Found this: org.apache.avalon.framework.component.ComponentException: Cannot find or init repository: Unable to form canonical representation of C:\Programming\system\james\apps\james\c:\Programming\system\james\mail\ spool
Of course, this is buried in a couple of tons of log output and rethrown exceptions. Perhaps the logger should unwrap all exceptions so one could get at the base exception? Good points: + You get to see the actual source of the error. Bad points: + The wrapping may add valuable information that will help you to fix the problem. /LS > -----Original Message----- > From: Noel J. Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: den 27 augusti 2003 00:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Useful error messages > > > A complaint from one of our users ... something to consider > in terms of effective logging. I have already replied to his > mis-configuration issue. > > I trimmed the stack trace, which he included it its entirety, > but I have left the phoenix log attached. > > --- Noel > > -----Original Message----- > From: boxed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 17:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Useful error messages > > > I installed the James server today and the first thing that > happens after I've edited the config.xml file and attempt to > start the server is that I am greeted with the following > error message. I have attached the config file for you to > check out. This error message gives me no meaningful > information whatsoever, and it repeats it several times. This > looks like a basic flaw in usability to me. > > Using PHOENIX_HOME: C:\Programming\system\james > Using PHOENIX_TMPDIR: C:\Programming\system\james\temp > Using JAVA_HOME: c:\programming\system\jdk > > Phoenix 4.0.1 > > There was an uncaught exception: > --------------------------------------------------------- > --- Message --- > Failed to start application james. > --- Stack Trace --- > org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces.DeploymentException: > Failed to start application james. > at > org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer. > deploy(Default > Deployer.java:379) > > [... and lots of equally useless stuff hiding the real problem ...] > > --------------------------------------------------------- > The log file may contain further details of error. > Please check the configuration files and restart Phoenix. > If the problem persists, contact the Avalon project. See http://jakarta.apache.org/avalon for more information. Shutting down Phoenix. "the log file" is an interesting question also. Which file does it refer to? james/log/pheonix.log? I have attached this file also. There are however 51 more logfiles in james/apps/james/logs that I did not attach. Anders Hovm�ller --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
