[Geoserver-users] WAR installation problems on Tomcat

GeoServer GeoServer User
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Dear All, Just trying to install geoserver on Fedora Core 4 running Tomcat 5.
I have other application running fine under Tomcat but when I try to
deploy the war using the Tomcat Web Application Manager I get:

FAIL - Encountered exception java.io.IOException:
java.net.MalformedURLException: Absolute URL required with null
context

Can anyone help?

Many thanks,
Dan

2

What version of Java and GeoServer are you running?

Sure it's Sun's java?

Dan Lear wrote:

Dear All, Just trying to install geoserver on Fedora Core 4 running Tomcat 5.
I have other application running fine under Tomcat but when I try to
deploy the war using the Tomcat Web Application Manager I get:

FAIL - Encountered exception java.io.IOException:
java.net.MalformedURLException: Absolute URL required with null
context

Can anyone help?

Many thanks,
Dan

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Yes, gcj is not sufficient.

For GeoServer 1.6.5 you need Sun JDK 1.4.2 , but newer versions will give you better performance.

Please look for Fedora 4 guides, here is one: http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc4.html . However, make sure you get the JDK, not the JRE.

-Arne

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Dan Lear wrote:

Hi I'm using the latest stable ver of geoserver (1.6.5)
Java -version says:

java version "1.4.2"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.0.0 20050519 (Red Hat 4.0.0-8)

I've got v. little java experience, so have I got to change the version
of java?

Thanks
Dan

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What version of Java and GeoServer are you running?

Sure it's Sun's java?

Dan Lear wrote:
  

Dear All, Just trying to install geoserver on Fedora Core 4 running
    

Tomcat 5.
  

I have other application running fine under Tomcat but when I try to
deploy the war using the Tomcat Web Application Manager I get:

FAIL - Encountered exception java.io.IOException:
java.net.MalformedURLException: Absolute URL required with null
context

Can anyone help?

Many thanks,
Dan
    
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OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
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Hi Dan,

I don't think i have ever seen this error before. If you could provide a bit more info it would be helpful in diagnosing the issue.

1. Which version of GeoServer are you running?
2. Which version of Java are you running?
3. Is there a full stack trace available in the log?
4. Does the application start, and then you get this error? Or does it happen during application startup?

Thanks,

-Justin

Dan Lear wrote:

Dear All, Just trying to install geoserver on Fedora Core 4 running Tomcat 5.
I have other application running fine under Tomcat but when I try to
deploy the war using the Tomcat Web Application Manager I get:

FAIL - Encountered exception java.io.IOException:
java.net.MalformedURLException: Absolute URL required with null
context

Can anyone help?

Many thanks,
Dan

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