SEVERE: an error occurred while starting static resources in the Tomcat server console

Question

A long time ago, I deployed the DWR Webapp example that I received from the network. I ran into problems and I deleted this war file from webapps, temp and from local hosts, but still I get these errors in the tomcat console when starting the server

INFO: Initialization processed in 795 ms Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService start INFO: Starting service Catalina Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.33 Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor DWR.xml Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart SEVERE: Error starting static Resources java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Softwares\apache-tomcat-6.0.33\webapps\DWR does not exist or is not a readable directory at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:4320) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4489) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:675) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:502) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) 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:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error getConfigured Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Context [/DWR] startup failed due to previous errors Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/DWR] has not been started Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor DWRExample.xml Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart SEVERE: Error starting static Resources java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Softwares\apache-tomcat-6.0.33\webapps\DWRExample does not exist or is not a readable directory at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:4320) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4489) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:799) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:779) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:675) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:502) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1317) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:324) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1065) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595) 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:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414) Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error getConfigured Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Context [/DWRExample] startup failed due to previous errors Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/DWRExample] has not been started Mar 7, 2012 5:31:25 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor host-manager.xml 

Answer 1

I came across something similar after removing the web application, working directory and temp directory and looking at the same error.

The first INFO statement preceding the SEVERE element registered indicates that there is a remnant of the remote webapp that remains as the configuration element.

I managed to find the xml file nested somewhere inside conf ( conf/Catalina/localhost ) that had the xml file associated with the remote web application, and when I deleted it, the error went away.

Answer 2

The context for the phantom project is cached in the server.xml file in the workspace plugin directory. This procedure worked to get rid of the SEVERE message.

• cd to /path/to/workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core/tmp0/conf
• edit server.xml file
• Inside the directive, remove the <Context> directive where the docBase attribute matches your phantom project
• Restart server in eclipse

Answer 3

It looks like it is being cached somewhere. Along with temp, delete the entire working folder (take a backup before deleting it).

Answer 4

• right click on the project
• run as, generate resources
• the project is clean
• run as, maven clean OR eclipse: clean
• execute as, compile
• run as, run on the server