Peter jasper errors means your (index.)jsp is incorrectly compiled or your jspcompiler is incorrect or does not have permissions to compile
If you look at $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/catalina.properties you should see these grants to the jasper compiler package package.access=sun.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.tomcat.,org.apache.jasper.,sun.beans. package.definition=sun.,java.,org.apache.catalina.,org.apache.coyote.,org.apache.tomcat.,org.apache.jasper. Note the trailing . at the end of the package and in $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/catalina.policy you should see these grants try { // Precompiled JSPs need access to this package. permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.jasper.runtime"; permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "accessClassInPackage.org.apache.jasper.runtime.*"; }; Martin-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. 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I installed tomcat 4.1.29 with JDK 1.4.2 Trying the JSP examples coming with it, I get the following message: type Exception report message description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request. exception org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP An error occurred at line: -1 in the jsp file: null Generated servlet error: [javac] Compiling 1 source file at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHa ndler.java:130) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.ja va:293) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:353) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:370) at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.ja va:473) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.ja va:190) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:295) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:241) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica tionFilterChain.java:247) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt erChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValv e.java:256) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:4 80) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValv e.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(Authenticator Base.java:494) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:4 80) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:241 7) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java :180) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherVa lve.java:171) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java :172) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:4 80) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve. java:174) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.i nvokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:4 80) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:193) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:78 1) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processC onnection(Http11Protocol.java:549) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:58 9) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool .java:666) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) ________________________________ Apache Tomcat/4.1.29 Thanks for help! Peter