[opencms-dev] Critical Error while deploying OpenCMS in tomcat 8

[Shriram Shankar]

I get the following error while trying to run opencms 9.5.0 on tomcat 8.
Did anybody come across this issue before?

SEVERE: Exception Processing ErrorPage[errorCode=500,
location=/opencms-errorhandler/system/handler/handle500.html]
org.opencms.main.CmsInitException: Critical error during OpenCms
initialization: The OpenCms WEB-INF folder can not be determined, please
set the parameter "OpenCmsHome" in "web.xml".
    at org.opencms.main.OpenCmsCore.getInstance(OpenCmsCore.java:328)
    at
org.opencms.main.OpenCmsServletErrorHandler.doGet(OpenCmsServletErrorHandler.java:72)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:721)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:468)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:391)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:318)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:439)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:305)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:399)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
    at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
    at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:668)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1527)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1484)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:721)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:468)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:391)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:318)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:439)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:305)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:399)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
    at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
    at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:668)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1527)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1484)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:721)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:468)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:391)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:318)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:439)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:305)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:399)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
    at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
    at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:668)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1527)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1484)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:721)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:468)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:391)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:318)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:439)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:305)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:399)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
    at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
    at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:668)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1527)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1484)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:291)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:721)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:468)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:391)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:318)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:439)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:305)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:399)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
    at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79)
    at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88)
    at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:518)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1091)
    at
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:668)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1527)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1484)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at
org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745
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