on the folder to tomcat:tomcat (750).

Wherever I put the data folder on the server, I always have the same message (whether on a secondary disk, on the root, or anywhere).

I’ve already tried to insert the path in the tomcat9.service file, but the problem persists.

I have installed tomcat9, java 11.

What else can I check to try to solve this problem?

Please give me some tips, possibilities to solve this problem. I don’t know what else to look at here. Any guidance, suggestion or observation, I know will have a great effect.

Best regards.

Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
Gerente TI Infra
Tel: +556137995051
email : mcardoso@anonymised.com;
skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

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If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer

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Hello,
I had the same problem last week (Debian Bullseye 11, Tomcat 9.4.03)

In my case it was about Tomcat permission ReadWritePaths parameter, it need to be added with new GEOSERVER_DATA path to tomcat service unit, for ex.:
'ReadWritePaths=/geoserver/home_data/data/'

--check your tomcat settings
# systemctl cat tomcat9.service

--add parameter ([Service] + parameter) and save
# systemctl edit tomcat9.service

[Service]
ReadWritePaths=/geoserver/home_data/data/

--It created file
/etc/systemd/system/tomcat9.service.d/override.conf

--reload
# systemctl daemon-reload

--check if parameter is there
# systemctl cat tomcat9.service

.....
ReadWritePaths=/etc/tomcat9/Catalina/
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/
ReadWritePaths=/var/log/tomcat9/

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

# /etc/systemd/system/tomcat9.service.d/override.conf
[Service]
ReadWritePaths=/geoserver/home_data/data/
.....

--restart tomcat
# systemctl stop tomcat9.service
# systemctl start tomcat9.service

Maybe it is not fully correct procedure, but it works for me. You can see more how to configure it here
https://www.2daygeek.com/linux-modifying-existing-systemd-unit-file/

milan

On 06.12.2021 17:34, Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho wrote:

Hi Ian... thanks for response.

Yes.. user tomcat, group tomcat...

Is a mistery...750 permissions (tested with 777 too.. 755...).. but, not resolve...

Em seg., 6 de dez. de 2021 13:20, Ian Turton <ijturton@anonymised.com <mailto:ijturton@anonymised.com>> escreveu:

    Are you sure you are running tomcat as the tomcat user? Look to
    see who owns the default working directory

    Ian

    On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 15:44, Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho
    <mcardoso@anonymised.com <mailto:mcardoso@anonymised.com>> wrote:

        Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
        Gerente TI Infra
        Tel: +556137995051
        email : mcardoso@anonymised.com
        <mailto:mcardoso@anonymised.com>;
        skype: mauricio.cardoso1974

        ---------- Forwarded message ---------
        De: *Mauricio Vieira Cardoso Filho* <mcardoso@anonymised.com
        <mailto:mcardoso@anonymised.com>>
        Date: dom., 5 de dez. de 2021 às 17:48
        Subject: Help please!!!!
        To: <claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com
        <mailto:claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com>>

        Hi Claudius, how are you?

        Dear, I have a problem on the geoserver, which I've been
        trying to solve for 5 days and I can't find any kind of solution.

        I can't make the server read the data directory I point to.

        In the logs, I get this message:

        2021-12-05 19:42:38,249 WARN [geoserver.platform] - Found
        Servlet context parameter GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR set to
        /var/lib/geoserverv , which is not writeable
        2021-12-05 19:42:38,250 INFO [geoserver.platform] - Falling
        back to embedded data directory:
        /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserversg/data

        I already set permissions on the folder to tomcat:tomcat (750).

        Wherever I put the data folder on the server, I always have
        the same message (whether on a secondary disk, on the root, or
        anywhere).

        I've already tried to insert the path in the tomcat9.service
        file, but the problem persists.

        I have installed tomcat9, java 11.

        What else can I check to try to solve this problem?

        Please give me some tips, possibilities to solve this problem.
        I don't know what else to look at here. Any guidance,
        suggestion or observation, I know will have a great effect.

        Best regards.

        Maurício Vieira Cardoso Filho
        Gerente TI Infra
        Tel: +556137995051
        email : mcardoso@anonymised.com
        <mailto:mcardoso@anonymised.com>;
        skype: mauricio.cardoso1974
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        - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines:
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        If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see
        this:
        https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer

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