I've done this before but always used the apache in front of tomcat to serve the logfiles.
If you're sure you want to let tomcat do the fileserving, I'ld suggest making a symlink in one of the application folders to the logsdirectory. That should do the trick. John On Feb 3, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Lev A KARATUN wrote: > Hello! > > I'm administering an application running on Tomcat 6.0.0.29. OS is AIX > 5.3. > > I'm trying to write a simple jsp to make some superusers able to download > tomcat logs via browser after entering a password. (In my organization > it's not permitted to give anyone the "manager" role) > I've already managed to get a list log-files' names (just copied someone's > part of code and made some adjustments), but when I'm trying to make > download links, I don't know how can I specify the path to > /$CATALINA_BASE/logs via my web-browser. As far as I can see, I can reach > only folders like /$CATALINA_BASE/webapps/myapp upon entering the link > http://myhost:port/myapp. > > So, the question is - how can I access tomcat's logs using my jsp? > > > Thanks in advance. > > Best Regards, > Karatun Lev > > > ----------------------------------- > This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or > otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient > any use, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately > either by telephone or by e-mail and delete this message and any attachment > from your system. Correspondence via e-mail is for information purposes only. > ZAO Raiffeisenbank neither makes nor accepts legally binding statements by > e-mail unless otherwise agreed. > ----------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
