Not found exploded version of JIRA context directory in webapps of tomcat7

[Ramesh Udari1]

Hi,

As part of jira upgrade, version to 6.2.2 , process , we have upgraded our tomcat version as well from tomcat 5 to tomcat -7.0.29. But what we have observed that after upgrade we could not find context folder (direcotry) in webapps of tomcat 7 , but it is present in work/cataline/localhost folder. Is this issue with tomcat 7 ?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

How did you build the new .war file?

[Ramesh Udari1]

Following are the steps that we have performed ..

1. Install tomcat version 7.0.29 > Upgrade Java to version 1.7.0_51 > create new database in mysql as per instruction listed in atlassian confluence page.
2. Download Jira war version 6.2.2
3. Edit files and put them into edit-webapps folder.
4. build jira to create war file using build file.
5. Put all required jar file in tomcat lib and create context descriptor in conf/Catalina/localhost/jira.xml and point it to war file.
6. Start tomcat server.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Hmm, ok, it sounds like there's something wrong in the jira.xml file somehow and it's expanded stuff in the wrong place. Could you compare the one you've created in conf/Catalina/localhost with the one generated by the build?

[Ramesh Udari1]

Hi Nic,

We checked it. There is no wrong in jira.xml. It contains the following entry in jira.xml file. Generally tomcat reads this path and create directory in webapps in previous versions of tomcat , but where as in case of tomcat 7 it was not .

<Context path="/jira" docBase="/data/atlassian-jira-6.2.2-war/dist-tomcat/tomcat-6/atlassian-jira-6.2.2.war" debug="0" useHttpOnly="true">

   </Context>

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

It's quite wrong if it's that short.

Could you fully compare your with the one generated by the build process please? What *exactly* are the differences?

[Ramesh Udari1]

Hi Nic,

Some what it is same, not exactly. We are seeing some new folders like this /apache-tomcat-7.0.29/work/Catalina/localhost/vcty-jira/org/apache/jsp

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

That's not useful

Again. Could you fully compare your with the one generated by the build process please? What *exactly* are the differences?