Tomcat: LifecycleException when deploying

Question

I just downloaded the Tomcat 7.0.23 package on my Ubuntu 11.10.

I followed the instructions on a Google API website to deploy their example webapp. It basically con

Answer 1

Tomcat has different WAR deployment ways. Some work, some don't. Please try the following deployment methods :

• Automatic: Copy-paste your WAR file into ${CATALINA_HOME}/webapps. A folder with the same name will appear if everything goes right.
• Manager Application: Upload the WAR file
• Manager Application: Locate the WAR file

In my case, using the Manager Application (local URL: http://localhost:8080/manager) worked. Whereas deploying using a copy-paste resulted in your error.