Check Tomcat's logfiles, but also be aware that Ubuntu's default Tomcat is crippled. See point 1.4 of [1]. I'm also not sure whether they've created an apparmor profile that restricts filesystem access further, I've always installed more recent versions of Tomcat separately.
Is the new directory accessible and writable by the user that is running the servlet container? How are you setting the variable? -Arne 1: http://grimmeister.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/revisiting-geoserver-on-ubuntu/ On 11/9/10 12:59 PM, Wolfgang Wasserburger wrote: > > But it seems, that this doesn't work with 2.0.2; I tried also with 2.1beta - > there it works, but has graphical problems. Did someone else had this problem > under ubuntu server? > Thx in advance > Wolfgang > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolfgang W. Wasserburger [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 2:35 AM > To: 'Arne Kepp' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Geoserver-users] GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR in 2.0.2 > > Thx, data is now separated, which is also a good idea in case of backups. > > Greetinx from Vienna > Wolfgang > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arne Kepp [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 3:26 PM > To: Wolfgang Wasserburger > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Geoserver-users] GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR in 2.0.2 > > Move the GeoServer data directory and set GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR . It is a > really good idea to do this anyway ;) > > If it's Linux/Unix you can also use a symlink (man ln) . This is > technically also possible under Windows, but requires a bit of effort. > > -Arne > > > On 11/8/10 3:15 PM, Wolfgang Wasserburger wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> I recently updated from 2.0.1 to 2.0.2. Since that time the >> GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR in web.xml isn't read anymore and therefore my cache >> directory now resides in the rather small system volume. Has anyone a hint >> how to find a workaround for that purpose? Or may I have an error in >> configuration? >> >> Regards from Vienna, >> >> Wolfgang >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper >> David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a >> Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your >> business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a > Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your > business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a > Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your > business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
