If you look back further in the logs are there any errors?
> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:25:21 -0300 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: roller stops tomcat server during startup > > A further possible clue: > I installed a brand new copy of roller in my brand new tomcat with a > brand new database in mysql and tried to start tomcat up, I had a typo > in the password for the database and I got the could not access the > database page. I shut down the server, fixed the password, and > restarted and the same error occurred with the logs looking as below > with tomcat freezing. > So it seems that succeeding in connecting to the database is fatal. > I'm really stumped now. I can only hope someone has had a similar > experience and solved it... > Any ideas? > All the other apps that use the database are working just fine. > > Thanks, > Lindsay > > Lindsay Patten wrote: > > I forgot to include the software versions: > > > > I don't know where to look for the roller version number but I only > > downloaded it a few months ago so I presume it is 4.0 > > My production tomcat was apache-tomcat-6.0.13, I have installed a > > clean apache-tomcat-6.0.18 and the problem is the same. > > I am using mysql 3.23.58 > > I am using jdk1.5.0_10 also tried with 1.6.0 > > Running Linux 2.4 > > Firefox 3.0.1 > > > > It worked fine with the above setup for the last few months, I > > haven't changed tomcat or roller or mysql or jdk or Linux recently. > > > > Lindsay Patten wrote: > >> I installed roller a few months ago and it has been working without > >> problem for months. Two days ago my tomcat server was hung up. I > >> was able to isolate the problem to roller, if I remove the roller > >> webapp the server and all the other webapps work just fine. I > >> installed a clean install of tomcat 6.0.18 and it starts up fine. I > >> move my roller directory into the webapps directory, add the jar > >> files and custom property files to tomcat/lib and start the server > >> and it hangs, the other apps don't work and even tomcat shutdown > >> doesn't work. > >> > >> I have included the contents of the various logs below. > >> > >> Any ideas on what could be causing the problem? > >> > >> If I want to try doing a clean install of roller, what do I have to > >> do to preserve the contents of my blog? > >> Outside of the properties file is there anything else I need to > >> preserve when starting with a new install of roller? > >> > >> Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated! > >> > >> The final lines in catalina.out are: > >> INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.18 > >> Roller Weblogger: Successfully loaded custom properties file from > >> classpath > >> > >> The contents of roller.log are: > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,125 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - > >> SUCCESS: Got parameters. Using configuration type JDBC_PROPERTIES > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,136 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - -- > >> Using JDBC driver class: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,137 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - -- > >> Using JDBC connection URL: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/rollerdb > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,138 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - -- > >> Using JDBC username: roller > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,138 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - -- > >> Using JDBC password: [hidden] > >> INFO 2008-09-08 12:51:13,147 DatabaseProvider:successMessage - > >> SUCCESS: loaded JDBC driver class [org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver] > >> > >> The contents of localhost.2008-09-08.log are: > >> Sep 8, 2008 12:51:11 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log > >> INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized() > >> Sep 8, 2008 12:51:11 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log > >> INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized() > >> Sep 8, 2008 12:51:12 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log > >> INFO: Loading Spring root WebApplicationContext > >> > >> The final lines in /catalina.2008-09-08.log are: > >> INFO: Initialization processed in 850 ms > >> Sep 8, 2008 12:51:10 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start > >> INFO: Starting service Catalina > >> Sep 8, 2008 12:51:10 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start > >> INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.18 > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008
