edit the $CATALINA_HOME/ROOT/WEB-INF/web.xml if you want the "root" application to show an custom welcome-file
and put <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>myFile.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> to the <web-app> tag. This works on my tomcat 5.0 Rainer -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Factory GmbH mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Panoramastr. 47, 73084 Salach phone : +49 7162 460592 o technical software development fax : +49 7162 460593 o system engineering mobile : +49 172 6714084 o consulting www : http://www.so-fa.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]