error page redirection in tomcat 4.1

[Arun Kishore Narasani]

Hi,
I have error page directive in web.xml as follows
<error-page>
<exception-type>javax.servlet.ServletException</exception-type>
<location>/jsp/system_error.jsp</location>
</error-page>
But tomcat wouldnt show up this page. But this very same application would work fine when I invoke tomcat using my netbeans IDE. wouldnt work with a standalone tomcat. any clues?