Does the directory have to have files/content. I created a file which is empty and restarted but the GeoServer still reads /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver/data
On 19 October 2011 16:49, David Winslow <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, changing the datadir can be slightly tricky for two reasons: > > 1) GeoServer will not respect this setting until *tomcat is restarted* > 2) GeoServer will *ignore the setting* if the directory doesn't exist > (that one always trips me up.) > > So double-check that the directory exists - either copy/paste the path from > your web.xml into the command line for an "ls" command, or use "readlink -f > my-data-dir" to get a full path to the datadir you can copy/paste into the > web.xml. > > Then restart GeoServer and check the tomcat log for errors. > > -- > David Winslow > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org/ > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 5:56 AM, jude mwenda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I had this issue before, where having installed using Ariel's GeoNode >> packages, changing the following files does not result in a change on >> GeoServer Data directory. The files are: >> /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml >> /etc/geonode/geoserver/web.xml >> >> No change in either of this results in the change of the Data directory. >> The data directory points to /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver/data. Any >> pointers? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Jude Mwenda >> Skype id: jmwenda >> Twitter: www.twitter.com/judemwenda >> Web: www.africangeogeek.com >> >> "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." >> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe >> > > -- Regards, Jude Mwenda Skype id: jmwenda Twitter: www.twitter.com/judemwenda Web: www.africangeogeek.com "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
