PM97525: HTTP ERROR 404 WHEN ACCESSING WORKLIGHT CONSOLE ON TOMCAT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After deploying a Worklight project .war file on Tomcat, with
  contextroot = "/", an attempt to access the Worklight console
  fails with an HTTP error 404.
  

Local fix

• In the configuration file TOMCAT_DIR/conf/server.xml, change
  <Context docBase="" path="/">
  to
  <Context docBase="ROOT" path="">
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Worklight Server 6.0.0.0, who use Apache Tomcat as  *
  * the application server and use <configureapplicationserver>  *
  * with a contextroot attribute = "/".                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The <Context> element in Tomcat's server.xml is being        *
  * incorrectly generated.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code now produces the correct server.xml.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently available in fixpack 6.0.0.1.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

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