tomcat 5.5 autodeploy fails

I have tomcat 5.5 working on both linux and Windows. I am using the default configuration. When I copy a WAR file to webapps/, it will be autodeployed successfully but only the first time. If I "touch" that same WAR file, the autodeploy will fail, leaving only the webapps/[appname]/[appname].log file, which it cannot remove. I have to stop tomcat, remove that file, then restart tomcat, touch the WAR file again and only then will it autodeploy. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

re: tomcat 5.5 autodeploy fails

Never mind. Lousy developers forgot to close a thread, leaving open a file, causing autoDeploy to fail.

re: tomcat 5.5 autodeploy fails

Hi there,

Congrats on your discovery :) Good luck & Take care.