SEVERE: Error filterStart

Hi all,

I've been trying to get a Java servlet going on Tomcat 6 but I get stuck with the following error:

Code:

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Apr 1, 2009 1:16:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error filterStart

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Different example servlets do work so I think it is a issue with the web.xml file of this specific servlet. But I am no Java dev so I do not understand much of the code. Is there a way for me to troubleshoot this? I've tried increasing the log level, all it gave me was too many logs.

I hope someone here can point me in the right direction, many thanks in advance for any help on this. :)

Check your web.xml file, can you post it here?

Hi, thanks for your reply, I just solved the issue yesterday. It turned out I compiled the servlet the wrong way. I compiled with "ant war" instead of "ant compile". The servlet loads fine now, thanks again :)

I was trying to deploy one of my web application and got filter start error,Hence i stuckk here..please help go further..
Please see my web.xml file


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">

<web-app>

<display-name>Servlet 2.4 Examples</display-name>
<description>Servlet 2.4 Examples.</description>

<!--<filter>
<filter-name>HeaderFilter</filter-name>
<filter-class>com.netegrity.was511.filter.ServletFilter</filter-class>
</filter>

<filter>
<filter-name>CCXSiteminderFilter</filter-name>
<filter-class>com.netegrity.was511.filter.ServletFilter</filter-class>
</filter>-->


<!-- <filter>
<filter-name>AccessLogFilter</filter-name>
<filter-class>com.cisco.tools.filter.AccessLogFilter</filter-class>
</filter>

<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>AccessLogFilter</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>HeaderFilter</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>CCXSiteminderFilter</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping> -->

<servlet>
<servlet-name>ICITServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>
com.cisco.icit.application.servlet.ICITServlet
</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>Params.SERVER_DB_FILE</param-name>
<param-value>CommonDB.properties</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>Params.EMAILSERVER</param-name>
<param-value>email.properties</param-value>
</init-param>

<init-param>
<param-name>Params.MAILER_PROPS</param-name>
<param-value>Mailer.properties</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>Params.APPLICATION_LIST</param-name>
<param-value>
ca.properties;ipc.properties;npmr.properties;equip .properties;ctmp.properties;cnd.properties;qic.pro perties
</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>SHOW_PRINTS</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>SHOW_ERRORS</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>OMIT_DB</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>NEED_SECURITY</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>Params.EXCEPTION_PROPERTIES_PATH</param-name>
<param-value>ExceptionStyleSheet.properties</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>LogDirectory</param-name>
<param-value>logs</param-value>
</init-param>

<init-param>
<param-name>ServletName</param-name>
<param-value>ICITServlet</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>ICITServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/ICITServlet</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<!-- "Force CCO authentication" -->

<!-- <security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>CCO</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>

<auth-constraint>
<role-name>smx_grant_role</role-name>
<role-name>unprot_role</role-name>
<role-name>ignore_ext_role</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>

<login-config>
<auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
<realm-name>CCO</realm-name>
</login-config> -->
<!--Begin Changes April09 MR TD2645 -->

<filter>
<filter-name>XSS</filter-name>
<display-name>XSS</display-name>
<filter-class>
com.cisco.icit.application.servlet.CrossScriptingF ilter
</filter-class>
</filter>
<!--Begin Changes April09 MR TD2358 -->

<!--Begin Changes April09 MR TD2645 -->
<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>XSS</filter-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>
<!--End Changes April09 MR TD2645 -->

</web-app>
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Error:Jan 15, 2010 7:47:51 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error filterStart
Jan 15, 2010 7:47:51 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context startup failed due to previous errors


Help me..
Thanks.