getting error as Dispatcher initialization failed Unable to load configuration

[maggie joseph]

Hi,
i am writing Struts 2 app and i have stored all the jar files in my C:\Software\Tomcat 6.0\lib directory...still i get the error as

    SEVERE: Dispatcher initialization failed
Unable to load configuration. - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/webapp
s/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(
ConfigurationManager.java:58)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init_PreloadConfiguration(Di
spatcher.java:374)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:418)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.init(FilterDispatcher.
java:190)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(Applicatio
nFilterConfig.java:295)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(Applica
tionFilterConfig.java:422)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFi
lterConfig.java:115)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.
java:3838)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4
488)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase
.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:77
1)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:526)

        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectory(HostConfig.jav
a:1041)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.j
ava:964)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:502
)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1277)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java
:321)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(Lifecycl
eSupport.java:119)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:722)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)

        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443
)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:5
16)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710
)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:593)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Caused by: Unable to load bean: type: class:com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactor
y - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/webapps/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts
2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.reg
ister(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:221)
        at org.apache.struts2.config.StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.register(Str
utsXmlConfigurationProvider.java:101)
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.DefaultConfiguration.reloadContai
ner(DefaultConfiguration.java:169)
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(
ConfigurationManager.java:55)
        ... 30 more
Caused by: Bean type class com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory with the name x
work has already been loaded by bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/lib/st
ruts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72 - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/
Tomcat%206.0/webapps/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-defaul
t.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.reg
ister(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:205)
        ... 33 more
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error filterStart
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/testapp] startup failed due to previous errors
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:19 AM org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader clearRefer
encesJdbc
SEVERE: A web application registered the JBDC driver [org.postgresql.Driver] but
 failed to unregister it when the web application was stopped. To prevent a memo
ry leak, the JDBC Driver has been forcibly unregistered.
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:20 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol start
INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:20 AM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init
INFO: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:20 AM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start
INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/60  config=null
Jun 18, 2010 10:21:20 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 5229 ms
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:56 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig checkResources
INFO: Reloading context [/testapp]
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:56 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop
INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/
testapp] has not been started
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:58 PM com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.commons.CommonsLogg
er info
INFO: Parsing configuration file [struts-default.xml]
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:58 PM com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.commons.CommonsLogg
er error
SEVERE: Dispatcher initialization failed
Unable to load configuration. - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/webapp
s/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(
ConfigurationManager.java:58)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init_PreloadConfiguration(Di
spatcher.java:374)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:418)
        at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.init(FilterDispatcher.
java:190)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(Applicatio
nFilterConfig.java:295)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(Applica
tionFilterConfig.java:422)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFi
lterConfig.java:115)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.
java:3838)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4
488)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.checkResources(HostConfig.java
:1244)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.check(HostConfig.java:1342)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java
:303)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(Lifecycl
eSupport.java:119)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.backgroundProcess(ContainerBas
e.java:1337)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.p
rocessChildren(ContainerBase.java:1601)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.p
rocessChildren(ContainerBase.java:1610)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$ContainerBackgroundProcessor.r
un(ContainerBase.java:1590)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: Unable to load bean: type: class:com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactor
y - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/webapps/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts
2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.reg
ister(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:221)
        at org.apache.struts2.config.StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.register(Str
utsXmlConfigurationProvider.java:101)
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.DefaultConfiguration.reloadContai
ner(DefaultConfiguration.java:169)
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(
ConfigurationManager.java:55)
        ... 17 more
Caused by: Bean type class com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory with the name x
work has already been loaded by bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/lib/st
ruts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72 - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/
Tomcat%206.0/webapps/testapp/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-defaul
t.xml:29:72
        at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.reg
ister(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:205)
        ... 20 more
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:58 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error filterStart
Jun 18, 2010 3:11:58 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/testapp] startup failed due to previous errors

[Tom Reilly]

C:\Software\Tomcat 6.0\lib

This is a guess. Could the problem be that your directory has a space in it?

[David Newton]

In addition, do *not* put your webapp libs in the Tomcat lib directory: keep them with the webapp.

In your case, you're actually doing *both*, as the error message implies:

Caused by: 
    Bean type class com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory with the name xwork has already been loaded 
    by bean jar:file:/C:/Software/Tomcat%206.0/lib/struts2-core-2.1.8.1.jar!/struts-default.xml:29:72 - bean - jar:file:/C:/Software/  [etc]

I *believe* a known issue with spaces in pathnames was corrected, though. Not the problem you're currently having.

[maggie joseph]

i have put all the jar files in my lib directory ..i have removed the jaR FILE FROM c:\Software\tomcat 6.0\webapps/WEB-INF/lib directory....still i am getting the same error......

[David Newton]

If you are getting the exact same error then you didn't really remove the library, or didn't restart the server, or something.