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Unable to unzip the WAR file inside Tomcat 6 server

I uploaded the WAR file to the Tomcat 6 server in /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps. Usually Tomcat 6 server unzips the WAR file. I alreay uploaded 2 WAR files which automatically unzipped by Tomcat 6 server. When I uploaded the 3rd WAR file it didn't unzip automatically. I have the web app connected to the database.

Solution

  • Precisely Tomcat does not simply unzip the WAR. It makes various operations needed to deploy the webapp starting from the WAR.

    There must be some problem inside the WAR. E.g. a corrupted JAR in WEB-INF/lib.

    Try

    • copying another time the WAR in webapps folder (overwriting the previous copy)
    • stopping and restarting Tomcat