$tomcathome/shared/lib - are jar files cached from there?

dfowler4 · Post by **dfowler4** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:18 am

Hello,
We are running Apache Tomcat/5.0.28 using JZOS that is running as a z/OS started task. We had a need to add the following jar
poi-scratchpad-3.0-alpha3-20061212.jar

We placed the file in the $tomcathome/shared/lib directory. Using the Tomcat Web Application Manager we reloaded our application. It appeared to have no affect. We then stopped and started the JZOS started task and then our application worked. So we assumed that the data in that directory is cached since our addition while it was running went unnoticed.

Is this true? If so, is there a command that can refresh/reload that information so that the address space does not have to be stopped and restarted?

If it isn't true, any ideas on why the recyle of the address space made it work?

Thanks in advance,
Dave Fowler

Post by **dovetail** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:12 pm

I don't believe that Tomcat will look for new jars in /shared/lib after startup.

It would be possible to add a new jar to the web application lib directory.