Problem with Listeners in Tomcat. (Two Issues, not sure if related)

[K Krishna Kishore]

I am getting the following exception when I start my tomcat server. I understand that the server is starting up fine but I am not able to load the servlet-examples app that comes with TOMCAT. I am using Tomcat 5.5.16 w/ java 1.5_06


Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: org.apache.webapp.balancer.BalancerFilter: init(): ruleChain: [org.apache.webapp.balancer.RuleChain: [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.URLStringMatchRule: Target string: News / Redirect URL: ,]http://www.cnn.com], [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.RequestParameterRule: Target param name: paramName / Target param value: paramValue / Redirect URL: ,]http://www.yahoo.com], [org.apache.webapp.balancer.rules.AcceptEverythingRule: Redirect URL: ]]http://jakarta.apache.org]]
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class listeners.ContextListener
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file listeners/ContextListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:620)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1812)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:866)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1319)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3677)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:904)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:867)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1112)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class listeners.SessionListener
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file listeners/SessionListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:620)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1812)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:866)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1319)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3677)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:904)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:867)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1112)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class listeners.ContextListener
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file listeners/ContextListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:620)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1812)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:866)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1319)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3677)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:904)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:867)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1112)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Error configuring application listener of class listeners.SessionListener
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Extra bytes at the end of class file listeners/SessionListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:620)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1812)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:866)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1319)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3677)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.java:904)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:867)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1112)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:310)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1021)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Mar 22, 2006 3:42:30 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SEVERE: Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)



Not sure if there is causing the other error I get but .... I also am not able to get the InitialContext() for the app server... here is the code...

    
import javax.naming.Context;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
 
/**
 * @author me
 *
 */
public class Test {
 
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
System.out.println("Before Initial Context");
InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
System.out.println("Right after Initial Context");
if(ic==null) {
   System.out.println("Error in getting InitialContext.");
}
System.out.println("Right before getting Environment");
if( ic.getEnvironment() == null) {
        System.out.println("Cannot get Environment()");
}
System.out.println("After getting Environment");
Context ctx=(Context)ic.lookup("java:comp/env/");
if(ctx==null) {
System.out.println("Context is null.");
}
        System.out.println("Looking up java:comp/env/");
 
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

Here is the exception....

javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to specify class name in environment or system property, or as an applet parameter, or in an application resource file: java.naming.factory.initial
at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:645)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247)
at javax.naming.InitialContext.getEnvironment(InitialContext.java:484)
at elms.ifc.vloc.webservice.test.TestDataSource.main(TestDataSource.java:30)

[ March 23, 2006: Message edited by: K Krishna Kishore ]

[K Krishna Kishore]

Just bumping it up.

[Craig Mason-Jones]

I had the same problem. Use the .zip, not the Windows .exe installer.

All the best,
Craig

[Nazeer Sye]

Originally posted by Craig Mason-Jones:
I had the same problem. Use the .zip, not the Windows .exe installer.

All the best,
Craig

Use following link to download zip file for tomcat. Dont use exe version.

http://archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.16/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.16.zip

Thanks
Nazeer,