from your stacktrace it appears that this error occurs when XML is being parsed, because TC can't find a class:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/naming/TransactionRef in my installation (5.5.9) this class is in %catalina_home%\common\lib\naming-factory.jar so might be worth checking that you have that > -----Original Message----- > From: Nehal Sangoi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday 31 October 2005 06:03 > To: 'Tomcat Users List (E-mail)' > Subject: Tomcat not starting > > > Infact, i am unable to start all tomcat instances and result > is follwoing > error.... > Pls help!! > > > Hi, > > I am unable to start one of my tomcat instances. But its > getting crashed > before it starts. Follwoing are the errors found. > > > Oct 31, 2005 12:09:47 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester > startElement > SEVERE: Begin event threw error > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/naming/TransactionRef > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.<init>(StandardServer.java:94) > at > sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native > Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeCo > nstructorAcces > sorImpl.java:39) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Dele > gatingConstruc > torAccessorImpl.java:27) > at > java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) > at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350) > at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303) > at > org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.ObjectCreateRule.begin(ObjectC > reateRule.java > :205) > at org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Rule.begin(Rule.java:152) > at > org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester.startElement(Digester > .java:1275) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.s > tartElement(Ab > stractSAXParser.java:533) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.st > artElement(XML > DTDValidator.java:798) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentSca > nnerImpl.scanS > tartElement(XMLDocumentFragmentScanner > Impl.java:878) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl > $ContentDispat > cher.scanRootElementHook(XMLDocumentSc > annerImpl.java:1157) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentSca > nnerImpl$Fragm > entContentDispatcher.dispatch(XMLDocum > entFragmentScannerImpl.java:1794) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentSca > nnerImpl.scanD > ocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl > .java:368) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration. > parse(XML11Con > figuration.java:834) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration. > parse(XML11Con > figuration.java:764) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XML > Parser.java:14 > 8) > at > com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.p > arse(AbstractS > AXParser.java:1242) > at > org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1561) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:473) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.load(Catalina.java:509) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccess > orImpl.java:39 > ) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMeth > odAccessorImpl > .java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.load(Bootstrap.java:243) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:408) > java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccess > orImpl.java:39 > ) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMeth > odAccessorImpl > .java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.load(Bootstrap.java:243) > at > org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:408) > Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: > org/apache/naming/TransactionRef > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.<init>(StandardServer.java:94) > at > sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native > Method) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
