Howdy, You don't have to name it ROOT. Just make sure it's the only context with path "" (the empty string). It can be called whatever you want, i.e. the docBase can be whatever you want. ROOT is simply the default tomcat name for the empty-string-path context.
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Adam Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:48 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Re: Default context for web app > >On 12/10/2003 08:53 AM Kent Boogaart wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I am trying make my web application available via the default context. In >> other words, when I type http://localhost:8080/ in a browser on the local >> machine I want my web app to appear rather than the Tomcat default web >app. >> >> I figured I'd just need to alter my context's path to "" (empty string) >and >> alter the existing root context to use "/root" for it's path rather than >"". >> Whilst this kind of works (my web app is available via >> http://localhost:8080/) it has an unfortunate side effect. My web app is >> started up twice - once in the "" context and again in another context >based >> on my web app's name ("/eSM"). >> >> How can I use the default context and only the default context for my web >> app? > >You need to name your deploy directory 'ROOT' in CATALINA_HOME/webapps. > >Rename or delete the current ROOT. Make sure there is no context xml >config in conf/server.xml or conf/Catalina/localhost/*.xml with docbase >ROOT apart from the one with path=''. > >Note I'm talking about 5.0.12 but I think it's pretty much the same for 4.x > >Adam > >-- >struts 1.1 + tomcat 5.0.16 + java 1.4.2 >Linux 2.4.20 Debian > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
