Tomcat server/lib location when running inside Eclipse?

[Bai Shen]

I'm trying to get this example working.

http://www.christianschenk.org/blog/setup-your-own-tomcat-security-realm/

He mentions putting a jar in Tomcat's server/lib directory. But I'm not sure how to handle that since I have Tomcat integrated into Eclipse.

What is the best way to handle this for just one project? Also, is there an easy way to make sure that the jar gets integrated into the war?

TIA.

[Peter Johnson]

When you configured Tomcat within Eclipse you had to tell Eclipse where Tomcat was installed. Please the JAR file into the lib directory at that location.

If you don't remember where you told it, look in Preferences at Server | Runtime Environments.

[Kj Reddy]

Alternatively you can put lib folder of your web application so that it will be part of your war.

[Bai Shen]

Peter Johnson wrote:When you configured Tomcat within Eclipse you had to tell Eclipse where Tomcat was installed. Please the JAR file into the lib directory at that location.

If you don't remember where you told it, look in Preferences at Server | Runtime Environments.

-nods- I ended up figuring that out. Thanks.

[Bai Shen]

Kj Reddy wrote:Alternatively you can put lib folder of your web application so that it will be part of your war.

Realms are bootstrap loaded, so they have to be in the tomcat lib directory. They get processed before tomcat ever makes it to the war.