Thanks for all the feedback! I will continue to debug why our particular installation hangs when I remove the ROOT. I was able to do this on a fresh installation on my local machine.
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Schultz <ch...@christopherschultz.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 6:33 PM To: users@tomcat.apache.org Subject: Re: [OT] Removing Tomcat ROOT directory causes the server to hang on startup -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Don, On 4/21/20 09:20, Clough, Don wrote: > Is it possible to remove the tomcat ROOT directory? We have several > applications running on a tomcat instance. I was asked to clean the > webapps directory up and remove any unused folders. This is a good idea. But it's also a good idea to have a ROOT web application. It just doesn't have to be (and shouldn't be!) the default Tomcat root web application. Why? Well, if you navigate to /doesnotexist.html or /does/not/exist.html, unless your application is ROOT or happens to be mounted on "/does", Tomcat has no application to "assign" the request to, so it MUST generate a generic error message. If you want to be able to handle all possible 404 responses with a nice, application-branded "not found" page, you'll need to roll a ROOT web application which has just some basic configuration for things like errors, and the pages which will be returned when you get those errors. - -chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - https://www.enigmail.net/ iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEMmKgYcQvxMe7tcJcHPApP6U8pFgFAl6fdIgACgkQHPApP6U8 pFjbmhAAqcqiusrD++bvPNY2BuQmd3eLV8P7Hyis9s9US+E55hPM0WyiZGjfSohQ Cb1FOpyUvt1WMx/irY8RY+o3aBAYYV8iHR7ydabFRyMhoFQYPislwvW9XnGHKIvE fQx8p+Z4Vr32GywvrbhFGA7eeQrN+j5jfv/pt8fCTDTSpchTgmfOEIbfKi+BcoMg ljvJmww+0XDY+z0SgZo47Nczw18WP9pOa0Q8xxHHw1tVLJRLG1RW6Z/B7+BE6UdH r6ly1A3I59duBHiummwiMOBBGivXaP090lM9GHCWHhkrP32YjXpb34HPt3QcoV5K ZRep0g06EyyUt1TR2aCzLDAN8zsCq6nJJsXrovXrsm60fJ+aLir3PAfyEsTYEPR7 r5HsJO3T+gpIwqb/lpxSAaML5VbmVNf8dpih5Q2iS2dELGN9WddiEZOO60ztXWfQ KofJbuqIsnmD2XcZTexdCoJmKb+3huOmW6LWtZ+6hrq/9EgvI4ZfV3DvdRELC/JL f7u/3AbuPo8vg/H81KEaqZja6RxhuDjoSV+w08zyaaXupNPi5rG3zoNajgmatfpf GCZNSVnu7++Rk0HDwuFgbNyqDa0Po7Ah33HNUe7K3fpFIHEC7+vDN9A3kXjPjNaA F45M3l8Z1BKsW0GK+kFcL0/Cn514CrcioQae62nyvZw9U4wm9rI= =B8Ar -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.
