Greetings — I'm running into errors installing Geoserver (latest stable v2.1.4) on a Tomcat server (Tomcat v.7.0.26, JVM v.1.6.0_20-b20). I downloaded the .war.zip file, expanded it, and uploaded the .war file into a root-level directory (/geoserver) in Tomcat's webapps folder. Then, using the Tomcat manager, I tried both clicking "Start" for this directory, and using the Deploy menu below. The Deploy option results in Tomcat error "Application already exists at path," and the "Start" option results in Tomcat error "Application at context path /geoserver could not be started." A full catalina.log output for the latter error is below. I'm no Tomcat expert, but I have successfully installed one other app on this Tomcat server so don't expect the below to be purely a Tomcat issue.
Would sure appreciate help; thanks.
Jim P.
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Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.StandardJarScanner scan
WARNING: Failed to scan [file:/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/ext/gnome-java-bridge.jar] from classloader hierarchy
java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:131)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(JarFile.java:150)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(JarFile.java:87)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.<init>(URLJarFile.java:90)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.getJarFile(URLJarFile.java:66)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory.get(JarFileFactory.java:86)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.connect(JarURLConnection.java:122)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.getJarFile(JarURLConnection.java:89)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.FileUrlJar.<init>(FileUrlJar.java:40)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.JarFactory.newInstance(JarFactory.java:34)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig$FragmentJarScannerCallback.scan(ContextConfig.java:2566)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.StandardJarScanner.process(StandardJarScanner.java:241)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.StandardJarScanner.scan(StandardJarScanner.java:204)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.processJarsForWebFragments(ContextConfig.java:1864)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.webConfig(ContextConfig.java:1211)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:855)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:345)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:747)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doPost(HTMLManagerServlet.java:222)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.filters.CsrfPreventionFilter.doFilter(CsrfPreventionFilter.java:187)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:224)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:169)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:581)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:987)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:579)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:307)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig processServletContainerInitializers
SEVERE: Failed to process JAR found at URL [jar:file:/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/ext/gnome-java-bridge.jar!/] for ServletContainerInitializers for context with name [/geoserver]
Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig configureStart
SEVERE: Marking this application unavailable due to previous error(s)
Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig tldScanJar
WARNING: Failed to process JAR [jar:file:/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/ext/gnome-java-bridge.jar!/] for TLD files
java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:131)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(JarFile.java:150)
at java.util.jar.JarFile.<init>(JarFile.java:87)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.<init>(URLJarFile.java:90)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.getJarFile(URLJarFile.java:66)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory.get(JarFileFactory.java:86)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.connect(JarURLConnection.java:122)
at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.getJarFile(JarURLConnection.java:89)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.FileUrlJar.<init>(FileUrlJar.java:40)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.JarFactory.newInstance(JarFactory.java:34)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig.tldScanJar(TldConfig.java:460)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig.access$100(TldConfig.java:58)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig$TldJarScannerCallback.scan(TldConfig.java:276)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.StandardJarScanner.process(StandardJarScanner.java:241)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.scan.StandardJarScanner.scan(StandardJarScanner.java:204)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig.execute(TldConfig.java:250)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.TldConfig.lifecycleEvent(TldConfig.java:540)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.start(ManagerServlet.java:1247)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.start(HTMLManagerServlet.java:747)
at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doPost(HTMLManagerServlet.java:222)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.filters.CsrfPreventionFilter.doFilter(CsrfPreventionFilter.java:187)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:224)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:169)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:581)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:987)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:579)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:307)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error getConfigured
Jul 23, 2012 12:22:18 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [/geoserver] startup failed due to previous errors