Chuck, There is nothing in the endorsed directory. It's the default installation of Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 (selected the FULL option). As far as the comment regarding the parser class... I'll admit, you totally lost me :). I don't see a META-INF folder anywhere in the installation path.
Thanks, Tony -----Original Message----- From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:46 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Class loading issue > From: Tony Fountain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Class loading issue > > However, that does not clarify for me why it only happens when I > attempt to set the <load-on-startup> element in the webapps web.xml > file Don't have a real answer for that, at least not yet (but see below for speculation). Might need a classloader trace to figure that out, and it's probably not worth the trouble. > As far as the JAVA_OPTS go, I do not see where I have this set at all. That's fine; JAVA_OPTS isn't used for the Windows service. > -Djava.endorsed.dirs=C:\Apache\Tomcat\common\endorsed Is there anything in the above directory? If so, it may be involved. The parser class name can also be specified in a .jar via a service provider configuration file: META-INF/services/javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory If such a jar file is seen before or during the call to DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance(), it would appear to apply globally. Not sure what happens if the jar file is encountered after the newInstance() call, or if multiple jar files have conflicting settings. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ This Email has been scanned for all viruses by PAETEC Email Scanning Services, utilizing MessageLabs proprietary SkyScan infrastructure. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.paetec.com. ________________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
