If it's mounted, does it count as a symlink? If so, this may help, I don't know:
http://stackoverflow.com/a/26413018/1128668 On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > On 18/11/2014 17:22, Ed Rouse wrote: >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: phi...@free.fr [mailto:phi...@free.fr] >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 10:02 AM >>> To: users@tomcat.apache.org >>> Subject: Remote resources >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> is there a way to access the contents of a directory (e.g., images) on >>> a remote [Windows] network drive, which is mounted on a Linux >>> filesystem (e.g., /mnt/myremotedrive), from a Java application running >>> on a Tomcat Server? >>> >>> What makes this task problematic is the fact that the images are stored >>> in a location which is not normally accessible by Tomcat >>> (/mnt/myremotedrive), or by its applications. >>> >>> Many thanks. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org >> >> There is, but it's not easy. You need to create a custom class loader >> that extends WebappClassLoaderBase, then create a DirResourceSet and >> add it to the root. > > No, you do not need a custom class loader to do this. > > If the Tomcat process can read the files then you can add them via the > new (for Tomcat 8) resources configuration. > > If the Tomcat process can't read the files them there is nothing you can > do in Tomcat to change that. > > Mark > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > -- Glen K. Peterson (828) 393-0081 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
