Why does tomcat replace context.xml on redeploy?

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Documentation says if you have a context file here:

$CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/myapp.xml

it will NOT be replaced by a context file here:

mywebapp.war/META-INF/context.xml

It is written here: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html

Only if a context file does not exist for the application in the $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/, in an individual file at /META-INF/context.xml inside the application files.

But everytime I re-deploy the war it replaces this myapp.xml with the /META-INF/context.xml!

Why does it do it and how can I avoid it?

Thanx

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6 Answers

The general issue as described by the title is covered by Re-deploy from war without deleting context which is still an open issue at this time.

There is an acknowledged distinction between re-deploy which does not delete the context, and deploy after un-deploy where the un-deploy deletes the context. The documentation was out of date, and the manager GUI still does not support re-deploy.

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