Sorry for the delayed response. Here is the full stack trace. I was assuming that my webapp would look in WEB-INF/lib for the ant jar and not in the Tomcat/lib. Am I incorrect ??
Thx Amit HTTP Status 500 - Servlet execution threw an exception type Exception report message Servlet execution threw an exception description The server encountered an internal error that prevented it from fulfilling this request. exception javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) root cause java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/tools/ant/Task java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348) org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1284) org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1166) com.optessa.servlet.TestServlet.doPost(TestServlet.java:33) com.optessa.servlet.TestServlet.doGet(TestServlet.java:21) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729) org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) root cause java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.tools.ant.Task java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:361) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424) java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357) java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348) org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1284) org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1166) com.optessa.servlet.TestServlet.doPost(TestServlet.java:33) com.optessa.servlet.TestServlet.doGet(TestServlet.java:21) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729) org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/8.0.26 logs. Apache Tomcat/8.0.26 > On Oct 22, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Christopher Schultz > <ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote: > > Amit, > > On 10/16/15 3:44 PM, Amit Lonkar wrote: >> Thanks Chris >> >> Tried two scenarios >> >> 1. Removed any tomcat-*.jar files from webapp/WEB-INF/lib folder. Also moved >> ant-1.9.6.jar from webapp/WEB-INF/lib to catalina/lib. All works fine now. >> >> 2. Removed any tomcat-*.jar files from webapp/WEB-INF/lib folder, but this >> time left the ant-1.9.6.jar in webapp/WEB-INF/lib. Got the following error. >> Since Ant is not shipped with tomcat we are bundling it with our >> application. Any reason why Ant needs to be in tomcat/lib folder? >> >> type Exception report >> >> message Servlet execution threw an exception >> >> description The server encountered an internal error that prevented it from >> fulfilling this request. >> >> exception >> >> javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception >> org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) >> root cause >> >> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/tools/ant/Task >> java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) >> java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:760) >> java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142) >> java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:467) >> java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:73) >> java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:368) >> java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:362) > > It's all going to come down to which ClassLoader is in effect then the > thread tries to load that class. Was that the full stack trace? That > looks like an anonymous permission-executor class to elevate privileges > for a certain operation. > > -chris > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > <mailto:users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > <mailto:users-h...@tomcat.apache.org>