iSeries Tomcat startup problem

[Mark Lawther]

I am receiving the message:
java.lang.ClassFormatError: org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap
java/lang/Throwable.<init>(Ljava/lang/String;)V+4
(Throwable.java:81)
when running startup.sh. Startup runs but none of the jobs remain
active.

The message below would seem to point to a classpath error but I am at
a loss to find it. I followed the directions from here
(http://www.ignite400.com/html/News/pdf/news2002030304.pdf) in order
to arrive at this point.

The joblog has only one relevant message:
JVAB559 Escape 40 10/07/02 15:58:20
QJVAUTLJVM QSYS *STMT QJVAQSHCMD QJAVA *STMT
From module . . . . . . . . : QJVAUTLJVM
From procedure . . . . . . : JvaSendMsg
Statement . . . . . . . . . : 959
To module . . . . . . . . . : QJVAQSHCMD
To procedure . . . . . . . : QjvaQshCmd
Statement . . . . . . . . . : 1149
Message . . . . : Unable to complete Java program.
Cause . . . . . : Unable to complete Java program because of reason
3. The
reason codes are defined as follows: 01 - Class name is not
provided. 02 -
Unable to create a Java Virtual Machine. 03 - Unable to find valid
classes
required to run Java program. 04 - Unable to find method ID required
to run
Java program. 05 - A native method has detached from the Java
Virtual

My environment looks like this:
OS/400 V4R5, Cum Tape C01296, Java Group PTF SF99068-12 V4R5M0
09/18/02,
Tomcat 4.0.5
Tomcat reports these setting on startup:
CLASSPATH: /jakarta-tomcat-4.0.5/bin/bootstrap.jar:
/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk12/lib/tools.jar
CATALINA_BASE: /jakarta-tomcat-4.0.5
CATALINA_HOME: /jakarta-tomcat-4.0.5
JAVA_HOME: /QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk12

Any help would be appreciated.

[jack...@worldnet.att.net]

Do you have QSHELL library (LPP) installed.

[Dan Hicks]

You have a class format error in
org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap. This most often happens
when a file is transferred via FTP and "binary" isn't specified,
resulting in the file being converted to garbage. Anything else
that can garbage a file could do it as well.

Finally, there's a possibility that you are using a version of
the class file that's too new for the JVM you're using. Class
version numbers were incremented for 1.2 and 1.4 (IIRC) and if
you have a late-model class on an early JVM you'll get this message.

--
Dan Hicks
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a barbarian eat?

[Mark Lawther]

Thanks for the suggestions. I ftp'ed bootstrap.jar specifying binary
but that didn't help. I double checked the doc and 4.0.5 should be
compatible with JDK 1.2+. I have also applied the latest Java group
ptf dated 9/18/02. All without success.

Just for grins I downloaded an archive of 4.0.2 and tried it since
that is the version used by the doc I am following. This produces a
different error with nothing in the joblog:

Attaching Java program to /jakarta-tomcat-4.0.5/bin/bootstrap.jar.
Bootstrap: Class loader creation threw exception
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/util/ArrayList

java/lang/Throwable.<init>(Ljava/lang/String;)V+4
(Throwable.java:81)

org/apache/catalina/startup/ClassLoaderFactory.createClassLoader([Ljava/io/File;[Ljava/io/File;Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;)Ljava
org/apache/catalina/startup/Bootstrap.main([Ljava/lang/String;)V+0
(Bootstrap.java:114)

I still think I have a classpath problem. I have ordered the latest
cum tape too but that will be a few days. Any other ideas while I'm
waiting on PTFs?

Dan Hicks <danh...@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<3DA2253C...@ieee.org>...

[Dan Hicks]

ArrayList is new in 1.2. If it's not found my guess is that you
are running the 1.1.8 JDK.

--
Dan Hicks
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a
philosopher. --Ambrose Bierce

[Mark Lawther]

Thanks, that was just the tip I needed. I had JDK 1.1.7, 1.1.8 and
1.2 installed. I deleted .7 and .8 since I don't need them for
anything (this is all new expirementation in case you haven't figured
that out) and BAM, everything is working.

Thanks again.

Dan Hicks <danh...@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<3DA375F3...@ieee.org>...

[Dan Hicks]

FWIW, you don't need to delete the others to make 1.2 (or
whatever) the default. Create a SystemDefault.profile file in
either your home directory (for a single user) or
usrdata/Java400 (for system-wide effect). Place in there the
property (java.version=1.2, I think) for the version you want.

And of course you can always specify the version on the command
line as well.

--
Dan Hicks
We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
--Mother
Teresa