ClassNotFoundException - common/lib works, shared/lib gets exception

So that I avoid "already loaded" classloader problems with jar's that front native library calls via JNI, I am following the pattern of putting the jars into "shared/lib". However, I get a ClassNotFoundException. If I put this into "CATALINA_HOME/common/lib", everything works fine. It's my im

ClassNotFoundException - common/lib works, shared/lib gets exception

So that I avoid "already loaded" classloader problems with jar's that front native library calls via JNI, I am following the pattern of putting the jars into "shared/lib". However, I get a ClassNotFoundException. If I put this into "CATALINA_HOME/common/lib", everything works fine. It's my i