Upgrading the package solves these issues, but other appear: the xml file not being actually copied.
"dpkg -s tomcat7" still returns 7.0.28. So it is quite probably not correct anymore. Now we know that manual installation is the way to go, thanks! On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 9:18 AM, Fernando González <fergo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, normally I install "real Tomcat" but this server is not under my > control. I'll try to update the Debian package and/or to a manually > installed one and report back if the issues are gone. > > Many many thanks for the hint! > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:10 AM, Caldarale, Charles R < > chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote: > >> > From: Fernando González [mailto:fergo...@gmail.com] >> > Subject: Tomcat 7.0.28 ignoring context copyXML attribute and >> web-fragments >> >> > I am using Tomcat 7.0.28 and I am deploying a .war with a context.xml >> > that sets the copyXML attribute to "true". >> >> That version is over three years old and does not include copyXML in a >> <Context> element. Not keeping up with current releases opens your website >> up to attacks fixed in later versions. >> >> > when I copy the war to the webapps folder, I get the following >> > message in catalina.out: >> >> > "Setting property 'copyXML' to 'true' did not find a matching property." >> >> As you should. >> >> > and the context.xml will not be copied to conf/Catalina/localhost/. >> >> You can set copyXML in the <Host> element if you insist on running old >> software. >> >> > The o.s. is a Debian 7 and the administrator said he just installed >> tomcat from the debian >> > package. The command "dpkg -s tomcat7" gives me version 7.0.28. >> >> Which may or may not be correct, since third-party distributions often >> cherry-pick changes to include, along with generally corrupting the >> standard Tomcat file layout. >> >> I strongly recommend that you deinstall the Debian package and use a >> current, real Tomcat from tomcat.apache.org. >> >> - Chuck >> >> >> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY >> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you >> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and >> its attachments from all computers. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org >> >> >
